I helped somebody conquer their fear today

[madcapmatt]

Their fear of rollercoasters, that is. Have you conquered your fear of them yet?

EDIT: Poll failed...(I can't spell will?)

[Sarge51]

I'll ride a wooden one without crapping my pants, but those metal ones that do loops and stuff... I will literally cry if someone tries to get me to ride one of those. o.o

[Jglaubman]

I'll ride a wooden one without crapping my pants, but those metal ones that do loops and stuff... I will literally cry if someone tries to get me to ride one of those. o.o

I'll ride any roller coaster, but the wooden ones, to me, are way scarier. Probably because they are MADE OF WOOD and it always feels like the whole thing is just going to snap.

[Mystlyfe77]

That's an awesome story, much better than the time I tried to help one of my friends with their fears. I tried to help them conquer their fear of peanut butter. They said they were allergic to it, or something. I told them not to worry, and forced a spoonful in their mouth so they could see how delicious it was. They started wheezing, fell over, and passed out. The doctors came and took them away. I haven't seem them sense. I can only assume that they passed out because of how awesome it tasted, and haven't come back because they're still pigging out on free peanut butter at the hospital. So maybe it did go pretty well.

[Sarge51]

I'll ride any roller coaster, but the wooden ones, to me, are way scarier. Probably because they are MADE OF WOOD and it always feels like the whole thing is just going to snap.

That's why I stick to the "Tilt-A-Whirl" instead.

[madcapmatt]

Yeah, the only thing that still gets me are the ones that go upside down. I don't mind them when they do but I don't seek them out or anything. Wooden ones never bothered me that much either.

[Chainedsoulz]

I hate roller coasters.

The craziest thing I've ever rode was a hooker from Vegas.

[jeccaneko]

I hate rollercoasters. It's not really fear. It's the fact they sometimes make me feel physically ill and I don't understand why they're supposed to be fun. Dropping at near vertical angles at crazy speeds only makes my stomach feel queasy, it's not fun. The wooden ones also suck because when they do sharp turns it sometimes hurts when you get slammed into the side of the car.

I let my husband drag me on every single rollercoaster at Hershey Park one year when we went. For those who don't know, it has 11 coasters. I did not have fun on a single one. And one of them made me feel so badly dizzy afterward that I had to lay on a bench for about 20 minutes.

[madcapmatt]

The craziest thing I've ever rode was a hooker from Vegas.I'm sure that was WAY more dangerous.;) It only took her a half hour of watching it go around with other people on it to work up the courage to get on it herself. After she did, first she "fainted"(read, laid out on the floor until she stopped spinning) then said how awesome it was and we went back on it again.:p Next on my list is trying to get her to the top of the Space Needle. Also on the Travel channel they had the worlds most extreme coasters. The most extreme one? Goes from 0-130mph in less then 5 seconds, shoots up higher then the Eiffel Tower and spirals up one side and down the other. I'll pass, thanks.

[Sarge51]

Try riding that crazy ass roller coaster on the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Not sure if it's still there, but at one point there was a coaster that went all around the top.

Scary looking as hell. Actually, it was pretty weak, but the height alone was too much for me.

[DrifterUK]

I was scared until I somehow ended up on the largest floorless coaster in Florida, which contained about 15 loops and was about 150 feet high.
Now Im not scared at all, although it was a stupid idea to do that...

[Masquerade]

those metal ones that do loops and stuff... I will literally cry if someone tries to get me to ride one of those. o.o

Ditto. Just thinking about it makes my stomach turn XD. I haven`t been on a roller coaster in about 7 years. I really hate that feeling I get in my stomach; I get it so bad.

[chumsicles]

That's an awesome story, much better than the time I tried to help one of my friends with their fears. I tried to help them conquer their fear of peanut butter. They said they were allergic to it, or something. I told them not to worry, and forced a spoonful in their mouth so they could see how delicious it was. They started wheezing, fell over, and passed out. The doctors came and took them away. I haven't seem them sense. I can only assume that they passed out because of how awesome it tasted, and haven't come back because they're still pigging out on free peanut butter at the hospital. So maybe it did go pretty well.

No I think your story is better

[Bonez]

I love roller coasters. The crazier the better, IMO. I haven't been on one in ages though. :(

[Maxsamadam]

yeah i love em!!

[afterstasis]

i was terrified of them as a kid, but since i finally tried one when i was 18 or so i've found i rather enjoy them.

[CHK10063764]

I can't ride roller coasters. I'm too much of a coward. :( I can ride some mild/moderate ones that don't have loops and don't go too fast.

[ryan12147]

Roller coasters are the bomb-diggity.

[ryan12147]

I can't ride roller coasters. I'm too much of a coward. :( I can ride some mild/moderate ones that don't have loops and don't go too fast.

When you get on a ride that has a loop, you don't realize it while you're on. It just feels like you're going straight. I prefer the big drops and twists.

[Cpt. Overkill]

Where's the "I'll ride them, but I don't like them." option?

[Der_Lex]

I'm a rollercoaster fanatic. Cedar Point is my Mecca.