Fobias, el miedo con historia ¦ Phobias, fear with stories

Saludos amigos de @Holos-Lotus la amiga @charjaim nos invita en su columna Esa vida nuestra con el tema Cómo superar las fobias, como siempre buscando generar bienestar con cada experiencia vivida, seguramente nos vamos a nutrir con cada cuento.

Greetings friends of @Holos-Lotus, our friend @charjaim invites us to her column, "That Life of Ours," with the topic "How to Overcome Phobias," as always seeking to generate well-being with each lived experience. We will surely be nourished by each story.

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Las fobias es un miedo fuerte hacia un objeto o situación irracional pero muy real, muchas veces no tiene sentido lo que vemos sino lo que representa como una historia no resulta, es nuestro sistema nervioso modo defensa, una alarma que activa nuestro cuerpo como si estuvieramos ante un peligro inminente, aunque realmente sabemos que no lo estamos.

Phobias are a strong fear of an object or situation that is irrational but very real. Often, what we see doesn't make sense, but what it represents, like a story that doesn't work out. It's our nervous system in defense mode, an alarm that activates our body as if we were facing imminent danger, even though we really know we are not.

A los dieciocho años se desarrolló mi historia que una fobia, después de graduarme de bachiller, fui a pasar unos días con una prima a Caracas, allá entré en contacto con una amiga y salimos un día, desde ese momento he tenido Acrofobia miedo a las alturas.
Desde bien temprano nos encontramos en plaza Venezuela, almorzamos, fuimos al Jardín Botánico, ya en la tarde decidimos ir a una feria con juegos mecánicos, tenía grandes atracciones como montaña rusa, barco pirata, péndulo, enterprise muchos juegos nuevos para mi ya que en mi pueblo lo más extremo que habían eran las sillas voladoras y la estrella.

At eighteen, my story of a phobia developed. After graduating from high school, I went to spend a few days with a cousin in Caracas. There, I met up with a friend and we went out one day. Since then, I've had Acrophobia, a fear of heights. We met early in the morning at Plaza Venezuela, had lunch, and went to the Botanical Garden. Later that afternoon, we decided to go to a fair with rides. It had great attractions like a roller coaster, a pirate ship, a pendulum, and an Enterprise ride—many rides that were new to me, since in my town, the most extreme rides they had were the flying chairs and the star ride.

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De pronto empecé a sentir pánico a las alturas y miedo de mirar hacia al vacío, desencadenada por esa experiencia traumatica vivida, antes no se me había manifestado, aprendí a vivir con ese miedo a evitar estar expuesta en algo así y llevarlo en silencio.
Cuando me tocó ir a una clínica con estacionamiento interno arriba, descubrí ese miedo a las alturas, al elevarme sentí que me paralizaba, ganas de vomitar, no le pare mucho no tenia idea de lo que sucedía, luego se fueron presentando episodios parecidos, estuve en el quinto piso de un apartamento, al asomarme al balcón me quede sin aire, se me bajó la presión me puse pálida.
Tuve muchos sucesos que me llevaron a entender que tengo esa fobia en mi cuerpo, en estacionamientos elevados de centros comerciales prefiero bajar del auto e ir caminando, evito las pasarelas para cruzar avenidas, realmente las fobias nos llevan a evitar situaciones, lugares y personas, recuerdo que recién mudada a Maturín pasaba peligros al cruzar una avenida para evitar pasar por pasarelas.

Suddenly, I began to feel a fear of heights and a fear of looking into the void, triggered by that traumatic experience. I hadn't experienced it before. I learned to live with that fear, to avoid being exposed to something like that and to keep it quiet. When I had to go to a clinic with an internal parking lot upstairs, I discovered this fear of heights. When I went up, I felt paralyzed and wanted to vomit. I didn't think about it for long; I had no idea what was happening. Then similar episodes began to occur. I was on the fifth floor of an apartment; when I looked out onto the balcony, I ran out of breath, my blood pressure dropped, and I turned pale. I had many events that led me to understand that I have that phobia in my body. In elevated parking lots at shopping centers, I prefer to get out of the car and walk. I avoid using footbridges to cross avenues. Phobias really lead us to avoid situations, places, and people. I remember that when I first moved to Maturín, I would go through dangers when crossing an avenue to avoid walking on footbridges.

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Actualmente estoy ¡superando por lo menos estar en una pasarela, empecé a caminar en la mañana y una vecina me invitó a una pasarela que queda cerca de la casa, lo evite varias veces, con toda clase de excusa, llevo una semana cruzando la pasarela, al principio me sentía ansiosa, con náusea, paraba y mis acompañantes pensaba que era la falta de ejercicio que me cansaba muy rápido, el primer día hice dos vueltas completas haciendo pausas para respirar y calmar el cuerpo, hubo momentos en que creí que me iba a desmayar, buscaba en mi mente algo que me dijera que eso iba a pasar, que ni siquiera era tan alto en realidad no son tan elevadas
Poco a poco esa fobia por cruzar la pasarela ya no es un temor tan fuerte, puedo cruzar sin tanta ansiedad, he logrado dar seis vueltas completas, exponerme de forma gradual a ese temor, a bajado mi miedo y la ansiedad asociada, se que es un proceso lento que requiere tiempo y persistencia, aun falta enfrentarme a una condición más elevada y tal vez hablar de mi Acrofobia y miedos irracionales ayuden a mi superación emocional, caminar por una pasarela no es un gran paso para superar el miedo a las alturas pero ahí voy con mi pecho ancho celebrando mi avance.

I'm currently overcoming at least being on a footbridge. I started walking in the morning and a neighbor invited me to a footbridge near the house. I avoided it several times, with all kinds of excuses. I've been crossing the footbridge for a week. At first, I felt anxious and nauseous. I would stop and my companions thought it was the lack of exercise that made me tire very quickly. On the first day, I did two full laps, pausing to breathe and calm my body. There were times when I thought I was going to faint. I searched my mind for something that would tell me that was going to happen. It wasn't even that high, in reality, they aren't that high. Little by little, that phobia of crossing the footbridge is no longer such a strong fear. I can cross without so much anxiety. I've managed to walk six full laps. Gradually exposing myself to that fear has lowered my fear and the associated anxiety. I know it's a slow process that requires time and persistence. I still need to face a higher condition and perhaps talk about my Acrophobia and fears. irrational help me with my emotional improvement, walking down a catwalk is not a big step to overcome the fear of heights but there I go with my broad chest celebrating my progress.

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