Fear of heights

Hey Rattpack fam, today we’re going to be talking about fears. Fears are something everyone has and not everyone is capable of letting go. I was terrified of heights. Like it is one of my least favorite things to see. I become stiff and you can hear the fear in my voice when i’m up high. If i know i’m in a safe place then i’ll be completely fine. Roller coasters are something that involve science and mechanics, so I trust them completely. Water towers or buildings are a different story. As a teenager, danger is something that always gives us a rise and for some reason heights give people a rise. If I was higher than ten feet I would have a mini panic attack and just have to get down. I was faced with a challenge when one of my friends asked me to go rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon National Park with his family. I love the outdoors and camping, but i’m terrified of heights. I didn’t want to miss the chance to go to a beautiful place like this so I went. The whole way there I was nervous to go up the wall and just have a panic attack and ruin the whole trip. I decided not to tel anyone about my fear until it as absolutely needed ( granted everyone new once I looked up and saw how high up we were going up). As we began to ascend the wall i started to get really sweaty palms and shake-y. When I looked down I didn’t realize how high we were and shifted my foot which hit a little rock that hit my friends foot and made me realize that I couldn’t be scared because if I was I could hurt someone. I had to man up and get up the wall so I didn’t hurt anyone. Once I calmed down, I started to have fun and got a rise out of the height I was at. At a certain point, if you look out, you can see everything for miles and my fear of heights just faded away. I am now longer afraid of height because I conquered them by just “maning” up and going for it.