Cheers for this, been searching for "fear of motorways" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Riyaliyah Driving Epiphany - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my neighbour got amazing success with it.
hi everyone ,if anyone else trying to find out driving anxiety try Sovallo Fearless Driver Fixer (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got excellent success with it.
lohphat this is so funny because last summer the exact thing happened to me I’m over here In absurdity amount of pain and the lady says pls fill out this form.
I too have a fear of heights, that I got from nowhere. I find it very difficult to move even being on a one story roof, or climbing a one story ladder. And I feel generally uncomfortable in really tall buildings (like the Space Needle in Seattle.) This is unfortunate because I want to get a pilot's license someday.
There are pilots that are afraid of heights, but they feel fine while flying. I think it has to do with having a sense of control. I know this because I have a fear of heights, and looked this up. I went skydiving 15,000 ft in New Zealand in order to overcome this fear, and it helped lol.
+nicktk1 No, but Sam's had ten years to deal with his trauma, and he's since been to other high places before, and his reaction is definitely not as strong as it used to be. He used to have trouble going up escalators, but he did go on the roller coaster with us, so going to the skydeck didn't seem like a huge leap. But good point though - people should definitely consult a doctor before trying Exposure Therapy.
Rich Scales now I want to look up the name of the quack doctor who probably discovered these side effects by coercing his patients to face their fears before they were ready. This man was with people he trusted and felt confident enough to step out without being forced either physically or by social pressure. I think he’s fine. No foul play here.
My exact thought omg. Even though he felt confident in doing this, it could have been very damaging for so many reasons. I’m happy he seems to be doing okay now.
I used to be terrified of flying. I still don't enjoy it, but the idea of flying no longer keeps me from traveling. I figured out that it wasn't being high up in the air that was the problem - it was claustrophobia coupled with a complete lack of control. If I was sitting on an aisle seat with no clear view of a window, I'd start thinking that the nose of the plane was tilting down. I figured out that if I sat in the window seat, and basically kept my eyes outside the whole time, I was okay. If we hit any bumps or started to lose altitude or suddenly banked really hard, I'd just have to look out and reaffirm to myself that the ground is where it's supposed to be, the horizon is where it's supposed to be, and I'd be okay.
I work in a cabinet shop. There is a definite machismo culture that downplays the seriousness of injuries until they progress to the the point that symptoms show. I injured my back years ago and anytime if flares again, up my coworkers treat me like I’m making up an illness to get out of heavy lifting.
Same here. I would never move further than just outside that elevator on the 103rd floor. I would probably never even up go up that far in the first place actually, lol. I hope I never become some guy living in the big city who has to go up to high floors in skyscrapers often.
I overcame my needle phobia through gradual exposure therapy (and a couple of hypnotherapy sessions). My phobia was so bad that i was unable to use needle-less measuring syringes in school... But now I can get injections/blood tests with only slightly higher than normal levels of anxiety! It took years, but I did it, and it's absolutely one of my proudest achievements!
+seigeengine It's not that it's hard to say... it's just that until recently it was called the Sears Tower and that's how everyone still thinks of it. It's hard to make yourself say "Willis Tower" when talking about it because "Sears Tower" is so ingrained.
I'm glad someone else pointed out the back touching that Sam was doing. I noticed right away and was wondering if it was a conscious choice of his or not. BTW, I love Sam, he should be in front of the camera more often, I miss the whole Good Stuff crew!
I have a horrific fear of heights. I'm lucky enough to live in a city where most buildings that I need to go into are less than 5 floors high, but anything taller than that and I crumble. I have panic attacks, I get into hysterics. I actually felt my breath coming quicker and my eyes tearing up watching this. It started when I was 7 years old, when me and my family had gone to America for a holiday, and we were in Orlando, Florida. We'd gone to MGM studios (I think it got renamed since then) and because there was nobody that didn't want to go on the Tower of Terror, I was made to go on it too. It was terrifying, and I've never gotten over it - I can barely stand being in the first floor of a high building knowing that it's so tall, and this year, the first year since the incident, we're going back to Florida...so that means going on a plane for the first time in 9 years. I am so scared that I almost don't want to go.
Really? he was just okay like that? My reaction would be cry like a baby and throw myself to the ground (like I already did when some friends pretended to throw A BAG from the 15 floor window.) My fear of heights is abnormal and I never fell from the roof...
Super interesting stuff! I myself am pretty claustrophobic and hate flying. Unfortunately being repeatedly exposed to flying hasn't seemed to make it any better...
I do roofing right now and i'm 19. I was deathly afraid of heights when i started but now i feel relatively comfortable on roofs with a pitch of 6/12 and under without using safety precautions, like a harness. this video made me double think my negligence for personal safety, lol. Maybe i'll search for other jobs before i destroy my spine or something
I found it funny how much I can relate to Sam's story. Growing up, I had a "healthy" fear of heights, I could climb trees and go to high places without anxiety as long as it was somewhat safe. When I was 14, I fell 2 stories onto my back. I blacked out during the fall and woke up with the wind completely knocked out of me. I got up and walked into the house at which point my vision blacked out. If there had been a casting director for the Walking Dead there at that point, they would have picked me up on the spot. I walked into my brother's room and announced my presence with a low drooling moan, to which he responded, "Quit whining and go bother mom" (he had actually cracked his skull the day before from a trampoline accident). So I proceeded to stammer up the stairs. When I reached the top, I heard my mother scream and quickly escorted me to the couch where she began to examine me. Being a volunteer EMT for the last 20 years, she had seen her share of injuries. She was oddly motivated to describe to me what she was seeing. My skin was pure white, lips were blue, and it looked like someone had slipped half of a softball under the skin where my collar bone was. I had completely broken my collar bone in half. It was at this point, roughly 10 minutes after walking into the house, that my vision began to return. My mother made a makeshift sling for my arm and walked me out to her car to drive me to the hospital. To this day, she's ashamed that she didn't call an ambulance knowing I had just fallen 2 stories. I reassure her that the car was comfortable enough and she cared enough to prop my arm up with a pillow for the ride. Ever since then, heights have been a big issue for me, but it has gotten better. I experienced a bit of unintentional exposure therapy years later when I worked in a retail stock room where I occasionally used a scissor lift. It was a nice gradual way to expose myself to heights in a safe environment. I still have a wall-clinging reaction to glass elevators that go beyond 10 floors though. Going up in the Space Needle this Spring gave me a bit of vertigo and weak legs. The annoying part is that the vertigo feeling always seems to pull my body in the direction of the ledge, rather than away from it. Also interesting, my hands are slightly shaking just from recalling this story. Good ol' amygdala at work.
