Since 2006 we’ve helped hundreds of people overcome their fear of heights
Suspension bridges, easy rock scrambles, high walks, covered walkways, escalators on the London Underground, unfamiliar staircases, the London Eye, stadiums and theatres … Which of these preys on your fear of heights and is stopping you from fully taking part in a natural life? Don’t be held back any longer by your fear of heights – help is at hand with this unique and powerful course combining therapy indoors with graduated exercises outdoors …
Course Location: Peak District National Park, Derbyshire
Price per person: £200 for two days
(not including accommodation)
Leader/client ratio: 1:5
Any questions? Call us on 07791860163
Dates of courses coming up:
14/15 July 2018
11/12 Aug 2018
20/21 Aug 2018 (mid-week)
8/9 Sept 2018
20/21 Oct 2018
16/17 Mar 2019
13/14 Apr 2019
2/3 May 2019 (mid-week)
8/9 June 2019
1/2 July 2019 (mid-week)
27/28 July 2019
17/18 Aug 2019
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What can be done to find a cure for a fear of heights?
Knowing what we do about what is happening in the brain helps us in dealing with this phobia. For that person who is gripped by a fear of heights and who is facing this situation, what they need is their cerebral cortex to being doing the thinking (the big frontal lobe that is perfect for thinking and problem solving and that is rational). But this is easier said than done!
The amygdala hijack is an emotional response that kicks in when you have a fear of heights, and so it needs an emotional strategy to make any cure/therapy work. On our Fear of Heights course we start indoors with a therapy session. During this session we utilise various approaches to help your cerebral cortex inhibit the reaction of the amygdala for future possible situations when you may be exposed to heights. This process essentially means that your immediate response to any future stimulus is to stop and think; rather than just to have blind panic.
With this therapy stage completed we then take you outdoors. Our aim is to give your brain a series of experiences at height that are positive to help reprogramme how your brain responds to these stimuli that have caused panic and a fear of heights in the past. We continue to apply the therapy and exercises from the morning sessions but also use a process of CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy). To that end we ease you out of your comfort zone slowly, and incrementally allow you to face new situations. And slowly those stimuli that will have made you panic in the past simply become boring, allowing you to face new challenges!
What do we do on this course to help you overcome your fear of heights?
This is a gradual process and it does not force you to do anything you don’t want to or that you’re not happy to do.
The fear of heights course begins with an indoor session looking at why you have a fear of heights and at re-writing the film script that runs through your mind each time you are faced with the scenario. To overcome your acrophobia, (fear of heights), you need to program your unconscious mind with a healthy level of wariness and then use that wariness to replace your irrational terror. This first stage uses the hugely successful process of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).
Anyone else running this therapy would end the treatment there. Thank you very much and good luck …
Not with us – this is just the beginning and this is why our fear of heights course is unique. Following this first stage we now head outdoors and start again: this time using a practical approach of phased exercises we develop your trust and confidence in your leader, your equipment, your skills and then … in yourself.
Further Reading
UKC.com – Playing With Fear February 2018
The Scientist – January 2018
Esquire Magazine – How to Cure a Fear of Heights March 2017
UKC.com – How to Conquer the Fear of Falling – November 2016
Still not sure or a little bit worried about doing the course? It’s totally natural and fine to feel that way. Email will@will4adventure.com or feel free to call Will directly on 07791 860 163 with any questions or concerns: we are always happy to help.
Private bookings can be taken for this course. Contact us with your preferred date(s) that suit you and the numbers and we’ll get back to you asap with all the details
Overcome Your Fear of Heights – Book Your Place Here
“I want to thank you again for an excellent weekend. I actually had quite a lump in my throat on Sunday evening on thinking that I wouldn’t see that group again, as we’d all been through a unique and powerful experience. I think yours and Brian’s course is brilliant and on Sunday in particular I felt full of confidence and now can’t wait to do more . . .”
– Stephen N. (More reviews on TripAdvisor here).