Q&A for How to Overcome Your Fear of Roller Coasters

Tip 1) Go with family or friends, as they will comfort you and make you feel less scared. Tip 2) Sit in the front, so you can see what's coming. Sitting in the middle is fine too, so you feel protection on both sides. Tip 3) Go on less scary rides first, and work your way up to the more intense ones.

Try screaming. It will help you release that adrenaline feelings, so to speak. Also, smiling and laughing helps a lot. Even if you don't really feel happy enough for a smile or laughter, fake it. Faking it will help you to actually feel happy.

That is a natural feeling. Most people like that feeling, as it signifies their adrenaline is pumping. But you can take some deep breaths to make it go down.

Take deep breaths, and focus on happy, non-scary thoughts. Then, when the ride is over, reward yourself with a treat because you overcame your fear!

The technique is to not think of the cons, but think of: How people will honor you for getting of your fear; you will be a role model for the scared ones; if you don't go on this ride now, you will regret it later in the year. This will be another legendary story to tell later! When it becomes physical like that (with fainting and crying or nausea), drink water when in line. Don't flex your stomach, close your eyes, breathe in ease and think of water, as water dripping relaxes the mind.

Roller coasters go so fast, you probably won't even notice being upside down.. Keep your head back and try imagining that you are the one controlling the ride.

It may help to not think of the coaster as a drop. Instead, try to think of it as a dive, like into water.

If you really don't want to go, back out, they'll understand. But if you really want to, close your eyes on the drop and raise your hands. Look at your mates and see that they're having fun, and try to replicate that feeling.

Create a buddy system when going on the roller coasters, and always make sure they are there to encourage you.

When the drop comes on the roller coaster, close your eyes and imagine yourself somewhere safe. If you feel butterflies in your stomach, embrace it, as it is your adrenaline pumping.

If you really don't want to go, don't go. You can also tell your friends that you want to go on that ride last and go on some of the less-frightening ones first. Remember that you are not alone on your fears and many other people in the line are terrified too.

This rarely happens, but keep a close eye. If your harness/safety belt feels loose, tell a worker and get off immediately. But if you're on the ride, just grab other people's safety belt and hold on.

Sit in the middle or the back, and close your eyes, realizing that it's just a coaster and it'll be over soon.

You should start slow, and don't go on any terrifying rides first. This will help you be more relaxed, and become accustomed to being at the amusement park.

Just don't look at the roller coaster, try to go on your phone or talk to your mates in order to distract yourself, once you look and see the daunting twists and turns it instantly turns you off. Or, just don't go on it -- goodness, there are more important things in this world than riding roller coasters.

You just have to breathe deeply and try not to focus on the nausea. The more you focus on it the worse it'll get.

Not really, the park will re-open it if it's safe once all the inspections are done. Also, you can check online for the cause of the extended closure. Don't let an extended closure of a ride discourage you from riding it. If the ride fails safety inspection, it will be shut down and, in some cases, be torn down. Check out the IAAPA's web site for more info on this matter.

Just shrug it off and say you don't have to do what you don't like.

No, but some tips are to not eat 45 minutes to an hour before the ride, take deep breaths and close your eyes.

Close your eyes, take deep breaths, and realize there's nothing you can do to get off. Force yourself to smile, and talk to your friends or other riders to distract yourself. Then, put your hands up and yell!

Ask your doctor.

It is some to you. Some people like to start with the scariest coasters and end with the least scary while others choose to do the opposite. You can also just choose them based on location or interest.

You don't have to like them, but trying them out and working from smaller ones to larger ones may make you feel more comfortable when you are placed in a position where it is almost inevitable you will have to go on a roller coaster.

Just don't worry about the roller coaster crashing. If you've seen the ride actually work a few times there are very very few chances of the ride breaking down when you're on it. And always make sure to check your seat belts a couple of times before the ride starts. If it is a ride where they push down on your chest, pull it towards your chest a little and then push a bit hard, and if it can't go up then you are safe.

There is this trick which I love to do when going on rides: get your friend or family you're sitting beside to tell you something very scary that happened to them ( nothing about roller coasters!!) at the top of the ride , so just about as the ride will go down, when you're friend or family member tells you the scary thing, for the whole ride you will just think about it, or just scream as screaming releases stress in some scientific way.

You could stop riding roller coasters. That "drop feeling" is what adrenaline junkies crave. You can't quit feeling it, you can just stop putting yourself in those situations.

It may be impossible to avoid because it is a physical reaction to the roller coaster's physics, but you can make yourself less nervous by riding less scary rides first and building up your tolerance before tackling a coaster.

Instead of putting them in a pocket, put the glasses in a bag (like a fanny pack) that zips and is attached to your body. You can also hold your hand over the pocket.

Roller coasters are actually fun and enjoyable if you get over your fear. Just make sure that your affection for roller coasters outweighs your fear of them.

I would recommend counting your breaths. As you breathe in, count to seven. Hold your breath for a second and then release it, pushing the air out as you count to seven again. This will help slow your breathing (and consequently your heart rate).