My wife and I both have a fear of heights, but when ever we visit some where she always insists we visit the highest place. We recently visited Europe and once again visited the highest structures in each city. By the end of the holiday I had almost lost my fear of heights and was able to comfortably stand on glass floors etc. My wife on the other hand was still freaked out by heights.
Brains are weird. When my mom was younger, she used to do work on roofs as well, and never had any problems, til one day all of a sudden she had an intense fear of heights. Not long after that, she discovered she was pregnant with my big sister.
I have a fear of heights to! I’ll start screaming and crying if somebody tries to make me stand in the edge of a really tall building! It makes me feel so terrified 😰😖😩😰😰😰😭
I have a fear of heights but i do love rollercoasters. Just not being on a unsafe rooftop very high or anything like that. I mean a fear of heighta is pretty self-explanatory
Living in a high rise I realized that when I spent enough time at home I got used to the height. My 1st night on my balcony had me hugging the wall. 10 year's later I can be outside and look out for hours. Visiting another high building or skyscraper can make me uneasy at first but after exposure for a while I calm down, it's all mental. I was stuck working on a suspension bridge for 6 hours and was calm after 30 minutes. Just have to accept that you're safe.
Totaly sympathetic to the fear of heights. I got almost as anxious when the camera looked out the deck too (my SO laughed at the uncomfortable noises/reactions I was making).
The construction dudes had me in stitches, I'm afraid of heights too, boy what a gruesome story. I and I'm sure everyone else feels for you on that one, Wow.
I also have a real fear of heights/falling, but I have never hurt myself from falling.. I am scared I'll hurt myself though! This is partly why I took up climbing, which I love doing. I'm probably better than I was when I was younger, but I still stay away from tall ledges unless I'm fully harnessed up.
I cant even imagine looking up at that building nevermind getting on the elevator and slowly having everything under me. fuck that. avoid your fears, its better that way.
It would have been interesting to see a bit on exposure therapy in relation to OCD as OCD is usually linked to many irrational fears . Maybe a future episode? Great channel! :)
I have a fear of heights so being told that I was going to the ledge on a trip with my choir. I found out two other girls in our group were also afraid and we talked and explained why we were afraid while we were in line. Unfortunately the one of the other girls explained that she couldnt because of a medical condition and the severity of the panic attacks she has when it came to heights so she didn't go up with us. Our choir director told us that it was very safe and we kept throwing situations that could happen. She started crying and being the kind of person who pushes aside my issues, I comforted her and told her we could do it together. We didn't all fit in the elevator so me and her were the only ones left behind with our choir director and another teacher from school. We got separated and I got lost and ran into a friend of mine who I had told earlier about my fear of heights and invited me to their group. So I went with them and found out another person from the group was nervous about doing it and I suggested we step on together. So when it was our turn, he held hands and slowly walked on. We counted to three and looked down. I felt like I was falling and almost collapsed on my knees. He held me up and just talked and asked me about my art to calm me down and focus on the view in front of us and not below us. I did fine looking out towards the city but I dropped a magnet I had bought for my mom since it tradition to buy a magnet from the state that we visit as a memorial ( we have 4 from Chicago) and I bent down to pick it up. I felt like I was going to fall and lose my balance so I quickly scooped it up and got off the ledge. Luckily our time was almost up so that didn't bother anyone else but I am still terrified of heights and my mother wants me to got back up there the next time we go visit family. Also I wanted to go sky diving with my best friend for our senior project to maybe break a world record and to face my fear of falling from heights but that might not be happening.
I am currently very afraid of heights. I did not know how scared I was until my recent vacation where I chickened out on a skylight. I however thanks to you guys are now gonna gradually start exposing myself to heights little by little but I am still gonna veer away from some high rides because they pose real danger but I hope that soon I may be able to do fun things like this.
Great Job Sam! I know the feeling all to well, I just started a job as a order picker which requires me to be 25 ft in the air on a Crown SP36 order picker. I have not had any trouble when I was younger. I to use to Playing in the trees, cliff diving and so much more. I got older and had children become a homemaker for 15 years and now that my child is 14 years old I wanted to go back to work. Maybe I will do fine as I see I just need exposure. Thank you guys for you help with understanding my affliction.
Recently I was a leader on a camp and we went to a water park built on one of New Zealand's massive rivers. As a kid I was never scared of huge slides or jumping off diving boards but at this water park I started to find myself apprehensive. I realised it was because, being half blind, I have no depth perception so as a kid I wasn't aware of how high the jumps were. Now as an adult I've learned to estimate depth pretty well so now I know how far I'm jumping/falling and now I know how much it will hurt when I hit the water and all the other things that could go wrong. it's quite hard to shut that off even if you know you're going to be safe.
Found this reviewing ladder safety. I totally relate to Sam's fear of heights, especially ladders/sloped roofs. There is a comment referring to the the Seattle Space Needle - I had dinner at the Space Needle and found I was a little wobbly on the elevator ride, but fine at top. I also have a few hours flight instruction, which also went fine for motion and heights. Like the video suggests, it seems to be my mind overthinking possible outcomes, irrespective of safety preparations.
I used to have a crippling fear of dogs when I was younger. It stemmed from when I was around a year old and was riding in a stroller near my house and my neighbour was walking by with her dogs not on leashes, they jumped up on me and started licking me all over (as dogs will) and from that point I would become a bumbling wreck around dogs that were not on leashes. I'd be playing at a park with friends and if a dog came running by I'd run to a friend, put them between myself and the dog until the owner called it away. I also couldn't go to a friend's house if they had dogs. As I grew older and bigger it went away for smaller dogs like Jack Russells and Yorkies, etc. but when my parents decided to get a Whippet puppy everything changed. Suddenly I was the big scary thing to him and understanding that he helped me get over my fear completely.
Id probably pass out. I couldn't even watch the jacksepticeye video when he went on the big tower thing with glass windows everywhere, i almost passed out and had to stop watching the video for a bit that time. Props to you Sam. You did good.
