Personal Narrative: My Fear Of Roller Coasters

My hands were sweating like a waterfall. My knuckles were white from how hard I was holding on to the handle. We kept going up and up, until the ride stopped for a second. The next few seconds were terrifying. I was screaming at the top of my lungs. There were loops after loops, but then I stopped screaming. The ride was still going but I wasn’t screaming. I was enjoying the ride. The last loop came around and the ride came to a complete stop. I looked over to my friend and we both just started laughing our heads off. We rode the ride six times in a row! After that, I got on every coaster in the park. I had gotten rid of the fear. Now that I think about it, I remember the the reason I was so scared of roller coasters. When I was seven, my parents and I went to DisneyLand. We went on this huge ride named “Matterhorn bobsleds.” During the ride, these two huge monsters came out and I got really scared. But what I learned is that fear can be tolerated and can be

Not only did our house burn down but this is the last time I can remember my

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhh!” Screamed the crowd of people as they plummeted down a drop on one of the most terrifying roller coasters i've ever seen. We were on vacation in Universal Studios, Hollywood, and believe me, I was not pleased. My dad always says I shouldn’t be scared of roller coasters, but I don't listen to him. I’m terrified of roller coasters, so since he knows I don’t listen to him, he let my little sister choose the ride I had to go on, which almost scared me to death.

I woke up to the smell of breakfast. I took a quick glance at my phone and instantly I remembered what today was. The thought of roller coasters went through my head and I felt I had something more in my stomach than just butterflies. I dragged myself out of bed and went to the bathroom. I washed up and felt an instant feeling of relief. I then made my way to the living room where I found my siblings eating breakfast and talking through mouthfuls about how much fun they would have today. I wasn’t thinking the same. I was excited about riding roller coasters when my parents first mentioned it, but now I feel queasy whenever someone mentioned it. I sat down and had the usual breakfast I get each day. I was about to take my second bite of my bread

Finally, I blurted out, I do not want to go on the ride,” they all looked at me with the expression “why” on their faces. I looked at them, and confessed, I am scared to go on a roller coaster, and especially the biggest one in the park.” They all came back to where I was standing and told me that everything was going to be fine and that nothing bad would happen to me if I went. I looked at them, then the roller coaster, and then back at them and made my decision that I still did not want to go. Bree looked at me and walked a little closer to

WHOOSH !!, went the roller coaster the wind brushed passed my face and pushed my hair back I smiled with a very big grin I was at six flags for the first time. A week before my best friend maya called me and asked me if I would like to come to six flags with her I screamed YES OF COURSE I WANT TO GO WITH YOU, well i was a little nervous because I had never been on a roller coaster or to an amusement park ever. I was so excited my heart was racing I was so ready to go that, night when I went to bed i couldn't fall asleep because I was so happy I kept thinking about all of the rides and games i was very excited. Finally the day came may, 4 2015 I woke up and was jumping around i got into the shower came out and made my breakfast it was 9:30 we were going to go at 10:30 I ate my food very fast and went to go watch some tv every 5 minutes I was checking my phone to get that one exciting text “We are here to pick you up”.

I am a piece of clay, just as every person is. We will never be a set shape. Instead, we are molded. That molding depends entirely upon what molds us. At the beginning of life, we are molded by the hands of loving parents, but once we leave that safe-place, we are on our own. At that point, we can be tossed, slammed, poked at, and sometimes even ripped apart. One important event in my life that molded me and has helped make me the person I am today was my first roller coaster ride. Amusement rides don’t usually change a person’s life, but the first time I went on a roller coaster, I found myself stepping off the ride as an entirely different person. Most people conquer their fears on thrill rides, but instead, I conquered the one thing most people are terrified to face. Something that’s more horrific than monsters and demons, and that is yourself. For me, the ride was more of a journey than anything. From the beginning to the end, I learned a lot about myself, my life, and who I wanted to be during the duration of what felt like years, but lasted only minutes.

