• Fear of Heights Challenge

    The “Height” of Perfection-ism… Is Fear

    By Jessica Stillman When I volunteered to face my fear of heights for the #FaceYourFearsChallenge, I didn’t think very much about it. I was just thinking that we needed content to post on our website and our Facebook wall, that we would have some fun making a video, and that I had full confidence in my boss, Darrell, to help me change my outlook on my fear of heights. What  did I have to lose? Besides, I’ve never been one to turn down a challenge. Many things come easily for me, which makes me feel that I should be able to accomplish anything I set my mind to doing. Facing…

  • Letchworth State Park Rail Bridge Heights Phobia Therapy St Louis

    Heights: It’s All About the Altitude

    By Jessica Stillman For as long as I can remember, I have had a fear of heights. One vivid memory I have involving fear and heights is from a church trip I took to Buffalo, New York when I was in middle school. We went to a state park and one of the attractions of this park was the hiking trails and lookout points at the top of the cliffs. This park is advertised as the “Grand Canyon of the East”, so you can imagine how high up these lookout points are. Near one, there is a train track bridge that goes between two cliffs several hundred feet above the…