I've been to the sky deck before and I was terrified. I didn't want to go up but the whole group of friends I was with wanted to go, so I did. I felt similar to how Sam felt when he stepped on the ledge. It was hard to convince myself that the glass wouldn't break, even though it holds thousands of people a day. Brains are weird.
I'm afraid of heights that are out of my control! I hate roller coasters and cable cars ect but more than happy rock climbing with just my tiptoes and fingertips holding me on the rock over a big drop!
+Dave Hughes I went on a roller-coaster when I was a kid and it felt like it was gonna come off the tracks! It was an indoor one in this big dark building at movie world and one part of the ride was a series of sharp turns, when it went through one of the turns the carriage started tipping over (which wasn't part of the ride btw) so yeah, health and safety much?!
Culum Maitland Ya think that's the big thing with me too! They had a really bad accident here in the UK at Alton Towers where a carriage came off the tracks! I'll take my chances on the rock face! lol
+Culum Maitland Keep in mind theme parks stay in business by everything operating safely consistently in the long term. Accidents do happen, but these places exist because they can consistently manage not to kill people.
Way to go, Sam!! That was almost hard to watch, I really felt for you. You were super brave to do that for the show (did Ryan buy you a beer at least?). And I think I remember that treehouse.... -Sarah
I had a pretty traumatic experience when the engine of a plane I was in caught fire. We were up there for a significant amount of time before we were back on the ground and before I felt safe again, so I have developed pretty severe anxiety on airplanes. Even the skit you did just a little while ago on the airplane made me feel anxious haha. I know I have to get over it, since flying in an airplane is part of our modern world, but it'll probably take a while, and exposure therapy would be expensive. Great episode guys, and awesome job Sam!
+SuperFlyGuyJohnnyP Hey thanks! That's a pretty terrifying experience but just remember that flying is one of the safest ways to travel. Way safer than a car or a series of trampolines!
+SuperFlyGuyJohnnyP As a pilot (who has never had an engine fire [because i fly gliders]) even I would be sacred of an engine fire. Ultimately I know our training will get us through the worst. All that to say, don't feel bad or upset at your fear and think that it is silly because statistics says it's not a factor. Blue skies and safe flights. P.S. flying is really cool. Try to take a demo flight in a small airplane at a local airport. 99% of the time the pilot giving you the ride will let you fly some part of the flight yourself. It can really show you how much control you have, even if you idle the engine to simulate an engine out. May be comforting to actually experience that with a seasoned pilot.
+K0S0s Thanks for the reply! I appreciate the kind words, and it's cool to hear from a real pilot. It's hard not to laugh at myself for having anxiety, since I'm usually a pretty logical person, but this'll probably help me grow as a person in the long run. Safe skies for you too!
I did a similar thing, I've had a phobia of heights for as long as I can remember but my friends aren't very good at letting me say no so over the years I've gotten to be less and less afraid as I've been dragged onto rollercoasters, swung from trees, zipwired from crazy heights and now I've even skydived! Heights still fill me with fear but I find it easier to overcome now so I guess I've been put through my own exposure therapy :D
Whoah! Think you made me realize why I'm not keen on heights. Very similar story, I fell over a banister, fell about 22feet and landed on my back. (On wooden stairs) And had occasional back issues since. And also find edges of cliffs etc pretty dodgy. (Although have sky dived and climbed a bunch since. But still get weak with creeping fear on occasion)
When I was tiny, my uncle thought it would be funny to lean over a railing at the mall with me on his shoulders. It was at least three levels. I screamed and started crying. Had nightmare about it for years, as well as ongoing trust issues. My exposure therapy lately, after I realized that standing on the 5th floor balcony at my neighbor's apartment makes me feel ill, is occasional baby steps onto these balconies, including watching fireworks from one last night and being able to see for miles and miles.
I am afraid of heights like tall buildings and ladders, but not roller coasters. I have a really hard time seeing people stand on that skydeck and watching Ryan dance on it made my heart rate rise! I have a hard time on some bridges, especially the Bay Bridge here in Maryland. I can drive over it, but really don't like to. I'm also afraid of scary movies and haunted houses. I don't have the same reaction as other people at all, and once spent two hours in the car while my friends went through a haunted woods. Just hearing the sounds sent me to tears, so I was pretty happy to be safe in the car. Also - was that Craig with a Wig? Nice to see him out!
Yes I'm scared of heights too. 103? It is scary even with a glass. I can handel 1 floor, but when it becomes 3, I'm scared. But 6 with a secure glass, it's not bad. I'm going on a trip and I must sleep in hotel room on the 16 floor....And I begin to really have sweaty hands and my feet are hurting (one of my reaction to heights. a little weird I know) when I think about it!
Hey sam, the exact same thing happened to me when i was 15. cleaning gutters and parents and brother were gone. When I hit the ground I flopped around like a fish for a few seconds, then was paralyzed screaming for help for 5 minutes, then crawled into the house, crawled up the stairs and into my bed and fell asleep for five hours. never went to the hospital. my question is, did they really do anything for your back other than give you something for pain. I assumed at the time that whatever was injured could be 'fixed' without surgery and after the five hour nap i was able to walk and was normal by the end of the night. so as not to derail, I TOO have had a freaky fear of heights since the incident but sometimes beat it by the lines from Dune, "fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death that causes total obliteration, i will face my fear i will allow it to pass over me and through me and when it is gone only i will remain' pardon the paraphrase. In another interesting tidbit, i was playing Dragon Age Inquisition and when i hop the character off cliffs I feel a pressure in my chest and its all the sudden hard to breath for that second or half second but experience no emotional fear.
I used to be terrified of dogs. In elementary school, I went to a friend's birthday and was knocked over by her 6 golden retrievers at the front door. My first experience with death was when a dog killed our cat. after those two events, I was constantly nervous around dogs and thought I was going to get bitten. It wasn't until I started dating someone with a family dog that I started to warm up to them. I got to know this one dog and by watching them train her, I got comfortable with handling dogs. Now I love them and can read their behavior.
I found the fact Sam kept touching his back extremely interesting, like he was subconsciously trying to protect it from falling. Personally I have social anxiety that I'm learning to deal with and I've noticed that whenever I'm nervous or anxious I yawn a lot I don't know why.
