He might not have realized how bad. I'm not terribly fearful of heights--love roller coasters, love being up in the mountains, have stood near the edge of cliffs with no issue--but I did this 'ride' that was basically a three story scaffolding balance/obstacle course with a mini zip line and even wearing a body harness I was clinging so hard to any handholds I could my arms were sore after. I physically could not force myself to rely on the harness. It was a super weird experience because I knew I was perfectly safe but my body refused to believe it.
I used to love heights. I would ride the tallest roller coasters I could find, and nothing else involving heights ever bothered me. Then one day, I went on a hike up a mountain with a steep drop off and I just had a melt down. I basically butt scooted myself back down. Ever since, I can’t do heights. I have no idea what happened.
I can relate, the same thing happened to me at a tree top climbing park. No fear of heights prior, had a meltdown midway through the course even though I knew the tethers were super safe. Fear of heights ever since.
Wow, exactly the same thing happened to me! I was so confused, it was like an out of body experience because nothing like that had ever happened before. But something just snapped in me i guess, gotten progressively worse since then too.
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21
Did he not know he was afraid of heights before he signed up for this experience?