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A time when I was really scared was probably not that long ago when I went to an amusement park with my friends, and I was dragged into going on rides that involved my feet not touching the ground. I’ve never been afraid of heights but around this time I began feeling anxiety when thinking about being off the ground and at places high in the air. When the time came to go on rides that I didn’t want to, I was convinced to just try it out and was promised I wouldn’t really feel anything. Throughout the whole time I waited in line I was nauseous and scared to go through with it. At the top of the line I was already feeling mortified and my stomach was turning into knots like crazy. During the time we were being seated I was trying to find a good breathing pattern to calm me down but as soon as the ride started all I could feel was fear. I began screaming so loud as this ride took me from the top of the building, and dropped until the bottom. It started going back and forth between going from high to low, since I was so scared I tried holding on as hard as I could. My body began lifting off the chair and it was the most unpleasant feeling I had ever dealt with. It went on for more and all I could do was try my hardest to put my body weight on the seat and cling to the strap and handles. After the ride, I could not stand and I felt my hands get sweaty and my head get dizzy. I don’t think I had felt such a great amount of fear in so long. My friends kept telling me it wasn’t that bad, but my fear stems from not being able to control being on the ground, so it wasn’t really helpful. This had to be the worst ride I’ve ever been on yet, and I didn’t want to go on any other rides after. For some reason my fear grew greater and I was feeling anxiety of going on any ride and being lifted in the air. The fear I had grew into me being afraid of being near second floors I could easily fall off of and even stairs and the fear of falling off. It was an interesting experience in the least. Never had I felt such intense anxiety to go on a ride, it was way too much for me to handle.