My Unique Phobia, And When It Started

I know what, when, and where, but will never know why

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I’m willing to bet you never met anyone with my phobia. I have had it since I was a child. There is no name for it, although I refer to it as downescalatorphobia. I’m afraid to go down escalators. I am comfortable going up escalators unless they are extremely long, but down — no way ever.