What is the scariest experience you've ever had?

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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:44 on 15th April 2009 It was at an amusement park of all things! They took us up in this thing that once it reached the top would slowly rotate so that you could see for miles and miles in any direction. When we reached the top the solid walls begin to move back and there I was pressed right up against the glass. There was no railing and no barrier of any kind, just glass. I wasn't expecting it and the feeling was a combination of the fear of heights and the fear of falling. I couldn't breath and I nearly fainted! Fortunately the people around me took me to the center of the ride where it was solid and let me sit down to collect myself. I felt foolish afterwards, but that was one of the scariest experiences of my life. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
nyyank Posts: 87 Joined: 22nd Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:04 on 15th April 2009 Getting Married! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:09 on 15th April 2009 Not getting married! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
nyyank Posts: 87 Joined: 22nd Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:55 on 15th April 2009 I joke.Marriage was the salvation of me.Killed my night life though. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:55 on 15th April 2009 Giving birth with no drugs or meds of any kind!!! THAT was scary!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:07 on 15th April 2009 LOL @ nyyank! Krissy! What a brave woman you are!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:09 on 15th April 2009 Oh...I had no choice!!! I had nightmares after that!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:13 on 15th April 2009 Scariest Experience? Well several, but one that stays in my mind was when I found out I suffered from Vertigo the hard way! As a policeman, I was called to theft of lead from a stately home. A biulder called me up to inspect the roof. I climbed up, took one look over the ledge, then froze. I could not move, and had to be helped back down to the ground again! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:20 on 15th April 2009 Sounds similar to my experience Ray. I didn' know I had a fear of open heights or falling until that day. It really is scary when it hits you like that! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:28 on 15th April 2009 I've had a few, but I would say the worst one was a flight into Reno, Nevada, renowned for it's rocky entries. This one time the plane was swinging from side to side, it was also coming in very fast. As we passed the Hilton Hotel, my sons told me to look (I had my eyes closed in ferverent prayer), I opened my eyes and could see right into the windows of the hotel, we were that close. Then as we reached the run way, the plane veered to the left and the wing tip was a hairs breadth from the tarmac, the pilot pulled up the nose and we went straight up into the air. When we finally landed, my legs shook for a good two hours, and my guts were in such knots I couldn't eat. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions