Today I have the privilege to post here your daily question for the Lounge…
Do you have any Phobia?
OMG! I thought it was just me!Adult feet. (barefeet). I cannot stand to be touched by them, it makes me cringe
Don't let anyone pick on you or ever make you feel bad for sitting out the rides - most people don't get it.Originally Posted by kara_leigh
Then a few years ago we went to another Six Flags (in Arlington, Tx) and the first ride our friends wanted to go on was the one where you sit in a seat and floor falls out from under you and you free fall down and then where you end up laying on your back at the end. I seriously felt like I was going to have a heart attack. I stood in line for a roller coaster after that, but had a panic attack when we were about to get into it, and I couldn't do it. I sat out the rest of the day.
I agree completely! There are some rides that scare the crap out of me. I usually trust the rides at an established park (Hershey park, King's Dominion, Disney World, etc) but you can NOT get me on a ride at the fair anymore. I went on one of those pirate ship rides when I was 12. My friend talked me into getting into the very back seat. Luckily, it wasn't one that completely went over and hung there for a few seconds, or I would be dead. It was one that went to the point where the people in the back were upside down....but the bar that holds you in didn't latch. I was screaming bloody murder because the bar kept coming up about 6 inches which was enough for me to slip out.Originally Posted by strange_wings
Don't let anyone pick on you or ever make you feel bad for sitting out the rides - most people don't get it.
Several years ago I let a friend talk me into riding a roller coaster. The first time was fine, so I relented and went on it again. The person who locked the safety bar down did not lock it down far enough. We both slid out, the only thing that kept us from completely sliding out altogether was that we both had a death grip on that bar and braced our legs against front of the roller coaster car. Being thinner than she was, I slid further - the safety bar was over my chest and my back was in the bottom of the seat.
I was afraid of the thing to start with and that did not help - I refuse to ever be swayed again. It's not worth it! Plus now my tachycardia makes me a liability.