Emotional moment man with extreme claustrophobia 直面するs his 恐れる and rides a 解除する 52 床に打ち倒すs up - after 避けるing them for 48 years

A man who spent 48 years 避けるing 解除するs 予定 to his extreme claustrophobia burst into 涙/ほころびs after 直面するing his phobia at the tallest building in London.

Appearing on This Morning, Kev Williams 勇敢に立ち向かうd the contraption to take 52 床に打ち倒すs up as he was challenged to 会合,会う with his wife Tracey at the 最高の,を越す of The Shard - which towers at 1,016 ft (309.6 metres).

Speaking to phobia 専門家s Nik and Eva Speakman in a segment for This Morning, he tearfully opened up about his struggles.

Because of his 恐れる of tight and の近くにd spaces, he hasn't been on holidays abroad for 20 years - and once, after a 脚 傷害, even had 削減(する) off the plaster cast because it 'made him feel 罠にかける'.?

Kev also 認める he 避けるs cabs or buses because he is uncomfortable with the 欠如(する) of 平易な escape.?

Kev Williams braved the contraption to take 52 floors up as he was challenged to take the leap so he could meet with his wife Tracey at the top of The Shard

Kev Williams 勇敢に立ち向かうd the contraption to take 52 床に打ち倒すs up as he was challenged to take the leap so he could 会合,会う with his wife Tracey at the 最高の,を越す of The Shard

'Your heart's 続けざまに猛撃するing, your mind feels like it's going to 爆発する and you're 脅すd all the time,' he told the programme.?

'Very difficult to just get on with your life knowing that 恐れる is there 24 hours a day.'

The heartwarming segment saw a terrified Kev 直面する his 恐れるs as he entered the 解除する to 会合,会う his 'amazing' and supportive wife at The Shard.?

As he scurried into the small space with the Speakmans, he appeared nervous but 勇敢に立ち向かうd the 仕事 and embraced Nik and Eva in a 抱擁する.?

'I'm in a 解除する, I'm in The Shard... and my wife's up there... you don't know how much this means to me,' he said.

After he reached the 最高の,を越す, Kev couldn't 含む/封じ込める his 涙/ほころびs as he 迎える/歓迎するd a proud Tracey.?

The couple were visibly emotional as they held の上に each other after the feat, with the mood soon turning joyful and excited.?

'I can't believe I'm here,' Kev 噴出するd. 'I'm buzzing, I'm so happy... I've won the 宝くじ today.'?

The heartwarming segment saw a terrified Kev face his fears as he entered the lift to meet his 'amazing' and supportive wife at The Shard

The heartwarming segment saw a terrified Kev 直面する his 恐れるs as he entered the 解除する to 会合,会う his 'amazing' and supportive wife at The Shard

The couple were visibly emotional as they held onto eachother after the feat, with the mood soon turning joyful and excited

The couple were visibly emotional as they held の上に eachother after the feat, with the mood soon turning joyful and excited

After he reached the top, a shaken Kev couldn't contain his tears as he greeted a proud Tracey (pictured)

After he reached the 最高の,を越す, a shaken Kev couldn't 含む/封じ込める his 涙/ほころびs as he 迎える/歓迎するd a proud Tracey (pictured)

The Speakmans helped Kev 戦う/戦い his 恐れる by asking about the source of it.?

After some digging, it was 明らかにする/漏らすd that when he was younger, Kev's older brother locked him in a shed - that they had turned into a play den - for a いたずら.?

He had forgotten about it, leaving the panicked young boy 罠にかける for a little while.?

The 恐れる 専門家s 焦点(を合わせる)d on reframing the memory as a 肯定的な one, and looking at the den as somewhere that he enjoyed playing at, which 保護するd the children from bad 天候 and 供給するd 避難所.??

'Your brother is a part of you and he would be 荒廃させるd to learn the repercussions of a いたずら,' Eva said. 'It's time to live your life.'

After an emotionally stirring day, Kev even managed to take a taxi 支援する home.?

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