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'''Vertigo''' was the irrational fear of heights. According to [[Bernice Summerfield]], few people — even those not suffering from the condition — "would lean on the outside walls, and most kept to the middle of corridors out of instinct." Benny identified a more extreme case as a "full-out phobia". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Glass Prison]]'') [[Benign positional vertigo]] was one of its forms, and was an illness of the [[inner ear]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Turn the Light On]]'') [[Companion]] [[Sarah Jane Smith]] got vertigo when near ledges. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') Among others, [[Pydych]] also suffered from the illness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Drift (novel)|Drift]]'') | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
'''Vertigo''' was the irrational [[fear]] of heights. According to [[Bernice Summerfield]], few people — even those not suffering from the condition — "would lean on the outside walls, and most kept to the middle of corridors out of instinct." Benny identified a more extreme case as a "full-out phobia". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Glass Prison (novel)|The Glass Prison]]'') [[Benign positional vertigo]] was one of its forms, and was an illness of the [[inner ear]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Turn the Light On (short story)|Turn the Light On]]'') [[Companion]] [[Sarah Jane Smith]] got vertigo when near ledges. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') Among others, [[Pydych]] also suffered from the illness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Drift (novel)|Drift]]'') | |||
[[Roz Forrester]] described her "ears popping" in an isolated case of vertigo. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art]]'') 20 storeys above ground, the [[Seventh Doctor]] overcame his vertigo when he realised that he'd "lost [[Fourth Doctor|one life]] that way". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]'') To recover from a dizzying case of vertigo, [[Turlough]] squatted down, shut his eyes and took deep breaths. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep Blue]]'') | [[Roz Forrester]] described her "ears popping" in an isolated case of vertigo. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'') 20 storeys above ground, the [[Seventh Doctor]] overcame his vertigo when he realised that he'd "lost [[Fourth Doctor|one life]] that way". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hollow Men (novel)|The Hollow Men]]'') To recover from a dizzying case of vertigo, [[Turlough]] squatted down, shut his eyes and took deep breaths. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep Blue (novel)|Deep Blue]]'') | ||
[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] became "[[nausea|nauseous]] with vertigo" after first encountering the [[Waro]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') [[Fitz Kreiner]] felt a "real sense" of vertigo when on top of a roof with nothing substantial to hang on to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'') | [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] became "[[nausea|nauseous]] with vertigo" after first encountering the [[Waro]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') [[Fitz Kreiner]] felt a "real sense" of vertigo when on top of a roof with nothing substantial to hang on to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] listed vertigo with [[agoraphobia]] and [[xenophobia]] as fears which, when mixed together, would form "naked fear". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Evil (novel)|The Ultimate Evil]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] listed vertigo with [[agoraphobia]] and [[xenophobia]] as fears which, when mixed together, would form "naked fear". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ultimate Evil (novel)|The Ultimate Evil]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The [[DWU]]'s depiction of vertigo is very much at odds with the real world definition. Vertigo is in fact ''not'' the fear of heights, but rather the perception of a spinning motion when one is not actually spinning. It is a neurological disorder, not a phobia. {{w|Acrophobia}} is closer to the fear described in DWU material. | The [[DWU]]'s depiction of vertigo is very much at odds with the real world definition. Vertigo is in fact ''not'' the fear of heights, but rather the perception of a spinning motion when one is not actually spinning. It is a neurological disorder, not a phobia. {{w|Acrophobia}} is closer to the fear described in DWU material. | ||
[[Category:Phobias from the real world]] | [[Category:Phobias from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 28 July 2019
Vertigo was the irrational fear of heights. According to Bernice Summerfield, few people — even those not suffering from the condition — "would lean on the outside walls, and most kept to the middle of corridors out of instinct." Benny identified a more extreme case as a "full-out phobia". (PROSE: The Glass Prison) Benign positional vertigo was one of its forms, and was an illness of the inner ear. (PROSE: Turn the Light On) Companion Sarah Jane Smith got vertigo when near ledges. (TV: The Five Doctors) Among others, Pydych also suffered from the illness. (PROSE: Drift)
Roz Forrester described her "ears popping" in an isolated case of vertigo. (PROSE: The Death of Art) 20 storeys above ground, the Seventh Doctor overcame his vertigo when he realised that he'd "lost one life that way". (PROSE: The Hollow Men) To recover from a dizzying case of vertigo, Turlough squatted down, shut his eyes and took deep breaths. (PROSE: Deep Blue)
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart became "nauseous with vertigo" after first encountering the Waro. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune) Fitz Kreiner felt a "real sense" of vertigo when on top of a roof with nothing substantial to hang on to. (PROSE: Escape Velocity)
The Sixth Doctor listed vertigo with agoraphobia and xenophobia as fears which, when mixed together, would form "naked fear". (PROSE: The Ultimate Evil)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The DWU's depiction of vertigo is very much at odds with the real world definition. Vertigo is in fact not the fear of heights, but rather the perception of a spinning motion when one is not actually spinning. It is a neurological disorder, not a phobia. Acrophobia is closer to the fear described in DWU material.
