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?

[KatSpell]

OMG  I thought I was the only one!! I don't know what this is called either but I have the exact same fears and it spans out to the streets when I'm driving. With sink holes rising,  I have a horrible fear of the house falling into the ground like that poor man in FL who was lying in his bed when his home sunk in the ground,  they never found him! Under the streets I know its not solid ground, there are tunnels and sewers, what holds up all the heavy cars???? And bridges are awful. Highways that go high, how do we know they were built right and won't give way?? It goes on and on. Someone mentioned when it's windy outside,  this freaks me out big time,  I'm afraid the house or cars will be blown down.... I can't go on second floors especially if they're wooden, forget it. How do heavy appliances, bathtubs, furniture stay up? It's awful,  I have to talk myself through this sometimes like some kind of crazy person. Thank you for sharing and supporting each other.

[Almaross]

This phobia has made me feel so alone in social settings!!! When there is too many people in a room ESPECIALLY in a cottage, I sometimes need to go outside and talk myself down from my panic attack. The people I have told think it is very funny, and I understand why they would think that... it IS irrational but it is so hard on me to live like this. I am so glad I found a thread of people who also feel this way... I remember when I was younger I was afraid of the swing falling over when there were a lot of people swinging (you know when you could feel that bump of the swing set?) but it has gotten so bad in the past few years... the calculations, the fear of taking baths, not putting furniture in the centre of the room... The worst part is IM A PSYCHOTHERAPY STUDENT and I have no idea how to help myself... I am scared to get help in my area due to the code of ethics (I can not be hired somewhere that I have been a client and I live in a fairly small town). I have heard of this fear being classified as batophobia. I do wonder, however, if there is an OCD component to it. I know I have some OCD tendencies as well.

[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?

[Phobia76]

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

[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 .

[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?