With the Australian skydeck you stand in a box that closes up behind you and then extends out of the building. The glass at first is clouded, but after a smashing sound it becomes transparent. Then they take a photo
I’m deathly afraid of heights, when I went to Knotts Berry Farms with my fam, my aunts made me get into the Silver Bullet, when I got strapped in I started having a gigantic panic attack, I was crying and kicking till the point where the ride employee had to talk to me soothingly to calm me down.
you are awesome I am terrified of heights and now I know there is hope. I love hiking sometimes we hike and do some climbing, the then the fun stops for me while most of friends are cool with that my reaction is to start shaking and breathing out of control. I don't remember when it started but as far as I remember its been always with me. how can I help myself to get to a normal life and enjoy my hikes fully even when we are climbing ?
I've been out on the ledge in the Sears Tower, and I didn't really want to step out there at first, even though I haven't had an accident like Sam. I did feel better after I saw my friends safely out there though, and I enjoyed it after a few seconds. I think I would have actually been more scared standing out there if it was only ten or twenty stories up because from the 103rd story, the ground doesn't really look like the ground anymore.
I recall a story of a person in the Army going through airborne school. He told me he was scared of heights, but airborne was in his contract so he had to do it. He tells me he is on the plane and sergeant airborne told everyone to not look down. He says that the first thing he did was look down and froze. The sergeant in the background yelled "You better jump soldier, or you are going to get a boot up your ass" Upon hearing that in his mind he said "I can't, I'm froze" Sure enough he got a boot up his ass and off he was parachuting down safely.
I genuinely screamed when I saw the ledge and how high up it is. And as I'm typing this I still have that sick feeling in my stomach. I recently went on a Ferris Wheel with a friend and started having a panic attack as we were up there. I now feel like I could do it again though.. with enough coaxing.
I live on the 40th floor, I work on the 38th in an office building, I parachuted out of a plane in Hawaii, and I rock-climb on a 50 ft wall without breaking a sweat. All these doesn't bother be because I was secured by glass wall or cable. What fears me is being 2 ft away from the edge of a 2 story building with no railing. The fear of insecurity makes me sweat like a pig and legs tremble, my legs become uncoordinated and my balance disturb. Does anyone has the same problem? How did you overcome? Please share with me.
I can sympathize with Sam.I've had a fear of heights ever since I was born. One time when I was visiting Norris Dam,I didn't even want to get out of the car, because I thought that beyond the railing you would just fall into swirling water(there were actually some rocks in the way.)
I couldn’t even watch him get on the ledge. I felt that anxious feeling in my stomach, that sweaty palm feeling and my hands and feet get this weird aching feeling 😂😂😂😂 oh no scary
This is such a great video! I have a fear of heights as well, I get a recurring nightmare of going on a ride like the Tower of Terror at Islands of Adventure, and the car goes off the top of the tower (like a final destination accident). So frightening, but I have been able to go on the rides, the dream in particular is just terrifying.
When I was 5 my family and I did the skydeck thing I live in the Chicago land area and that's where my fear started and I went back a couple days ago I'm 15 now and I no longer have a fear of heights where it started it also ended
I work in construction and I fear the same thing every day, but I gotten better over the last 6 months, but still shake and sweat like crazy when I'm at the edge, hopefully one day I get over it. Also hate roller coasters
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The human brain: I'm up high. If I fall, I could die. I think dizziness is the way to go in this scenario.
🤦🏽♂️ right. . .
That is my brain
Yup
Same
Yep, and sometimes i feel that i might throw up..
Wow, well I'm really glad Sam is alive and doesn't work construction anymore
rob jello
Cheers for this, been searching for "fear of motorways" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Riyaliyah Driving Epiphany - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my neighbour got amazing success with it.
hi everyone ,if anyone else trying to find out driving anxiety try Sovallo Fearless Driver Fixer (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got excellent success with it.
Rob Scallon no I am the same I lose breath and I begin to shake
Hey its rob!
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"Fill out these forms..."
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lohphat this is so funny because last summer the exact thing happened to me I’m over here In absurdity amount of pain and the lady says pls fill out this form.
At least you get help right away in America. Doesn’t happen like that in any other country.
Orion Dezine Absolute nonsense.
With my fear of heights I get loss of balance, I feel anxious, I panic, and I feel tired
Same
Same
It's a phobia
i have the same thing but i have troubles breathing also
i also was born with fear of heights
I almost cried while watching this and now i have a headache for some reason. My irrational fear of hights is getting out of control
Good luck
I too have a fear of heights, that I got from nowhere. I find it very difficult to move even being on a one story roof, or climbing a one story ladder. And I feel generally uncomfortable in really tall buildings (like the Space Needle in Seattle.)
This is unfortunate because I want to get a pilot's license someday.
+HisRoyalCarlness Which begs the question why you want to be a pilot if you're afraid of heights.
+seigeengine I like heights, on a more conscious level. It's on a deeper, subconscious level that I'm afraid of them. It's a phobia.
Dave Falling a few feet or a couple of meters is easily enough to severely injure or kill you if you land poorly.
So y'know.
There are pilots that are afraid of heights, but they feel fine while flying. I think it has to do with having a sense of control. I know this because I have a fear of heights, and looked this up. I went skydiving 15,000 ft in New Zealand in order to overcome this fear, and it helped lol.
+nina123 I should do something like that... But if I die I'm blaming you lol.
It probably would have been too cruel to play a glass cracking sound on the phone as he stood there.
Question: Did you consult a medical professional before doing this? Doing exposure therapy "wrong" (i.e. too fast) can have very damaging side effects
+nicktk1 No, but Sam's had ten years to deal with his trauma, and he's since been to other high places before, and his reaction is definitely not as strong as it used to be. He used to have trouble going up escalators, but he did go on the roller coaster with us, so going to the skydeck didn't seem like a huge leap. But good point though - people should definitely consult a doctor before trying Exposure Therapy.
Rich Scales now I want to look up the name of the quack doctor who probably discovered these side effects by coercing his patients to face their fears before they were ready.
This man was with people he trusted and felt confident enough to step out without being forced either physically or by social pressure. I think he’s fine. No foul play here.
My exact thought omg. Even though he felt confident in doing this, it could have been very damaging for so many reasons. I’m happy he seems to be doing okay now.
Please tell me Sam sued the shit out of his employer for giving him the worst emergency medical care humanly possible.
