If you've had anxiety problems for long enough you may have experienced balance problems. You may have felt like the ground was moving, or like you were going to literally fall down. This phenomena is in fact a common symptom related to anxiety disorders. Researchers now believe that if anxiety sufferers improve their balance through phyiscal exercises they may be able to reduce their level of anxiety. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a link between anxiety and balance problems by studying children with General Anxiety
Anxiety High Wire Act
At one point or another we have all seen the high wire act during a circus performance or on a t.v. show. The performer steps out onto the tightly stretched rope and slowly puts one foot in front of the other doing all they can to avoid a nasty spill. We all look at the performer and think "yea you're gonna fall" but of course they usually don't. The high wire reminds me a lot of what its like to have an anxiety disorder. Feeling off balance, woozy, lightheaded, faint are all sensations I'm sure a performer might feel while hoisted 50 feet