Want to be a Firefighter? Enter the Worm Tube.
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2009
- Firefighter training can be intense. It's not for everyone. Enter the worm tube and see if you have what it takes. This is an excerpt from "A Firefighter's Journey", a documentary film about the fire academy experience. It's as close to real firefighting as you can get.
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This film is a must see for anyone considering a career in the fire service.
That looks like absolute torture. I dont usually have claustrophobia but damn.
Yeah pipe is too small at the end. I hate not being able to move my arms and legs and being stuck in not able to break out.
this really doesnt seem that bad... its a controlled environment and nothing can go wrong really. they have a means of "rescue" and there nothing upredictable!
Johan Liebert the pipes aren't connect every one comes apart so they can get pulled out in seconds and a ropes not gonna break from a bit of a pull
mikemorr100 lmao I almost had a claustrophobia panic attack when everyone was pushing stuff toward me at a tester aunt....
mikemorr100 I have claustrophobia and I would probably just die in the middle of the tunnel
I'm breathing heavily just watching this
jbetancourt11 same
I've never experienced anything like this before, insane fucking feeling i got
Same
I sometimes cry when my siblings pin me and I can’t breathe
Same
1:56 poor guy had to use his inner worm spirit
IAN m ii
Ashen when you try to play it cool but have no success
IAN m LMAO😂
IAN m I believe what you were attempting to say was...
Fast pace tube humping??
IAN m .
Who knew a cement pipe would be so scary
The Mob.
EvilBonesMan_666 What does that mean?
the mob used to tied people to concrete blocks and drop them in water.....
or use pipes to break bones
By Strength And guile SBS Concrete Shoes or Cement Boots and drop them to the bottom of the ocean
Boys go in, firemen come out.
and shorts get changed..
Blu3W4r10Ck both come out, but men come out the other side
actually small boys would make it out more easily
i did it, it was fine easy peasy lemon squeesy
plumbers/ miners come out.
Imagine how good it would feel to get out
I feel confident I could do this exercise, if only for the fact that I know that someone's going to get me out if I get stuck.
Try doing the drill. It's funny what your mind does to you when you get inside the tunnel. Confined space training was my favorite simply for the fact it's such a physical and mental struggle.
dragon7590 stuff that's going to kill me always makes me so excited and just jacked up on adrenaline I work in construction and those moments you nearly fall 100 feet I just smile like a crazy person gives me a rush
I would rather hang off a precipice, than be stuck in a cramped little tunnel 100 feet underground. I looove heights, and freak out over being stuck in confined spaces. I rolled myself up in a big blanket in front of TV once when I was a little kid, and then couldn't move. Was absolutely, 100% terrified, and practically had to be sedated when someone helped me un-roll out.
taunton lake lol who haven't done that
dragon7590 you did a challenge like this? I need to face my fear, any suggestion on how to work up to something like this?
True fact: firefighters aren't actually trained. They're birthed fully grown (and fully suited) by the process you see here.
WINGSPAN TT well , im my country (chile) you start at 14 or (if you are really interested) at 13 , and at 16 you are officialy a firefighter. Im 14 and in 2 more years i will be a firefighter
Edan Lazarus exactly
HA HA HA HA
DOGE is PRO good luck...
crunchii Munchii11 thanks man
I remember having to go through a plastic one. Its truly a mental game that you have to really prepare for. Proud of all my brothers in the fire service who do this, and I admit every time I entered the tube it freaked me out. But I'm thankful for the guys who were there training me and giving me the encouragement and confidence to keep pushing through. Very thankful for every instructor out there who trains the firefighters and never allows them to give up on themselves. This video is truly an inspiration.
Agreed ! I was through plastic as well and blindfolded. What a trip ! Learned a lot and looked at life differently after my training.
is it required in training?
I am one claustrophobic fuck. Watching this literally made me start dancing
Why were u dancing? 😳
TheLinkzGamer it's called the claustro-dance. part disco boogie, part robot, part tango/flamenco
Jay Joseph Ok wtf xD
TheLinkzGamer its just a natural thing claustrophobic ppl do. Dance because they have a HUGE tendency to move around more. It gives the jitters when they cant move.