I used to be terrified of flying. I still don't enjoy it, but the idea of flying no longer keeps me from traveling. I figured out that it wasn't being high up in the air that was the problem - it was claustrophobia coupled with a complete lack of control. If I was sitting on an aisle seat with no clear view of a window, I'd start thinking that the nose of the plane was tilting down. I figured out that if I sat in the window seat, and basically kept my eyes outside the whole time, I was okay. If we hit any bumps or started to lose altitude or suddenly banked really hard, I'd just have to look out and reaffirm to myself that the ground is where it's supposed to be, the horizon is where it's supposed to be, and I'd be okay.
its acrophobia
I just plug my ears and close my eyes because it scares me to death when the plane tilts
Totally same for me - I have to sit in a window seat to see the ground and orient myself. I also hate heights….
Ok, can we talk about how those two dudes just left sam in their car? Like seriously, the guy just fell off of a frickin roof!
I work in a cabinet shop. There is a definite machismo culture that downplays the seriousness of injuries until they progress to the the point that symptoms show. I injured my back years ago and anytime if flares again, up my coworkers treat me like I’m making up an illness to get out of heavy lifting.
This series has gotten to some new heights! Hehe.... Puns... Everybody loves em
That's a step too far...?
I don't know it sounds a little bit, too high of an order to think of puns here.
+Paakphum
I really look up to people who do height puns.
+Renzo WOOP WOOP
if i was sam i would've died from fear
Same
Same here.
yeah, Sam must not have that strong of a fear cause there's no way i'd even go in that building.
Same here. I would never move further than just outside that elevator on the 103rd floor. I would probably never even up go up that far in the first place actually, lol. I hope I never become some guy living in the big city who has to go up to high floors in skyscrapers often.
I overcame my needle phobia through gradual exposure therapy (and a couple of hypnotherapy sessions). My phobia was so bad that i was unable to use needle-less measuring syringes in school... But now I can get injections/blood tests with only slightly higher than normal levels of anxiety! It took years, but I did it, and it's absolutely one of my proudest achievements!
Good job
wow - I had anxiety just watching this - he is a brave man
The fear of heights is the worst fear of all, because it restricts you from doing a lot more then other fears
The Sam reenactment is incredible. But I hate hearing the words Willis Tower.
+pineappleboyfilms It was really difficult to say! We had to do multiple takes in most cases.
+Ryan Wolff Really? That's interesting. I have no problems saying it. What was presenting a problem?
+seigeengine It's not that it's hard to say... it's just that until recently it was called the Sears Tower and that's how everyone still thinks of it. It's hard to make yourself say "Willis Tower" when talking about it because "Sears Tower" is so ingrained.
Ryan Allen Oh okay.
This thread gets my applause for being civil. lol
I'm glad someone else pointed out the back touching that Sam was doing. I noticed right away and was wondering if it was a conscious choice of his or not.
BTW, I love Sam, he should be in front of the camera more often, I miss the whole Good Stuff crew!
its not the heights that get people, its the fall thats makes people afraid of heights
I have a horrific fear of heights. I'm lucky enough to live in a city where most buildings that I need to go into are less than 5 floors high, but anything taller than that and I crumble. I have panic attacks, I get into hysterics. I actually felt my breath coming quicker and my eyes tearing up watching this. It started when I was 7 years old, when me and my family had gone to America for a holiday, and we were in Orlando, Florida. We'd gone to MGM studios (I think it got renamed since then) and because there was nobody that didn't want to go on the Tower of Terror, I was made to go on it too. It was terrifying, and I've never gotten over it - I can barely stand being in the first floor of a high building knowing that it's so tall, and this year, the first year since the incident, we're going back to Florida...so that means going on a plane for the first time in 9 years. I am so scared that I almost don't want to go.
+Bee
I wish you good luck, maybe sit next to a friend or family member who can help you through the ride?
CrazyRandomChick Thanks, I'm going with a bunch of family members and we're all sitting beside each other, but I honestly think I may pass out :/
That may be your best option. Bring some headphones so you can listen to music instead of the plane.
So, did u pass out?
Hm, I'm afraid of heights as well, but I haven't had a traumatic experience with heights. I wonder if there isn't another cause for this fear as well.
Uh...survival instinct ? Its perfectly normal to be afraid of situations that could easily kill you.
can we all agree that sam is the most adorable thing on the planet.
God how I wish I'd met you when I was 20.
Sam did amazing. We appreciate him doing this for the show.
Really? he was just okay like that? My reaction would be cry like a baby and throw myself to the ground (like I already did when some friends pretended to throw A BAG from the 15 floor window.) My fear of heights is abnormal and I never fell from the roof...
The gross negligence of this guys accident actually made me cringe
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Super interesting stuff! I myself am pretty claustrophobic and hate flying. Unfortunately being repeatedly exposed to flying hasn't seemed to make it any better...
Mary Kate Wiles im claustrofobic and afraid of heights
Try NLP
@@reysantos6932 What is NLP?
Looks like you were there on a day they were closed. If not, how did you avoid the daily crowds?
+Gerald Dokka We had special access. They let us in before they opened.
ooohh my goodness,they didnt take him to the hospital!
Gerald Dokka lol
I do roofing right now and i'm 19. I was deathly afraid of heights when i started but now i feel relatively comfortable on roofs with a pitch of 6/12 and under without using safety precautions, like a harness. this video made me double think my negligence for personal safety, lol. Maybe i'll search for other jobs before i destroy my spine or something
You still work on roofs???
@@Noctular hell no. I work at a hardware store now haha
I found it funny how much I can relate to Sam's story. Growing up, I had a "healthy" fear of heights, I could climb trees and go to high places without anxiety as long as it was somewhat safe. When I was 14, I fell 2 stories onto my back. I blacked out during the fall and woke up with the wind completely knocked out of me.
I got up and walked into the house at which point my vision blacked out. If there had been a casting director for the Walking Dead there at that point, they would have picked me up on the spot. I walked into my brother's room and announced my presence with a low drooling moan, to which he responded, "Quit whining and go bother mom" (he had actually cracked his skull the day before from a trampoline accident).
So I proceeded to stammer up the stairs. When I reached the top, I heard my mother scream and quickly escorted me to the couch where she began to examine me. Being a volunteer EMT for the last 20 years, she had seen her share of injuries. She was oddly motivated to describe to me what she was seeing. My skin was pure white, lips were blue, and it looked like someone had slipped half of a softball under the skin where my collar bone was. I had completely broken my collar bone in half.
