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A place to talk about roller coasters and parks that have them. Everyone is welcome here to both learn and to celebrate these magnificent machines designed to scare you.

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Are you able to physically relax your body when you go on rides? (lemm.ee)
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I'm not a huge roller coaster guy, so I actually hadn't gone on any rides during all of my adult life until I recently visited Linnanmäki while travelling in Finland.

I tried all the rides, but I was seriously scared for my life during a few of them, especially Ukko (someone else's POV video).

Rationally I realize that these rides must be designed in such a way that it's impossible to fall out even when hanging upside down, but I clearly remember feeling that if I relax my body and stop holding on for dear life, I will definitely fall out.

For people who go on rides more often, do you manage to overcome this feeling and actually relax your muscles while you're on a ride?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Key to not being afraid is to let go of everything, like complete surrender. Even if it's pretending, you have to do it to yourself to get into that state, and then it happens. you let go. Used to be terrified of heights, but once I let go, it felt like an out of body experience, pretty placid way to react. This worked for me.

If I were to take it the thrill route, my heart would have probably thumped 2x leaving me petrified.