0707 you never lied lol
I never knew I was catastrophic until I enter half way thru the worm hole. the most terrifying thing ive ever done
dude I commend you for even completing the task just watching this made me wanna die
tommy hoang *claustrophobic
tommy hoang I'm catastrophic too my man
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+PermanentHigh leave it to couple of lame ass internet fuck boys to correct a person's grammar lmaoooo everybody else knew what he was trying to say.....I mean honestly what did u get outta that smh couple of class clowns silly children
Firefighters are the best!
they proved that on 9/11 going up into those flaming towers.
Anonymous People do thank you when you are a fire fighter but more than anything you can just see the thanks and respect on people's faces which you are helping. I do always appreciate thank you cards though, we always save them on a wall in our brief room.
kodiak ashley Firefighters don't get enough thanks for what they do, there would be nothing without them.
Cops were in those towers before the firefighters were and they didn't even have equipment yet were making rescues.
Just did a tunnel today in the academy , I’ve been an athlete my entire life and by far one of the hardest things I’ve done to this day.
congrats man i just did mine as well!
When he started to freak out I had a heart attack.
Did he really start to freak out or did the camera crew twist the facts to make it seem like he did while he was perfectly calm making it happen.
@@TempoDrift1480 Yeah that just looked like typical bad reality TV editing.
@@TempoDrift1480 obviously it was a joke. If he truly was freaking out they would've had to pull him out.
@@moctezuma_2 nah when we freaked out in the terror tunnels at my ff academy they basically said suck it up and keep going lol
@@tuggyboat true, but there's a big difference between being scared (which is a normal feeling people experience in tight spaces) and a true freak out/panic attack when you lose control of yourself. Almost to the point where you'd die if they didn't let you out. It's happened.
Yeah, no thanks. This isn't all that bad, you know you are safe; but, it would still cause most people anxiety. The real thing would be so much worse. Good job to any firefighters who have done things like this in real life and in more dangerous uncontrolled situations!
Earthling1984 my dad was a fire fighter and he remembers for training being locked in a tight box for some time and its scares the hell outta everyone
It's why training like this is important. It gives you the confidence to deal with the situation if it ever occurs in real life. There are times when training almost takes over like auto-pilot when things go bad.
I got anxiety just watching it lol. No thanks
Thing is if your rescuing someone in a confined space you'll have your bros watching your back like in the video. However some confined spaces can be very dangerous due to gas or collapse hazards. Check out the building collapse in Bangladesh a few years ago.
Now I don't ever want to be a fire fighter.
Hats off to our firefighters, no matter where you are, which country / state / city / battalion / first in you represent. Thank you for what you do. I couldn't do the job. I salute those that can, and willingly do, every day. Thank you for keeping us safe.
The one thing that got me through this training session was thinking that "hey, if I get stuck, its not like I have to wait for FD to show up"
I see that this was posted a few years ago but I just came across this while researching FF Survival videos. I have to say after 23 years as a FF and quite a few of them as an Instructor, I have seen my share of this type of training, both as a participant and as the instructor. While I believe EVERY FF needs some form of what I will call "restricted" space training (Confined Space is a much more technical discipline) sometimes this type of training becomes a little too extreme. The idea is to build confidence in your self and the equipment meant to keep you alive, not to instill fear or panic in a recruit. In my opinion, a SCBA should NEVER be pushed in front of you. This only increases the chances of losing it when you need it the most. The best thing for new recruits is to give them goals that they can achieve or they will feel like they failed themselves and their team mates. This type of training is extremely valuable but should not be used as a determining factor for passing or failing out of the academy.
RITirons when I went through the academy we had a confined space maze equipped with trap doors to simulate a floor collapse and walls that could changed around so u couldn't just memorize the maze for the next go around
And it was always pitch black or u were blind folded before entering lol
If the SCBA is behind you have to get to it for whatever reason your screwed. In this situation anyway
Interesting insight thank you.
TKing your package off is an absolute last resort, but if it comes to that, it's better to have practiced moving with it off that to try and fire it out while in a burning building
I've done this and tried to think about my children and what im going to have for dinner which calmed me down ALOT which in turn calmed my breathing making me think clearer... when you panic your brain goes into overdrive making you do irrational things...
Kobain god bless you amd your work
I like this strategy.
