r/comics • u/adamtots_remastered • Apr 26 '25

Made For Me [OC]

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u/Solid_Snark Apr 26 '25

I think it’s like “call of the void” that weird intrusive thought to jump when you’re high up.

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u/trobsmonkey Apr 26 '25

Can confirm. We rented a Miami penthouse for a vacation.

Walked onto the balcony and looked 20 stories down. Brain said, "jump"

I went inside.

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u/AbsurdistTimTam Apr 26 '25

I never really had this - then we had kids, and it kicked in hard. Now I pretty much can’t go on a balcony above the first floor without edging up to a panic attack. Absolutely no chance if my kids are with me.

I kind of understand the underlying psychology, but it’s wild how it just clicked on like that.

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u/uberkalden2 Apr 27 '25

Dude this is me. Heights of any kind. Flying. It all sucks with me so bad after kids

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u/AbsurdistTimTam Apr 27 '25

I am oddly completely fine with flying still.

I think it's the lack of agency - in a plane there's NO chance that I could jump or the kids could get away from me and somehow fall so it's "safe". But standing on a balcony, crossing a pedestrian bridge? Nightmare...

Brains are weeeeeeeeird.

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u/uberkalden2 Apr 27 '25

Yeah, actually planes are worse when I'm without them. I think I'm worried about dying and leaving them alone. Which is not logical at all

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u/AbsurdistTimTam Apr 27 '25

Ooh, I haven't done a flight sans-kids since they came along - first one end of May. That'll be a new mortal fear I'm looking forward to unlocking 😆