Personal Narrative On Roller Coasters

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Countless people all around the world love the feeling of an adrenaline rush. An infatuation with a racing pulse that makes your heart feel like it’s going to explode, accelerated respiration, as well as dizziness. Growing up I never understood this fascination. Mostly because It made me feel overwhelmed to the point that it would make me cry. Adrenaline for me was like the bully on the playground. That I had no desire to have any kind of encounter with. That was until I experienced what I thought was impossible. An adrenaline rush I would want to repeat.
My exposure before this experience to adrenaline was very limited. For example, the first time I got on a roller coaster. I could hear my heart beating rapidly in my ears. Increasing as the line to the roller coaster got smaller and smaller. When it was my turn to get on I remember feeling so lightheaded. It felt as if I wasn’t entirely there. Once on the ride I checked that my safety harness was locked like a dozen times. Mikeal the friend who practically forced me to get on the ride was just laughing in the front watching me go into total panic mode. …show more content…

Mikeal wasn’t making it easier by making jokes about loose screws that would burst as soon as the roller coaster dropped “falling to our deaths” he said. It only took about 50 seconds to reach the top before the big drop. The whole way up I tried keeping myself from looking down, but when we were about to drop I couldn’t help myself but look. A horrible rush of chills went through my body. I wanted to scream but no words were coming out of my mouth. The ride lasted a little over three minutes and it wasn’t that awful after the initial drop. However, after we got off the roller coaster I had no intention of getting on another one. That type of thrill was not for me...or so I

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