I can assure anyone who doubts the stress this creates even in a non-fire training atmosphere, it is intense. Your natural reaction when you feel pressure on your chest, back and sides at the same time is to push out and get space. You can't here. This guy did excellent overcoming that natural reaction and calming down to finish the exercise.
at least there is light. we did somthing similar with mask hoods... omg
+RagTag Yup. I had to do mine 150 feet to make it into the academy. We had to wear the air packs and full turnout with a blackout mask and our hood backwards over the blackout just in case you were able to peek out. Plus we do confined space training every so often so it never really ends haha.
So damn glad there are people out there who can handle this kinda shit..!
i do this every night before bed to calm my spirits
Gimme a suit and sign me up. This is leagues better than crawling around spider filled crawlspaces under a rotting house to replace floor joists.
Kyubii Meos I used to do the inspection side of that business, more than once I had panic atracks when I would get stuck. Once my batteries died in headlamp in a partially flooded 24" crawl. Never went back down after. My hats off to those that can master it mentally.
Scott Wall how did you get out ?
Red Butterfly He's still down there, lad
Yup . Crawl spaces is what they make me do. The 6’0 guy
I was a firefighter 30 yrs. / big city. Been under burning houses/buildings confined space, flashlight all you have and trying to crawl in mud with all the creepy crawlies 4-6" above your head. A truly mind altering experience. Just like repelling down the face of a 20 story bldg. to a balcony below.....exhilarating :)
Easily the most difficult part of fire training. The first time you get through without freaking out is the best feeling.
How many times is something like this done?
Wait until you go to a real fire LMAO
@@zackattackthequarterback Depends on your academy, finishing up a advanced firefighter survival class right now and so far have had todo it 3 times. During the academy we had todo it until completion. Only had togo though once during firefighter 1&2. I’m not a afraid of confined space but damn did this test me. First time at the end I got stuck and I’m 6.1, 32 size waist and 173 pounds. It’s extremely tight. Ours was different in the aspect we had to enter with the SCBA on and had to take it off when we could not go any farther. Take your time and remember to breath. Good luck!
give him a fidget spinner and he'll be fine
I got panic at 1:20 lol XD
i got stuck in a tube that was only about 14 feet deep. my regulator fell loose and got lodged at the entry of the tube and i couldn't move or figure out why. i was terrified. once i figured out how i got stuck, got my composure and finished. this tube is huge!!! not easy!!
Dustin Lawrence o shit
How did your regulator keep you from moving? I know this is 4 years later but I’m confused🤣
@@thtboii5884 he might mean his buddy breather popped out and got snagged on something
thats intense as hell. good job buddy!!
I am 6'2 and wear size 14 also. It is harder for us big boys but it can be done. It all comes down to mental toughness. My first confined space drill my first reaction was to freak out. However you have to take control of your fear and just get in your head that this is what you have to to so you are going to do it and make it through. Once all is said and done you will have sense of pride and accomplishment.
I don't suffer from any sort of claustrophobia, but this video made me literally unwell. For the first time ever, I almost had to turn this video off. Awesome job to whomever that was.
The only way not to panic when you get stuck is to just take a nap and try later
The bottles have like 30 minutes of air and when exerting yourself like that, much less than even that. So napping would be a no-no.
i used to do air duct cleaning in commercial buildings and some of the ducts get really small like this tunnel. Once my headlight gave out and i was too far down for anyone to hear me if i called for help but you gotta stay calm cuz u can easily psyche yourself out and panic.
I'm like the most claustrophobic person in the world, literally as soon as my shoulders get confined i generally want to die
what about living in a dugout? underground, little to no windows
TheNeonGuy l Road to 100 subs did you not read the "I'm like the most claustrophobic person in the world" part or
Imagine how it feels to wakeup in a coffin
Last year i crawled through 1000+ feet of 2’6” diameter underground storm drainage pipe (reinforced concrete). Part of an solo hydraulic civil engineering inspection. The pipe was dark and i had a torch. Every time a car would drive over a manhole cover, the reverb thud sound would rumble through the distant pipes and the airborne dust from sediments would fly into my face and could be seen as a mist in the torch beam.
There were hydraulic gradients, pipe bends and dips in the pipe where cold stagnant stormwater accumulated from the last heavy rains.
