Why am I so afraid of them?

Question

Roller coasters , it's not the height or the speed it's how I feel on the drop I get like a bad tickle butterflies it make me want to pee, how can I over come it so I'm not such a chicken .

Answer 1

i love them but i m scared too lol..but i go on every single one of them..how? lol i scream as loud as i can and shut my eyes when a drop or rise...make sure you pee befor u go...and when u go on a ride once its not very bad the second time

Answer 2

Thats very normal. One idea is to just laugh or scream at the top of your lungs while dropping.  

Answer 3

i am the same way lol  

Answer 4

Its the flight or fight response, left over from when we had the risk of predators. You know the drop is ahead and associate the fall with danger, even though the rational part of your brain is telling you that you will be safe, that message is not coming through as strongly as your primal reactions (this situation is dangerous, so your brain makes you feel scared so you'll run away and avoid that dangerous situation).