You Don't Know Jack

I told someone things feel shaky. You know what I mean. You are climbing the beanstalk, holding on for all you are worth and some Yayhoo thinks its funny to
grab the stalk (while on the ground) and shake! You are too far up to deal with the Yayhoo though you'd dearly love to. There is nothing to do but hang on.
That's the visual. Hanging on.

You are scared of heights so the only option is to continue looking upwards and keep on climbing. Because looking down causes panic to rise up.
Climbing, climbing till finally you stop to catch your breath. You look around and realize that even if you are still precariously far from the ground and you can't even see to the top of the stalk, that where you've stopped to catch your breath is an okay place to be. It's just you and the stalk, but so far so good. For all of you climbing your beanstalks if things get shaky-hang on. And then keep on climbing.