That is impressive yet scary. Great work
I just volunteered for the FD in my neighborhood and I know it's not exactly the same as doing this for a living but I'm looking forward to it. The training for those that choose this as a living is intense, and although our training as volunteers is nowhere close, I'm certainly looking forward to it. Firefighters are a cool breed and much respect for those that do this day in and day out! God bless!
Funny how it goes. Retired recently after 32 years fire/EMS (five military). I'm not small, 6'2", 195, but this sort of thing was fun for me until I was right around 40. It became progressively more difficult to handle, both physically and psychologically. I've never searched for statistics, but anecdotally, in speaking with many peers, claustrophobia seems to become more common as we age.
Ahhhh, I remember doing that! I don't really get claustrophobic, but you do have to keep a cool head when you eventually get stuck, it's easy to panic! You also suck air like crazy, which you have to really keep on top of, it's easy to forget you've got a limited supply.
Crawlspaces every day. I love it!
Compliments to all the training staff!
I wish I had to do THIS for work, but a winding tube, upsidedown, under water, with goggles that only allowed a pinhole of visibility. And when I get to the end, I have to assemble something with tweezers, but with a light source the strobes and only blinks every 5 seconds.
Michael Antonio wth dude
What do you do ?
Damn who do you work for, CIA?
I'm not knocking doing worm drills and confined space, but if that FF had lost air and had no room to get his hands to his mask, he would have been in deep trouble. A rope hauling 200 stuck/limp pounds 50-100 feet down a cement shoot won't be quick. If there were panic doors then I withdraw this statement I just didn't see any.
I agree. But if you think about it, about 5(maybe less) men could roll a section of that concrete tube to get to him.
and if the trapped individual is in between where two sections meet? Shall we fold him in half under 4-500+ pounds? It's a terrible training set up, and i stand by my original comment.
if you look closer the pipes are just laying end 2 end. they are not permanently fastened to the ground. if there was a problem you can easily roll one out of the way to access the victim in case of an emergency.
MotocrossPunk if he is trapped where two sections meet they just roll the one that is directly behind the two he is trapped in.
Agreed!! Incredibly irresponsible training rig, extremely dangerous!! I cringed not at the fact of the confined space but of the lack of safety and accountability on behalf of the instructors and department leadership that allow this!
My respect and congratulations for all this guys
Thank you to all the men and women who do this profession.
Just did mine for cpat in the fire academy. It sucked so bad lmfao.
I’d end up panicking overheating and then my head would blow up cause I’d be so scared
This is perhaps on the easier side of things I've done in the fire service.
The interviews on the other hand.... absolutely relentless.
I have claustrophobia I could never do that. But I’m not going to be a firefighter thank goodness! You guys are amazing!
I might volunteer as soon as I get my work visa..
Gf: hey come over
Me: can't there's a narrow tube that's separating are houses
Her: I got memes
Me: 1:47
Our*
I was a Sand Blaster for the US Navy for a bit and me being the small guy I was blessed with the small tanks. If I ever got stuck I’d try to not panic because your muscles swell and that makes it way harder. The key is to close your eyes and breathe for a moment then continue to get unstuck. Good times!
With that being said I’d love to give this a try.
I get chills watching this
I think its less preparing you for climbing in tight spaces but more of an exercise to prepare you for high stress situations
*looks at entrance* That's not so bad I could do that
*last 12 feet* Welp just kill me
This is how you challenge your psychological limitations.
This looks like fun. I love training like this.
watching this triggered me and my daughters claustrophobia
TRIGGERED
TRIGGERED
def TRIGGERED
My worst nightmare right there :(
i know how that shit feels, not being able to move anything but your feet more than an inch and the sense of being stuck is very frustrating and scary, it can be very difficult not to panic but you just have to find a way to calm yourself down, much respect for my fellow brothers and sisters that have to do this in life or death situations, stay safe out there.
Wow!! i couldn't handle that! i freaked out just watching. amazing job gentlemen!
CRAWWWLLIINNG IIIINNN MYYY CRAAAWWWWLLLL
Yea probably not. Not that long. I went thru one with my low air alarm ringing in the tube. Not fun.
I'll never forget the first time I sucked mask. Sucks worse than anything.
