Month: February 2003

Slow down , you move too fast, you’ve got to make the morning last – Just kickin’ down the cobble-stones, lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy Feeling groovy Hello lamp-post, what’s cha knowing, I’ve come to watch your flowers growin’ – Ain’t cha got no rhymes for me, do-it-do-do, feelin’ groovy Feeling groovy – I’ve got no deeds to do, no promises to keep – I’m dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep Let the… Read More

Gephyrophobia Defined: Fear of crossing bridges – bridges either driven or walked across. There may be an accompanying urge to pull or jump off, or extreme panic and disorientation may set in. Sometimes coupled with a fear of heights, the fear of crossing bridges is more specifically about structures made by human hands. Those with anxieties over bridges are often also afraid of lookout towers, roller coasters, etc. Gephyrophobics!! I can’t pronounce it, but I… Read More

Bay city’s scare – (Shanghai Star. 2001-11-22) California bridge threat nothing new for gephyrophobics. Several years ago, Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) even started dispatching tow trucks to help those phobic drivers make the crossings, either by providing an escort, or literally pulling the car across. CROSSING San Francisco’s famed Golden Gate Bridge can be a thrilling experience or an exercise in the heart-stopping terror of gephyrophobia. For many commuters across the landmark span, the… Read More