It was at this point, roughly 10 minutes after walking into the house, that my vision began to return. My mother made a makeshift sling for my arm and walked me out to her car to drive me to the hospital. To this day, she's ashamed that she didn't call an ambulance knowing I had just fallen 2 stories. I reassure her that the car was comfortable enough and she cared enough to prop my arm up with a pillow for the ride.
Ever since then, heights have been a big issue for me, but it has gotten better. I experienced a bit of unintentional exposure therapy years later when I worked in a retail stock room where I occasionally used a scissor lift. It was a nice gradual way to expose myself to heights in a safe environment. I still have a wall-clinging reaction to glass elevators that go beyond 10 floors though. Going up in the Space Needle this Spring gave me a bit of vertigo and weak legs. The annoying part is that the vertigo feeling always seems to pull my body in the direction of the ledge, rather than away from it.
Also interesting, my hands are slightly shaking just from recalling this story. Good ol' amygdala at work.
Sam is such a nice guy. Really glad nothing to bad happened from that accident and he's still with us.
My wife and I both have a fear of heights, but when ever we visit some where she always insists we visit the highest place. We recently visited Europe and once again visited the highest structures in each city. By the end of the holiday I had almost lost my fear of heights and was able to comfortably stand on glass floors etc. My wife on the other hand was still freaked out by heights.
Brains are weird. When my mom was younger, she used to do work on roofs as well, and never had any problems, til one day all of a sudden she had an intense fear of heights. Not long after that, she discovered she was pregnant with my big sister.
i don t know why i developed fear of heights recently...
This is the most underrated channel on you tube. You should have a miliard subs by now damn it! Sam is awesome for doing this!
His reaction is legit me, oh god, I wouldn’t be able to look down- sweaty palms, heart beating/!!
I have a fear of heights to! I’ll start screaming and crying if somebody tries to make me stand in the edge of a really tall building! It makes me feel so terrified 😰😖😩😰😰😰😭
Meme addicted girl Girl me too
Exposure therapy is truly the gold standard in overcoming fear. Way to go!
Man, my hands were sweating the whole way through this.
I'm fine with heights when I'm by myself, but I'm terrified watching other people near them.
I’m not scared of heights, I just don’t trust myself.
What happened to those guys after they put Sam in the car? Did he ever see them again?!? SO MANY QUESTIONS
I couldn't even go in the elevator that high
Great job, Sam!! Way to go!That is a huge accomplishment! (I'm not sure I could have stepped out there)
I have a fear of heights but i do love rollercoasters. Just not being on a unsafe rooftop very high or anything like that. I mean a fear of heighta is pretty self-explanatory
Living in a high rise I realized that when I spent enough time at home I got used to the height. My 1st night on my balcony had me hugging the wall. 10 year's later I can be outside and look out for hours. Visiting another high building or skyscraper can make me uneasy at first but after exposure for a while I calm down, it's all mental. I was stuck working on a suspension bridge for 6 hours and was calm after 30 minutes. Just have to accept that you're safe.
Totaly sympathetic to the fear of heights. I got almost as anxious when the camera looked out the deck too (my SO laughed at the uncomfortable noises/reactions I was making).
The construction dudes had me in stitches, I'm afraid of heights too, boy what a gruesome story. I and I'm sure everyone else feels for you on that one, Wow.
I also have a real fear of heights/falling, but I have never hurt myself from falling.. I am scared I'll hurt myself though! This is partly why I took up climbing, which I love doing. I'm probably better than I was when I was younger, but I still stay away from tall ledges unless I'm fully harnessed up.
I'm extremely scared of heights to an extent that when I see other people in heights I start crying
I cant even imagine looking up at that building nevermind getting on the elevator and slowly having everything under me. fuck that. avoid your fears, its better that way.
imagine being the other guys coming back and being like wtf where did he go
It would have been interesting to see a bit on exposure therapy in relation to OCD as OCD is usually linked to many irrational fears . Maybe a future episode? Great channel! :)
I have a fear of heights so being told that I was going to the ledge on a trip with my choir. I found out two other girls in our group were also afraid and we talked and explained why we were afraid while we were in line. Unfortunately the one of the other girls explained that she couldnt because of a medical condition and the severity of the panic attacks she has when it came to heights so she didn't go up with us. Our choir director told us that it was very safe and we kept throwing situations that could happen. She started crying and being the kind of person who pushes aside my issues, I comforted her and told her we could do it together. We didn't all fit in the elevator so me and her were the only ones left behind with our choir director and another teacher from school. We got separated and I got lost and ran into a friend of mine who I had told earlier about my fear of heights and invited me to their group. So I went with them and found out another person from the group was nervous about doing it and I suggested we step on together. So when it was our turn, he held hands and slowly walked on. We counted to three and looked down. I felt like I was falling and almost collapsed on my knees. He held me up and just talked and asked me about my art to calm me down and focus on the view in front of us and not below us. I did fine looking out towards the city but I dropped a magnet I had bought for my mom since it tradition to buy a magnet from the state that we visit as a memorial ( we have 4 from Chicago) and I bent down to pick it up. I felt like I was going to fall and lose my balance so I quickly scooped it up and got off the ledge. Luckily our time was almost up so that didn't bother anyone else but I am still terrified of heights and my mother wants me to got back up there the next time we go visit family. Also I wanted to go sky diving with my best friend for our senior project to maybe break a world record and to face my fear of falling from heights but that might not be happening.
I am currently very afraid of heights. I did not know how scared I was until my recent vacation where I chickened out on a skylight. I however thanks to you guys are now gonna gradually start exposing myself to heights little by little but I am still gonna veer away from some high rides because they pose real danger but I hope that soon I may be able to do fun things like this.
Great Job Sam! I know the feeling all to well, I just started a job as a order picker which requires me to be 25 ft in the air on a Crown SP36 order picker. I have not had any trouble when I was younger. I to use to Playing in the trees, cliff diving and so much more. I got older and had children become a homemaker for 15 years and now that my child is 14 years old I wanted to go back to work. Maybe I will do fine as I see I just need exposure. Thank you guys for you help with understanding my affliction.