Dude that ring is one of the most panic inducing thing anybody will ever experience😂my first time I was doing a primary search training which was a blacked out mask searching for a dummy around the station and officers watching me with TICs and it was almost impossible to focus on the task because I wanted to keep my hands free to rip that regulator off my face the second I run out of air. I couldn’t imagine hearing that in one of these bad boys.
I had nightmares where I get trapped in those situations this brought me to those memories.
my favorite drill is when you are blindfolded and have to go from a completely disassembled pack (bottle taken out, and, for bonus points, your regulator and the remote gauge are all tangled) to fully reassembled, don it, and go on air. 5 years and it never gets old!
A tough exercise, but you will never do this in a fire...
What happens when u need to escape from a pile of debris
This is NOTHING like being under a pile of debris. Debris would pin you down anyway.
ffjsb Not like people have won certificates of merit from crawling through debris to save people...
Edwin, tunneling through debris is NOTHING like crawling through a smooth tube. Ask anyone who's ever been in USAR...
ffjsb well it still pays to be prepared. there will always be a what if scenario where i have to crawl in that thing while there's a fire. but the point of the excercise i think is to get stuck and not panic.
I feel like this video made it way scarier then it actually is like ur legs are roped ur safe fuck it push through
Great video. For confined space training we do a similar drill but not nearly as long. Great work DFD. Stay safe out there brothers.
Outstanding work! Very realistic training
i want to be a firefighter but im costerfobic is that bad if it is then let me know so I can work on it and stay calm during thx
Hayden Patstone yes it is a huge challenge to overcome but essential to be a fireman. When you're in an unfamiliar place, wearing 70 lbs of gear you're not used to, with an scba that gives you slightly less air than you want, knowing that you only have a certain amount of time before you run out of air in a room that is so full of smoke you literally can't see your hand in front of your face, an empty gymnasium can feel claustrophobic. It took me a while to learn to deal with it and I've never been claustrophobic in my regular life so I didn't know how to deal at first. The best thing I can say to do is if you decide to join, ask your chief to borrow an scba and an air bottle, take the batteries out of your pass device so the bells don't go off and watch tv on air. Sounds dumb but it got me used to being on air, then I did random dumb drills like putting on a blindfold, holding my breath and trying to crawl to my front door without taking a breath or if I couldn't I would see how many breaths It would take to get there and try to use less the next time. Hope it helps, FF1 2.5 years on the department.
+Austin Bowers thx
Hayden Patstone *claustrophobic
Hayden Patstone just pop some Xanax before hand
secret222 and fall aSleep
Who’s else got very dizzy and uncomfortable watching this? 😅😅
I didn't think I had any kind of anxiety or claustrophobia until today. I had my first day with my work's ERT and first experience putting on all the gear and SCBA. It was fine at first I did a quick walk around and then suddenly I was paying more attention to the suit being uncomfortable, tight, bit of weight to it, sucking the air in didn't feel like enough compared to open atmosphere, I started to feel I was hyperventilating and would need to get out of the mask soon or I might pass out. Luckily I held it together for a few seconds and got the mask off and the one older guy I was with helped me with my jacket and helmet since I was unfamiliar and in an internal panic. I never saw it coming. Even later in the day not even wearing a helmet or scba, just the boots, pants and jacket and loves riding in the back of a pump truck the panic feeling started coming back to me... it eventually went away while we were doing hose practice but I'm not sure what will happen next time I put the mask and tank back on... just watching that guy in the narrow part of the pipe, I had to pause.. not sure how you get over feelings like that
Every challenge life throws at you is easily surpassed mentally. Your mind can become your best friend in a situation like this.
The quick succession of 'struggle' frames doesn't help at all 1:20
this does not train you for anything. you should never be in a situation like that ever.
meth boner If you're in a burning building and some collapses on you yeah this is gonna help
how about to rescue a worker from a confined space? or rescue a stuck child? there are so many possible scenarios where firefighters would have to be subject to a confined space...this sort of training absolutely helps...it also weeds out the firefighters who arent capable of staying calm in a situation like this...if you cant stay calm and collective in a controlled environment....how in the hell are you going to do so in an emergency?
you're a fucking moron. nothing more.
I just did this today. It was very unnerving, but you have to get through it. Just put your head down and get to work.
