Have you ever successfully faced a fear and gotten over it?

[jack sparrow]

I hate heights, yet roller coasters and airplanes don't bother me. No matter what I do to try to get over my fear of heights, it doesn't work. Whenever I'm up high I always feel like the bottom is gonna fall out.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

i used to be scared of physical confrontation. then i beat the hell out of some guys who bullied me in HS. now i step up to anyone and feel nothing. so yeah

 

[Inhibitor13]

I used to be afraid of heights, even small heights like ladders and shit. So what did I do to get over that? I went skydiving, jumping out at 14,000 ft. I loved every second of that !

 

[jack sparrow]

I'd rather just be a puss firmly rooted to the ground than jump out of a plane.

 

[ceo]

I hate heights, yet roller coasters and airplanes don't bother me. No matter what I do to try to get over my fear of heights, it doesn't work. Whenever I'm up high I always feel like the bottom is gonna fall out.

Personally, I don't think people are really afraid of heights. They are afraid of falling.

 

[thelion2005]

I hate heights, yet roller coasters and airplanes don't bother me. No matter what I do to try to get over my fear of heights, it doesn't work. Whenever I'm up high I always feel like the bottom is gonna fall out.

Company relocated to RenCen is downtown Detroit. You have to go up glass elevators to reach your floor ... from 2-39. I had 19 and 36.

First trip up and I had panic attack. Surprised me because I had been up in copters, Twin Towers, Eiffel Tower and so on.

Went to Behavioral Modification shrink and learned how to handle it in 3 sessions. I had to learn to breath and translate the experience into fun. Simply facing it and/or defying it made the attack worse.

 

[EnderJE]

Company relocated to RenCen is downtown Detroit. You have to go up glass elevators to reach your floor ... from 2-39. I had 19 and 36.

First trip up and I had panic attack. Surprised me because I had been up in copters, Twin Towers, Eiffel Tower and so on.

Went to Behavioral Modification shrink and learned how to handle it in 3 sessions. I had to learn to breath and translate the experience into fun. Simply facing it and/or defying it made the attack worse.

Or...get a blowjob while you're going up the elevators and air high five everyone who sees you.

 

[nefertiti]

I hate heights, yet roller coasters and airplanes don't bother me. No matter what I do to try to get over my fear of heights, it doesn't work. Whenever I'm up high I always feel like the bottom is gonna fall out.

If something scares me I tend to charge full speed ahead till I'm not scared anymore.

When I was younger I was terrified of roller coasters that went upside down...so I went on one for the first time...and then 7 more times in a row after that...till I could hold my hands up off the lap bar on the loop. Had one HELL of a headache...but I wasn't afraid!

 

[BIGBUCK$]

i used to have extreme arachnophobia. one day it just didnt seem to bother me anymore.

 

[jack sparrow]

Company relocated to RenCen is downtown Detroit. You have to go up glass elevators to reach your floor ... from 2-39. I had 19 and 36.

First trip up and I had panic attack. Surprised me because I had been up in copters, Twin Towers, Eiffel Tower and so on.

Went to Behavioral Modification shrink and learned how to handle it in 3 sessions. I had to learn to breath and translate the experience into fun. Simply facing it and/or defying it made the attack worse.

I don't see myself going to a shrink, but was the translation difficult? What do you do, think of something that makes you laugh?