Today, I went to the Grand Canyon with my family. Also today, I found out that I have a crippling fear of heights. My family left me on a ledge hyperventilating and having a mental breakdown, while they hiked for another 2 hours. They won't stop telling me how pretty it was and what I missed. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was at an amusement park with my kids. When we were on the Ferris wheel, I discovered my fear of heights. I hyperventilated, screamed from our seat "LET ME OUT! OH GOD LET ME OUT!!" I also began crying hysterically. They stopped the ride for me to get off. I'm a 45 year old man. FML
Today, I tried to tackle my fear of heights by riding a rollercoaster. Once we were near the top, it malfunctioned, causing it to stop, and we all had to get out and climb back down. My girlfriend laughed at me for how scared I was. FML
Today, I went to an amusement park with my family and we all decided to ride the tallest rollercoaster. As soon as the ride got going, I realized I'd made a huge mistake and was too terrified to open my eyes. I spent the entire ride screaming, with my hands over my eyes, and afterwards my cousin called me a wuss. FML
Today, I took my girlfriend skydiving for her birthday. I insisted on joining her to make it a memory for us both, despite my fear of heights. I passed out twice mid-freefall and had to be saved by the instructor both times. FML
Today, my friends convinced me to go on a "short" hike. Little did I know, they're actually all avid hikers, whilst I'm more of an "indoor enthusiast." I've now been climbing a never-ending hill for hours, hallucinating about my cozy couch, and praying for a miracle to deliver pizza to the summit. FML
Today, my mom and I made the bad decision to go hiking for some mother-daughter bonding even though we had little experience. My mother tumbled down a mountain named Tumbledown and I couldn't even enjoy the irony because I had to half carry her all the way back to the car. FML
Today, my family and I went on a hike to a local abandoned gold mine, with the hopes of being able to explore the caves. What we didn't expect was four miles of treacherous, rocky, near vertical trails that led to the mine. Once we finally got there, exhausted, it was blocked off for safety reasons. FML
Today, I went hiking with my family. A local had told us about the trail, saying the two mile walk would lead us to a seventy-foot waterfall. After seven miles of trekking in the sweltering sun with no food, we finally found the waterfall. It was barely ten feet tall. FML
Today, I went to a theme park with my friends. I was excited to ride the rollercoasters, but just as we were about to get on the biggest one, I realized I'd had left my glasses in the car. I can't see shit without them, but I decided to go on the ride anyway. I spent the entire time screaming in terror while my friends laughed, while I couldn't see a thing. FML
Today, I went on a hike with friends, but as I'm the worst outdoorsperson because I rarely venture outside of the city, I ended up getting lost in some woods after straying from our group. I ended up having to call 911 to be rescued. My friends will absolutely not let me live this ordeal down. FML
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cnmontoya 0
That's just cruel.
BLNovelist 0
Good money or not, one of them should have been a ******* good parent or sibling and stayed with her while the others moved on. Leaving someone hyperventilating is not safe at all.
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xxXChiiXxx 2
I know how you feel. I can't even look over the second-floor balcony at school without panicking. (._.) FYL.
poopymonsters 0
ydi for breathing
Shyman4ever 0
Wish the trolls are invading the passed few XML's
trulyinsane 0
a fear of heights shouldn't scare you like that. screaming and crying wont put a barrier around the canyon. being afraid of spiders is something i can see putting someone in a panic attack. although chances are slim and many are misinformed, spiders can severely hurt people. however the grand canyon cant hurt you when you stand ten feet away from it. either you were having a very serious panic attack and your family is composed of idiots, or you are a whiny attention *****.
Emma_91 0
# 60: That's why it's a phobia. Because it's an irrational fear.
trulyinsane 0
a phobia is an extreme fear or hate of something, look it up.
vdubz 0
perhaps once you get older, you will start to realize that it's not going to hurt you..
Emma_91 0
That's what I just said. Why are you repeating me?
Zarcissa 34
As someone afraid of heights, let me enlighten you: You cannot control the fear, other than staying away from high places. It is not attentionwhoring. When I get the panic attack, I feel like I'm going to fall, just like a person afraid of spiders may feel that the insect is gonna eat them alive, or whatever.
uj_fml 4
well to get rid of fears you have to face them
missxmelon 0
So your life sucks because you unsuccessfully ruined your family's trip? Come on, stop being selfish and suck it up. You should have wanted your family to have a good time. Be realistic. What could they have done to dissipate your fear? Nothing, really, unless there's a psychiatrist in your family. It's unfortunate that you missed out on Grand Canyon due to your fear of heights, but at least your family still got to check it out. Anyway, you could have hiked back yourself if it was that bad. Take matters into your own hand instead of expecting others to (magically) fix it for you. It's not like they didn't care. They just knew there was nothing they could do.
arienh4 0
I hope you don't actually believe this, if you do I'm very glad we're not related.
missxmelon 0
I do believe it, seeing as though I wrote it, and I could care less whether or not you wish to be related to me.
JoeJoe711 0
Wow, I have acrophobia but that doesnt sound like how most acrophobics act around heights. I get really pale, sweat, have shortness of breath, and get really quiet, and only panic when i am RIGHT on the edge. I bet your family didnt leave you just sitting on the edge so i bet your an attention *****
Chocolate_Chunk 2
fotc77 0
if you are scared of hights don't look over the edge thats what you should have done
intrepid00 0
I'm so sorry they didn't put a halt on thier vacation for your irrational fear. I really hate heights too but I wouldn't be crying how my family left me after I chickened out.
epic_delight1337 0
why has no one asked this,: if youre so freakin scared, why not just get away from the ledge ? you couldnt just go back to like a tourist area and sit on a bench or something? this fml sounds like they glued your butt down with your feet dangling over the edge of the canyon.
kukopia 0
Good point (that I thought of too). OP just found out she's afraid of heights. That's no reason the whole family has to waste their whole trip. Whiney of her to complain about them telling her what she missed. What else would they talk about when they got back to her?!??