Recently I was a leader on a camp and we went to a water park built on one of New Zealand's massive rivers. As a kid I was never scared of huge slides or jumping off diving boards but at this water park I started to find myself apprehensive. I realised it was because, being half blind, I have no depth perception so as a kid I wasn't aware of how high the jumps were. Now as an adult I've learned to estimate depth pretty well so now I know how far I'm jumping/falling and now I know how much it will hurt when I hit the water and all the other things that could go wrong. it's quite hard to shut that off even if you know you're going to be safe.
Found this reviewing ladder safety. I totally relate to Sam's fear of heights, especially ladders/sloped roofs. There is a comment referring to the the Seattle Space Needle - I had dinner at the Space Needle and found I was a little wobbly on the elevator ride, but fine at top. I also have a few hours flight instruction, which also went fine for motion and heights. Like the video suggests, it seems to be my mind overthinking possible outcomes, irrespective of safety preparations.
"Don't we like Sam?"
"Not especially but..."
Holy hell that had me laughing. XD Well done, Sam. :)
Joe
icant even jump of a fence
you can't even climb over one
you can't even touch one
Cass Andrea me neither lol
Easy
I used to have a crippling fear of dogs when I was younger. It stemmed from when I was around a year old and was riding in a stroller near my house and my neighbour was walking by with her dogs not on leashes, they jumped up on me and started licking me all over (as dogs will) and from that point I would become a bumbling wreck around dogs that were not on leashes. I'd be playing at a park with friends and if a dog came running by I'd run to a friend, put them between myself and the dog until the owner called it away. I also couldn't go to a friend's house if they had dogs. As I grew older and bigger it went away for smaller dogs like Jack Russells and Yorkies, etc. but when my parents decided to get a Whippet puppy everything changed. Suddenly I was the big scary thing to him and understanding that he helped me get over my fear completely.
Id probably pass out. I couldn't even watch the jacksepticeye video when he went on the big tower thing with glass windows everywhere, i almost passed out and had to stop watching the video for a bit that time. Props to you Sam. You did good.
I've been to the sky deck before and I was terrified. I didn't want to go up but the whole group of friends I was with wanted to go, so I did. I felt similar to how Sam felt when he stepped on the ledge. It was hard to convince myself that the glass wouldn't break, even though it holds thousands of people a day. Brains are weird.
I'm afraid of heights that are out of my control! I hate roller coasters and cable cars ect but more than happy rock climbing with just my tiptoes and fingertips holding me on the rock over a big drop!
I hate Ferris wheels
+Dave Hughes I went on a roller-coaster when I was a kid and it felt like it was gonna come off the tracks! It was an indoor one in this big dark building at movie world and one part of the ride was a series of sharp turns, when it went through one of the turns the carriage started tipping over (which wasn't part of the ride btw) so yeah, health and safety much?!
Culum Maitland Ya think that's the big thing with me too! They had a really bad accident here in the UK at Alton Towers where a carriage came off the tracks! I'll take my chances on the rock face! lol
+Culum Maitland Keep in mind theme parks stay in business by everything operating safely consistently in the long term.
Accidents do happen, but these places exist because they can consistently manage not to kill people.
Way to go, Sam!! That was almost hard to watch, I really felt for you. You were super brave to do that for the show (did Ryan buy you a beer at least?). And I think I remember that treehouse.... -Sarah
I had a pretty traumatic experience when the engine of a plane I was in caught fire. We were up there for a significant amount of time before we were back on the ground and before I felt safe again, so I have developed pretty severe anxiety on airplanes. Even the skit you did just a little while ago on the airplane made me feel anxious haha. I know I have to get over it, since flying in an airplane is part of our modern world, but it'll probably take a while, and exposure therapy would be expensive. Great episode guys, and awesome job Sam!
+SuperFlyGuyJohnnyP Hey thanks! That's a pretty terrifying experience but just remember that flying is one of the safest ways to travel. Way safer than a car or a series of trampolines!
+The Good Stuff I might reconsider my daily commute.
+SuperFlyGuyJohnnyP As a pilot (who has never had an engine fire [because i fly gliders]) even I would be sacred of an engine fire. Ultimately I know our training will get us through the worst. All that to say, don't feel bad or upset at your fear and think that it is silly because statistics says it's not a factor.
Blue skies and safe flights.
P.S. flying is really cool. Try to take a demo flight in a small airplane at a local airport. 99% of the time the pilot giving you the ride will let you fly some part of the flight yourself. It can really show you how much control you have, even if you idle the engine to simulate an engine out. May be comforting to actually experience that with a seasoned pilot.
+K0S0s Thanks for the reply! I appreciate the kind words, and it's cool to hear from a real pilot. It's hard not to laugh at myself for having anxiety, since I'm usually a pretty logical person, but this'll probably help me grow as a person in the long run. Safe skies for you too!
I did a similar thing, I've had a phobia of heights for as long as I can remember but my friends aren't very good at letting me say no so over the years I've gotten to be less and less afraid as I've been dragged onto rollercoasters, swung from trees, zipwired from crazy heights and now I've even skydived! Heights still fill me with fear but I find it easier to overcome now so I guess I've been put through my own exposure therapy :D
Whoah! Think you made me realize why I'm not keen on heights.
Very similar story, I fell over a banister, fell about 22feet and landed on my back. (On wooden stairs)
And had occasional back issues since.
And also find edges of cliffs etc pretty dodgy.
(Although have sky dived and climbed a bunch since. But still get weak with creeping fear on occasion)
When I was tiny, my uncle thought it would be funny to lean over a railing at the mall with me on his shoulders. It was at least three levels. I screamed and started crying. Had nightmare about it for years, as well as ongoing trust issues. My exposure therapy lately, after I realized that standing on the 5th floor balcony at my neighbor's apartment makes me feel ill, is occasional baby steps onto these balconies, including watching fireworks from one last night and being able to see for miles and miles.
I am afraid of heights like tall buildings and ladders, but not roller coasters. I have a really hard time seeing people stand on that skydeck and watching Ryan dance on it made my heart rate rise! I have a hard time on some bridges, especially the Bay Bridge here in Maryland. I can drive over it, but really don't like to. I'm also afraid of scary movies and haunted houses. I don't have the same reaction as other people at all, and once spent two hours in the car while my friends went through a haunted woods. Just hearing the sounds sent me to tears, so I was pretty happy to be safe in the car.
Also - was that Craig with a Wig? Nice to see him out!
