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Gephyrophobia is the anxiety disorder or specific phobia characterized by the fear of bridges and tunnels, especially those that are older.As a result, sufferers of gephyrophobia may avoid routes that will take them over bridges, or if they are a passenger, will act very apprehensively when passing over a bridge.
Gephyrophobia: fear of bridges: Genophobia, coitophobia: fear of sexual intercourse: Genuphobia: fear of knees or the act of kneeling Gerascophobia: fear of growing old or aging: Gerontophobia: fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly Globophobia: fear of balloons: Glossophobia: fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak ...
When the bridge opened in 1951, DRBA officials noticed that some motorists expressed fear of crossing the bridge due to gephyrophobia or acrophobia. As a result, the DRBA Police offers an "acrophobia support" service whereby a motorist can call ahead to arrange for an officer to drive them over the bridge.
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In 2012, Monnet released Gephyrophobia, a short film about two individuals sharing the Outaouais River that was featured at Talent Tout court at Cannes Film Festival. [2] In 2014, Monnet's short film, The Black Case , was screened at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival; this piece uses inspiration from real events to demonstrate the ...
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