Roller Coaster Fear

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There are several reasons for the reasoning behind why I am afraid to ride roller coasters. I have more than one reasoning behind my fear of riding these rides, and it is not just because of my parents. I would like to share my reasons for a fear I will probably never be able to overcome simply because of one event, or even multiple events or reasons I believe that I can’t overcome myself. When I was three years old, I had been taken to the amusement park, Cedar Point, by my parents. I was young so I really couldn’t have much of a say if I wanted to ride any of the rides or not. The name of the roller coaster that started it all was the Jr. Gemini. Ever since I rode that ride I have been afraid of roller coasters. I don’t really remember any of it, but I am always told that roller coaster is what caused my fear of riding them. It “traumatized” me is what my parent always told me, telling me that I was screaming, throwing a fit, and things like that because I hated the ride so much. Aside from me being thrown on a roller coaster at the age of three, I have more ideas of why I am still afraid of these rides. It’s not really my parents fault because they didn’t know, but I also have a hatred for fast rides because I hate to get motion sick. I get sick because of sudden quick motions, like how roller …show more content…

The fact that it loops and goes upside down makes me feel like I would fall out even though I am strapped into the seat perfectly fine. So in this case, I have never rode a roller coaster that has any sort of loop in the track that sends me upside down. Roller coasters that are inside, or are dark I will not ride because I’m blind. I can not wear my glasses on a roller coaster so I am riding them mostly blind in the first place, which is why the issue of motion sickness and me not wanting to ride because of my

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