Sam is such a cool guy. His smile and storytelling made my day.
Yes I'm scared of heights too. 103? It is scary even with a glass. I can handel 1 floor, but when it becomes 3, I'm scared. But 6 with a secure glass, it's not bad. I'm going on a trip and I must sleep in hotel room on the 16 floor....And I begin to really have sweaty hands and my feet are hurting (one of my reaction to heights. a little weird I know) when I think about it!
I went to the Willis Tower last month and the SkyDeck is so cool! It's amazing to just stand above all of Chicago.
Watching this even makes me nervous!
My mirror neurons were freaking the f*** out seeing him on that glass ledge, so I guess I have a fear of heights too
Hey sam, the exact same thing happened to me when i was 15. cleaning gutters and parents and brother were gone. When I hit the ground I flopped around like a fish for a few seconds, then was paralyzed screaming for help for 5 minutes, then crawled into the house, crawled up the stairs and into my bed and fell asleep for five hours. never went to the hospital. my question is, did they really do anything for your back other than give you something for pain. I assumed at the time that whatever was injured could be 'fixed' without surgery and after the five hour nap i was able to walk and was normal by the end of the night. so as not to derail, I TOO have had a freaky fear of heights since the incident but sometimes beat it by the lines from Dune, "fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death that causes total obliteration, i will face my fear i will allow it to pass over me and through me and when it is gone only i will remain' pardon the paraphrase. In another interesting tidbit, i was playing Dragon Age Inquisition and when i hop the character off cliffs I feel a pressure in my chest and its all the sudden hard to breath for that second or half second but experience no emotional fear.
Awww I'm not really afraid of heights, but I was totally feeling Sam's anxiety..! Interesting video today, can't wait to watch more!
I used to be terrified of dogs. In elementary school, I went to a friend's birthday and was knocked over by her 6 golden retrievers at the front door. My first experience with death was when a dog killed our cat. after those two events, I was constantly nervous around dogs and thought I was going to get bitten. It wasn't until I started dating someone with a family dog that I started to warm up to them. I got to know this one dog and by watching them train her, I got comfortable with handling dogs. Now I love them and can read their behavior.
I found the fact Sam kept touching his back extremely interesting, like he was subconsciously trying to protect it from falling. Personally I have social anxiety that I'm learning to deal with and I've noticed that whenever I'm nervous or anxious I yawn a lot I don't know why.
With the Australian skydeck you stand in a box that closes up behind you and then extends out of the building. The glass at first is clouded, but after a smashing sound it becomes transparent. Then they take a photo
I’m deathly afraid of heights, when I went to Knotts Berry Farms with my fam, my aunts made me get into the Silver Bullet, when I got strapped in I started having a gigantic panic attack, I was crying and kicking till the point where the ride employee had to talk to me soothingly to calm me down.
you are awesome I am terrified of heights and now I know there is hope. I love hiking sometimes we hike and do some climbing, the then the fun stops for me while most of friends are cool with that my reaction is to start shaking and breathing out of control. I don't remember when it started but as far as I remember its been always with me. how can I help myself to get to a normal life and enjoy my hikes fully even when we are climbing ?
Oh frick I would never get over my fear probably- i have a fear or roller coasters and spiders-
I have a huge fear of heights. I got very anxious just watching him go out on that sky deck.
I've been out on the ledge in the Sears Tower, and I didn't really want to step out there at first, even though I haven't had an accident like Sam. I did feel better after I saw my friends safely out there though, and I enjoyed it after a few seconds. I think I would have actually been more scared standing out there if it was only ten or twenty stories up because from the 103rd story, the ground doesn't really look like the ground anymore.
I recall a story of a person in the Army going through airborne school. He told me he was scared of heights, but airborne was in his contract so he had to do it. He tells me he is on the plane and sergeant airborne told everyone to not look down. He says that the first thing he did was look down and froze. The sergeant in the background yelled "You better jump soldier, or you are going to get a boot up your ass" Upon hearing that in his mind he said "I can't, I'm froze" Sure enough he got a boot up his ass and off he was parachuting down safely.
I genuinely screamed when I saw the ledge and how high up it is. And as I'm typing this I still have that sick feeling in my stomach. I recently went on a Ferris Wheel with a friend and started having a panic attack as we were up there. I now feel like I could do it again though.. with enough coaxing.
I'd be afraid the glass would break it looks so thin
Man, i was shaking just from looking at this.
My hands are sweating just watching that.
I live on the 40th floor, I work on the 38th in an office building, I parachuted out of a plane in Hawaii, and I rock-climb on a 50 ft wall without breaking a sweat. All these doesn't bother be because I was secured by glass wall or cable. What fears me is being 2 ft away from the edge of a 2 story building with no railing. The fear of insecurity makes me sweat like a pig and legs tremble, my legs become uncoordinated and my balance disturb. Does anyone has the same problem? How did you overcome? Please share with me.
I can sympathize with Sam.I've had a fear of heights ever since I was born.
One time when I was visiting Norris Dam,I didn't even want to get out of the car, because I thought that beyond the railing you would just fall into swirling water(there were actually some rocks in the way.)
That reenactment was on point, incredible acting, deserves an Oscar
DUDE. NO WAY!! I would be freaking out. Full on mental breakdown for real.
"...Don't we like Sam?"
"Not especially..."
I lol'd. Poor Sam, he's so adorable.
Hell no, not doing that
"OK just fill put this paperwork"
"I just fell off a roof"
"HOLY CRAP"
I couldn’t even watch him get on the ledge. I felt that anxious feeling in my stomach, that sweaty palm feeling and my hands and feet get this weird aching feeling 😂😂😂😂 oh no scary
I respect Sam for doing this. I also have a fear of height and there's no way I could do this.
This is such a great video! I have a fear of heights as well, I get a recurring nightmare of going on a ride like the Tower of Terror at Islands of Adventure, and the car goes off the top of the tower (like a final destination accident). So frightening, but I have been able to go on the rides, the dream in particular is just terrifying.
When I was 5 my family and I did the skydeck thing I live in the Chicago land area and that's where my fear started and I went back a couple days ago I'm 15 now and I no longer have a fear of heights where it started it also ended
I work in construction and I fear the same thing every day, but I gotten better over the last 6 months, but still shake and sweat like crazy when I'm at the edge, hopefully one day I get over it. Also hate roller coasters