Fear is something that drives everyone. For me, it controls and keeps me from my friends and goals. My friends and I were at Six Flags Great Adventure in May of 2016. We were there because of a musical competition that we enjoyed practicing for. After arriving there, we broke up into small groups and headed to different attractions that this magical place had in store. Because I have a deathly fear of heights, I refused to go on most of the rides. The routine went something like this: we walked through the park, got in line for a certain ride, and I waited for them to finish. I did feel bad not going on a ride, but I did not mind too much. This habit was broken, however, when we got to a ride known simply as Superman. I had my eyes set on …show more content…
The dank, humid air breezes past us as we zigzag through the fences to be the first ones on the ride. The steps greet us as we hustle all the way to the top. The seats anxiously await our arrival as our group makes our way to the line of dangling cars. I take my place on a seat in the middle car and wait. In an instant, fear takes hold of me. I reconsider everything that I have done. My mind opens up as I imagine the wind blowing in my face, the g-forces pressing against my body, the taste of the crisp, moist air, and the sounds of the screams of the people behind me. Then, I open my imaginary eyes. The solid, wet concrete sits dozens of feet below me, untouched by my presence. Vertigo grips at the edges of my mind, making it nearly impossible for me to focus. The fear seeps in as my imagination runs rampant through my head. I close my eyes in fear, hoping it will take me somewhere safe. I come to my senses from the extremely brief journey through my imagination. The same fear takes hold of my body and removes me from my seat, never to be seen by me again. I slowly step down the stairwell as I consider what I have just done. Thoughts flow through my mind such as, Should I have done that? Was it really worth it? Why did I do this? Did I truly fail
It was the summer of 2012 and my family was taking another trip to Six Flags Great America. Earlier that summer we went just for me to be disappointed. At the time I wasn’t 54 inches yet and couldn’t ride any of the rides that I wanted to because they were the most popular at the amusement park. But, I hit a growth spurt between trips and we planned to ride all of the big rollercoasters. The one that I was most terrified of at the time was Raging Bull, one of the tallest, fastest, and longest steel coasters in the US. As we started to wait in line for the ride I was shaking with both anticipation and fear and began to rethink my idea to ride the rollercoaster. I decided to stay in line and see what many people thought was a great coaster.
You are alone at night, and all you have is a flashlight that doesn't work and a sleeping bag. Then you see a church and decide to go behind it to stay away from a person’s eyes. When you get there you put everything down and put new batteries in your flashlight. When you start doing this, you hear voices around you and start wondering if you are not alone. Looking everywhere you find nothing, then you come back where you were and your stuff has been moved. Then you start wondering around and you come upon a mental cover covered with grass. You open it up and you find stairs and your curiosity get the best of you. You head down the stairs and then you feel like something is pulling you down. You get down there and it feels like you have been down there for weeks and when you come back up, you do not remember anything that just happened. This experience has been felt by many people that
The snow curled in my hair and rushed against my rose red cheeks. My heart pounded and my stomach glitched up and down like a pixel. The lift dodged by a big old yellow sign reading: “The Sweet Express.” The words willowed in my mind over and over again. As if it was digging into my brain and placing itself in the category labeled fear.
If this sounds like you, then you will be happy to hear that there are so many theme parks scattered across our globe just waiting for you (and me) to get strapped into their fastest roller coaster and make us scream as we tip over the edge.
Webster defines fear as “an unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by expectation or awareness of danger”. Fear is unavoidable, and it is an inclination that everyone possesses; from a small child to an elderly man and every human in between. There are myriad fears that may develop over a lifetime, but all fears are an innate response to perceived danger. When a danger is perceived the human body responds to protect itself and the consequences of the body’s response are what make people hate being scared. Fear can transform into a controlling factor in people’s lives as they experience fear continually making them feel overwhelmed and anxious, so they begin to avoid it altogether and start to miss out on life.
Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion that is caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous. The boys in Lord of the Flies, are thrown on an island with nothing to help them survive. These children run to fear, rather than their peers, to help support each other when dangerous situations arise. Fear is an emotion that humans experience on a daily basis, and it is vital for our survival. It protects people from the danger that confines them, which then leads to how they act or behave in certain situations. Decision making, perception, and the way people are viewed, are all major factors that are heavily dependent on the amount of fear being influenced.
Fear is an everyday emotion that the human race must face, and it can bring out the best and worst of us, but its how we choose to deal with it that truly defines us.
In the middle of July, my mom, brother and I went to Six Flags. This wasn't our first time going there, nor our second. What made this time special was that we went there extremely early so we could ride all the rides. The lines to ride the roller coasters weren't as long, until it reached evening time. There were a couple of water rides near the roller coaster.
So have you ever been to Disney World? Most of you probably have been there. I didn’t go to Disney World until November of last year with my family. I wasn’t sure what it would be like, but it was incredible. It was a lot of fun, and it was a great experience because I was with my family.
Fear is an emotion that can control our everyday thoughts and actions. Fear keeps people from
Memories are something people cherish, whether it was a bad memory, good memory, or even the worst memory one can think of. The most valued memory are the most outstanding experience. When I was young, watching Disney Channel was an everyday thing for me. I would imagine myself having an opportunity to meet the characters in person, and Disney World was the only place I could think of.
Now I have goosebumps on my body, thanks to the people who made this ride. When I finally started to get comfortable it was are turn to go on the ride! C’mon it had to be right when I got comfortable, it just had to be. I stepped on the ride shaking with fear, strapped the seat belt on, pulled down the bar over my head. I found myself breathing really hard!
What do you do coming off the greatest experience of your life? I had just finished performing Grease, an experience that had quickly transformed from something I was tentative to be a part of into something that had placed me in a two-month-long euphoria. Unlikely friendships, ceaseless joking, and an unexpectedly well put together performance by everyone rounded out a near perfect winter. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. My elation plummeted.
I get out of the car and sigh, the house looked like it had been around during WWI and that was a complement. I grab my bags and make my way up the steps, accepting my fate. I was hallway up the steps when I drop one of my bags and successfully send clothes flying everywhere. A sudden chill runs through me and before picking up my clothes, I stop to take a look around. I felt like someone was watching me, I freeze when I see it from the corner of my eye, a person was hiding in the bushes across the street.
“Come on, do it!” my aunt exclaimed at me the day before our trip to the amusement park. My family would always take a trip to an amusement park every other summer. I was always scared about going on the roller coasters. So one day before the trip, my aunt wanted to push me and my sister to do something new through a bet. The bet was that I had to chose one ride or the other ride but I had to choose one. My sister chose the one I didn’t choose so we both had to go on separate rides. Then the one day came and my sister, me, my cousin and my aunt drove to the amusement park building up the anticipation each minute in the car.