Great video to show people how easy it is to panic and start sucking your tank dry. I'd love to do this and see how well I keep my calm. My confined space experience is nothing more than a ton of rubble and tubes with rope tangled everywhere.
thats cool and all but now do it with water...
Dr.Kickass but since when do firemen have to crawl through water
man boy sewers
twinkle fart yes because the alligators will call 911 for a house fire down there.
How about you try it first
I could easily become a firefighter but thats a job for lesser men, myself I prefer to enlighten fundies on Le old Reddit dot com!
wow your so edgy and trolling. nice fedora oh wait ur doing it on purpose. so cool.
CookiejarSeventy5 - *Tips Fedora*
You're a hero to us all *Tips Fedora*
CookiejarSeventy5 m'Lady
Dio Santana you're the one being edgy
Holy shit firefighters need more recognition
I just got done taking my FF1 & 2 and it was the roughest training I had to take, I had to do the worm tube training, I started freaking out toward the middle when it started getting real tight, I never in my life have done anything like that, I'm just glad I'm done with the training, now it's time to put it to good use. FF Justin A Ryndal (Jarhead)
Five hundred yards... that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile. “Shawshank Redemption”
The thing is that this a 100% a mind game. If you were able to completely control your mind, you would have zero problem doing this, even without the rope. Crazy how your mind, which lets you do so much can also limit you.
We had to do something like this in school not as long but still pretty small u go in nervous but u know people have done it before you and you feels so accomplished coming out when done
I’d much rather be in a heavy firefight then do what a firefighter does. Respect.
I did SCBA confined space training today, and holy shit. You dont think youre getting enough air, and you start hyperventilating. Even scarier when the low air level alarm g
Is buzzing.
Full respect;, and i hope to further my training and learn more.
mannnnnnnnnn!!!!! I seriously felt for dude going thru it! at the 12ft left point n he panicked a bit...holy shit .what a great video ! much respect!
Crossing off firefighter off my list of possible careers
Welp this tube will be the star of my nightmares tonight
I had to do that but it wasn't as long. THANK GOD
I must give credit when credit is due. Great job
When I was in primary school, a construction site near to us had tubes likes this under the ground, we played a lot there;we enter from one side and get from the other. We had small bodies but no fear.
Couldn't agree more. I took FF1 & 2 last march (2011). Although I made it out, it put the fear in me. I volley, but have yet to be in a live fire, and we don't train much... plus politics. But I love it. I feel like I could do anything since I could do that. It is serious business, and luckily I was reimbursed by the county because I was a volley. I am 26 and feel like I may have missed the boat. Weird though I was the fifth youngest in my class. The earlier you start the better.
I had to do this during practice once. It wasnt nearly as long but it was still very scary
Had a simulation where we would set up some small plywood boxes in a way to resemble being in a attic crawl space filled with fog machine smoke. You would start in the “attic”, go into the crawl space then you have to go straight down about a foot and half then to the left and go about 9 feet and another left, then go 17 feet until the exit. That was one of the most scariest moments in my life. We had set up the simulation for National Night Out. A whole bunch of kids showed up and were running through the simulation like it was nothing, because the are small. Then my friend tells me to go through it with all my gear on, but without a airpack. He tells me that I shouldn’t need it. I make it about half way through and then I realized that he had fogged it up A LOT. It’s hot, it’s cramped and now I can’t breath so I’m freaking out but I realized I can’t freak out in front of all the kids. I take a few short breaths and tuff that fucker out. One of the hardest moments in my life
This profession will humble you
I just did this today on my last day of recruit school. It was intense. We actually did it in the dark on stairs going up and down. However, it wasn't as long so probably a wash. Definitely a ball-buster.
Awesome man good job man
I have done something similar where I live, full turnouts but no SCBA. It was a trailer with a maze and it is completely darked out, can't see a thing so you just crawl through with your right hand on the wall and follow through, there was inclines and ladders, it was pretty fun and towards the end there was a stretch like this where you would have to take off your SCBA (if I had one on) and crawl through.
GameTop SCBA makes it 10x scarier
You have to clear your mind and have the will to try. Know that your fellow men have your back. The will to live can overcome fear in a real situation. Interesting drill.
I started feeling like I was being choked by watching this, this looks like hell. I would never be able to get through there, I'd get myself so worked up to the point I pass out.