Anyone heard of this phobia - fear of floor collapse?

[mom2ariana]

for as long as i can remember, i have had a fear of floor collapse. i think it started when i was little and read in the newspaper that  truck had been under a bridge that collapsed. that seemed to introduce me to the possibility. to find out that something you've trusted can fail at a young age can be somewhat traumatizing. now i am scared when im in homes, apartments, etc... my husband and i - despite my opposition - live in an apartment unit on the top floor. sometimes it scares me and other times it doesnt. i get terrified when i think about how heavy the couch is, or the fridge, or especially the washing machine when it's loaded and running. i get nervous bringing home heavy bags of groceries. we are moving into another unit soon and its also on the top floor. im scared of the move. scared to move furniture in. i dont know how to overcome this phobia, but sometimes it can really interfere with my happiness. the thought of buying a home is not as happy as it should be because im scared of the top floors. ive told my husband repeatedly that i want a ranch. anyone ever heard of this?

[shannon8746]

I have never thought people felt that same as i did. Reading this gives me relief knowing im not alone! I constantly fear at school being on the 2nd floor about how the structure holds everything up. It gives me panic attacks and i even stress when there are extra people in my bedroom. Is there a name for this phobia??

[Cassieroo]

Wow!!!! So happy to know that I'm not the only one who suffers. It's awful to have this fear. Half of the time I get off work and on my way home it starts. I usually sit in my car for 15-30 minutes trying to talk myself down. What's this phobia called?

[v_ablue]

I always thought I was the only one . Mine started since i was 8 and im 20 now . The reason why it began was because a teacher in my elementary school fell to his death when the rotting wooden floor suddenly gave away . The floor of the school’s administration office was infested with termites. He plunged five metres to the hall’s hard cement floor. Ever since i get nervous when im on a wooden floor . It gives me panic attacks . Not just that , I'm scared of making huge movements on second floors . Being afraid of building collapsing as it cannot take the weighs . Guess that incident just gives me a trauma that haunts me for life .

[Phobia76]

I have the same phobia. I thought I was the only one.

[MireDamevska]

Omg there  are heaps of us out there, I am surprised and selfishly greatful as I have always thought I was alone I dont ever remember a specific incident that may have given my phobia but as far back as I remember I have had a fear of unsafe structures or any structure at all being feeling unsafe in my mind off overcrowding I feel like buildings are not equiped the floor will colapse the walls will colapse all these things racing in my mind and growing and growing and people not understanding that there behaviour wether it being just walkinf to an act of dancing and making the walls vibrate is one of tbe most irritating things ever for me to the point of a full blown panick attack, izoloft has helped but if i have neglecyed my health eg not slept enough etc then it can still bother me but not as extreme, but I still dont know if thete is a name for it????

[TheIntrovertedFox]

I think for me the origin may have been a trampoline but that’s just a guess. For me when it comes to structures it’s just if I’m in either the top floor or one of the higher ones. Elevators play a part in my fear too because i always imagine the cables snapping and me falling to my death

[TheIntrovertedFox]

Edit: the only thing I found to be closest to the name is possibly this:

Barophobia (Fear of Gravity)
People with barophobia fear gravity. They worry that gravity will cause a fall that leads to serious injury or death. Or they fear that gravity may topple a heavy object onto them. A person with barophobia may also be frightened of images of outer space where gravity doesn’t exist. A traumatic accident may cause a fear of gravity.

I do however feel that this name could be Incorrect but, seeing as, in my personal belief, this is a fear/phobia so rarely talked about, it is difficult to find the proper name.

[matan83]

i am amazed to read all this!!

i have this since i was 5 or so. i'm now 34. had always thought theres something wrong with me. well, i guess there is, but at least i'm not alone... the calculations of weights, the fear of the water in the bath, all so familiar...
i have it especially when the weight is in the middle of the room and not next to a wall. and when it's windy outside - the fear grows harder.

how can people think of the floor as ground??

be strong, dear friends! : )

[JaynaMichelle]

Be strong as well! All the furniture on the sides only! If it's all in the middle of the room...well that gives me bad anxiety as well!!! This is so me. Glad I'm not alone!

[Jackpeter]

Finally found people who feel exactly the same as i do. Damn..what is this phobia called? How can we help ourselves from this?