The hot sun beat down on us as we patiently waited for the line we were waiting in to move up. I stood silently next to my cousins, listening to them as they conversed excitedly. We were waiting to get on the MindBender, and it would be my youngest cousin Caleb’s first time on an actual roller coaster. At first, he didn’t want to get on, but changed his mind once he heard that his cousins would be riding with him. My cousins Kennedi and Trip, my brother Rudy, Caleb, and I were the only ones brave enough to get on.

As much as I hated to admit it later, Carter was right; I was fearless to go on most of the other rides we visited that day. And I did have a lot of fun. Although I was a bit peeved that Carter lied to me, I accept that he did have my best interests at heart. I can’t be scared of roller coasters my whole life, and I certainly can’t be scared to try new

Last summer I went to kings dominion and it was fun. I marveled at all of the different rides and attractions. Most of the roller coasters were very aloft, making the kiddie rides seem diminutive. The first ride I got on was the intimidator, which was a very auspicious ride. Even though there was a multitude of people in line, we still made it on in less than ten minutes. While we were on the ride, I felt very ecstatic, but my friends were apprehensive about this ride. After that we rode several other rides, such as the dominator and the drop tower, which are two more brisk rides. Then we got hungry, so we devoured pizza for lunch.

It looks way to scary and I’m not doing it.” AdventureLand had made a new roller coaster that opened a week before we came called The Monster. This roller coaster, you go upside down multiple times, go super high, and has many twists and turns. What I think that made the ride so scary is that it had no bars that went over your shoulder so it looked like you could fall out of your seat easily. How can you go to an amusement park and not ride the best ride there? I knew I could talk her into riding it at sometime but I just ignored her comment about not riding the coaster. Michaela and I quickly agreed on what rides to ride and went on from rides to rides. Before entering the line for a smaller roller coaster called The Tornado, Michaela was hesitant even ride this rollercoaster but with a little bit of convincing, she jumped in line with me. After five minutes of waiting in line, Michaela and I got to the front and saw the old rigidity cart pull up in front of us. We got in our seat and sat down. We go up the first hill screaming loudly. Then there was a quick turn and I felt an odd substance hit my face. I thought to myself that this wasn’t a water ride. I look over to see Michaela and all I saw was her laughing. She exclaimed how she was sorry because she drooled on me. I felt so disgusted yet I had to laugh. Later on that day, after riding many rides we did end up riding The Monster and it was so fun but when it was 5 o’clock we headed back to the hotel room to get ready for the

“AAAAHHHH! STOP THE RIDE! WHEN DO WE GET OFF?HELP!”Hold on let’s back it up let’s start this all from the beginning.This all happened in the summer of 2015 those were the days.

Two years ago at Busch Gardens, my Mom and Dad convinced me to go on a roller coaster called the Griffin. I was only ten. My whole body was very nervous, and my fingers were fidgeting. As I flopped in the first row, I pulled the v-shaped plastic harness over my head. I clicked the seat belt and tightened it. We started riding up I could hear the clicking of the roller coaster: click click click click click click. When we reached the top, I was going crazy. I thought I was going to die. We started to advance down, then suddenly stopped. We were dangling off for 3 seconds,hanging over the side 60 feet up but it felt analogous to 30 seconds. Then we started to advance down It was really fast and I couldn't see; we went upside down and sideways.

“NOPE!” I screamed. Uhg! Who in their right mind likes rollercoasters? Am I Right? The reason I got this fear is because rollercoasters went upside down, spinning, and even just going really fast. I just can’t handle rollercoasters.

I loved this book but it was like a rollercoaster. The reason I think this is because there was some very happy times like when Daniel found the dinosaur bones on page 59. There was also some really sad parts like when we found out Daniel had died on page 98. We had grown fond of Daniel and to find out that he had died was tragic. But at the very end of the book, it was filled with joy because Julia saw Daniel and Jarvis. She danced and twirled with them, the writer made it seem so pleasant and nice. I felt overjoyed with the ending because a lot of books have ending which are happy, but this was one of my favorite endings of a book because you could feel how happy they all were when Julie and Daniel were together. I could also feel the hole