That’s very interesting. Leaning back gives you a panicky feeling? Only when you are in the air? What about on the ground.
Years ago I read about a woman who got a bad feeling having her head back getting a shampoo when getting her hair cut. it turned out she had a medical problem.
I can’t remember what it was. Maybe a blocked artery. Whatever. If you get it all the time when your head is reclined, it might be good to check it out.
Buy me dinner if it saves your life! LOL
Leaning back anywhere makes me panic.
A few years ago, I went on a field exercise that involved rappelling. We learned how to tie the rope and the proper technique to rappel, then went up on the tower. You start a rappel by leaning backwards over a high drop (holding the rope, of course). I was fine until I had to lean over that drop, then I had a full panic attack. I managed to make the rappel only because the instructor went over the edge first and let me lean back on him, then he scooted out of the way and let me complete the descent.
When I reached the bottom of the tower, everyone cheered. I just wanted to go hide somewhere and never come out again.
I do not think there is a physical component to my fear. However, I had a couple of concussions when I was a kid, both times from falling backwards while swinging, when the swing detached from the swing set at the highest point of the arc. I don’t swing anymore, either.