• Best (and fastest) way to get rid of fear of rollercoasters?
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I'm going to an amusement park today and I hate the height and speed of those things. How can I enjoy them?
Just do it
Go on one of them. seriously, I went to a theme park for the first time a couple months ago, I was the only one who had never been on a rollercoaster, went on one, was slightly worried but then as soon as it set off I realise it isn't really scary, and a whole lot of fun.
There's nothing to be worried about. Except having your hair getting stuck on something, ripping your scalp off.
Just get on a rollercoaster Think rationally, why would they produce a rollercoaster that they know is unsafe? Go watch some people ride on it beforehand, do they come out alive? yep. then so will you.
Put it this way, They'd never have it their if it wasn't safe.
Logic and reason are good. You could do a breathing rhythm to help out - unless you're gasping nobody will look over and notice if you do. Also, do multiple drops, not just one drop coasters. One drop events tend to have the larger and scarier drops, and after you do one you can leave and build your fear. Multiple drops will make an entire inescapable event, effectively forcing you to face your fear over a longer period of time with less scary drops overall.
How the fuck can someone be afraid of something that's 100% safe and secure, and so fun? When I was like 8, I used to beg the guys at the amusment park to let me on the fastest and biggest rides there. Shit was so fun. Just remember, they wouldn't be there if they weren't safe.
I hated any kind of rollercoaster before, but I went on a wooden one (which is kind of ironic since it seems the gravitational feeling is more intense on wooden coasters) and I loved that one. Still have to try a steel one yet.
Do it and you will enjoy it
[QUOTE=:v:;37455065]How the fuck can someone be afraid of something that's 100% safe and secure, and so fun? When I was like 8, I used to beg the guys at the amusment park to let me on the fastest and biggest rides there. Shit was so fun. Just remember, they wouldn't be there if they weren't safe.[/QUOTE] Heights, speed, etc. makes them scary for me.
Hop on and enjoy the ride.
I used to be really terrified of rollercoasters. Then my sister made me go on one and I haven't looked back since. Oh, but don't go on a rollercoaster if you have a headache. The g force makes it 10x worse.
There has never been a single person in my entire life who has gone on a rollercoaster and regretted it.
I've found out that queuing is the scariest part of rollercoaster-rides. I went on this new (was new then) ride a couple of summers ago and I was shitting my pants during the queue (took around 45 minutes). When it was finally my turn, I thought I was going to die. Then the whole thing started. Best fucking ride of my life.
I remember something that Penn & Teller said that also applies to these rides. You're not amazed by how dangerous it is, you're amazed by the thought that you're doing something dangerous, but also knowing that it's safe. That goes for those crazy magic stunts and also when you go for a rollercoaster ride
Scream. It relieves the stress.
they are fun because they are scary, its the adrenaline rush that people like. I've been on roller coasters where I thought I was about to die, it was the most exiting thing of my life. Also if you're going to a proper theme park then the rides are tested hundreds of thousands of times, and checked every day to make sure they are safe.
My brother is like you. 16 years old and he doesn't even want to try the rollercoasters even though it's the only way to overcome his fear (won't admit it but it's pretty obvious). The first time I took a rollecoaster ride was when I was 10 in Legoland, Denmark. Me and a friend didn't know what we were queuing for, and at the end we found out it was a ride. Loads of people behind us so now way back. "Let's just do it" I said to my friend, and we did.
I've tried a coaster once and I don't want to do it ever again. I guess I'm just a natural born coward.
Start out slow. If the place has any dark, indoor coasters, I'd recommend those, first. Those quickly get you used to the movement without fear of heights. Then go on coasters that go a good ways up. Take inversions on your own speed. tl;dr, work your way up from the more gentle to the more extreme coasters
It eases the fear when I see kids younger than me going on a roller coaster I'm slightly scared of.
Ride them and learn to love them. I was just like you at first, i was scared and didnt want to ride them. My fear kept building up the more i thought about it, and my mind made it so much worse. Basically, what i mean is that your mind is probably overreacting. Show that you are stronger then that, and just fucking do it. Dont want to step in the line? Pff, do it anyway. Dont want to sit down in the seat? Fuck that, do it anyway. I hated going on rollercoasters at first, but now i cant get enough of them. That wonderful feeling as if though you were flying is amazing. Kind of silly really that they market them as being ''scary''.
[video=youtube;0TY9TkQm6S4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TY9TkQm6S4[/video]
Years of therapy of course
For me it was a mandatory school trip to Valley Fair for my final Physics Project. I was obligated to ride one of the rides and I don't regret it. Also go with a friend. [editline]29th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;37456868]You're mean. :([/QUOTE]Don't worry, I talked with a rollercoaster operator before. He told me that there are literally dozens of safety measures. None of those things would happen. In most cases the rollercoaster would coast until it reaches a flat point, clamp to the rails, lock all seats down [b]tight[/b], and usually the only way it could fall off is if the entire length of track was literally cut from it's spot along the ride.
[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;37454928]Just get on a rollercoaster Think rationally, why would they produce a rollercoaster that they know is unsafe? Go watch some people ride on it beforehand, do they come out alive? yep. then so will you.[/QUOTE] I agree, watching other people ride it first really does settle your nerves. It's better when you ride with a friend, at least I think it's more fun that way and can make you feel a little more comfortable.
To get rid of fear of roller-coaster you have to be one.
TO CONQUER THE ROLLERCOASTER YOU MUST BECOME THE ROLLERCOASTER
[QUOTE=Garik;37454921]There's nothing to be worried about. Except having your hair getting stuck on something, ripping your scalp off.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Kahgarak;37456640][video=youtube;0TY9TkQm6S4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TY9TkQm6S4[/video][/QUOTE] That wasn't funny. You're scaring those who are thinking about going there and telling these things will make them not go for sure. Don't be a dick! Help others face their fears!
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