Lifts - The enemy

[alf's brother's mate]

I am terrified of lifts.
I am also terrified of flying.
This friday i go to New York, where we are staying in a 50 floor hotel and of course we are on the top level. We also intend on going up the Rockafella center. Another 70 floors.
The minds of wisdom here should surely be able to come up with a suggestion...

HOW DO I GET OVER IT?

ABM

[Havoc]

Still one of the best Dutch movies ever made... and yes that says a lot about modern Dutch movies.

Also good luck on your next Elevator ride .

[Wings of Fire]

Flood therapy. go to Alton Towers and ride Oblivion, a kill or cure remedy.

[OANST]

I am terrified of lifts.
I am also terrified of flying.
This friday i go to New York, where we are staying in a 50 floor hotel and of course we are on the top level. We also intend on going up the Rockafella center. Another 70 floors.
The minds of wisdom here should surely be able to come up with a suggestion...

HOW DO I GET OVER IT?

ABM

I recommend spinning in circles. Are we falling? Are we falling? Yes. We're falling.

[Havoc]

I am terrified of lifts.
I am also terrified of flying.
This friday i go to New York, where we are staying in a 50 floor hotel and of course we are on the top level. We also intend on going up the Rockafella center. Another 70 floors.
The minds of wisdom here should surely be able to come up with a suggestion...

HOW DO I GET OVER IT?

ABM

Okay in all seriousness, there is no real way of getting over fears like this other then to just face them.

Also, since you're also afraid of flying, you might want to ask yourself if you don't have a case of claustrophobia. Fear of flying is often not caused by the flying itself but by the thought of being in a sealed off space with no direct way out. An elevator is the same principle, maybe even worse since it's even smaller and doesn't even have windows.

However, as a patch to your problem in the hotel there are two choices, one more healthy then the other.

1. Take the stairs. By the end of your stay you'll have the legs of a marathon runner.

2. To lighten your fear you could look at the ceiling and see where the escape hatch is. If you know there is a way out you might not be so stressed when you step in.

[Bullet Magnet]

Are you terrified of flying and elevators, or just crashing? We're all afraid of crashing, but aeroplanes are absolutely the safest way to travel, and elevators are both safe and energy efficient. This might not allay any fears, but at least you can feel environmentally sound while using one. Me, I prefer the stairs. Exercise! I currently live on the sixth floor, but regularly jog up to the window on the fifteenth.


Er, anyway. You want danger? Take a car. You are thousands of times more likely to be killing in a car accident than an aeroplane accident.

[alf's brother's mate]

Thanks guys.
OANST - very helpful as usual.
Havoc - I shall look up, maybe that will help, and yes i think the fact that i am claustraphobic plays a large part.
BM - I will try to keep that in mind.

ABM

[OANST]

OANST - very helpful as usual.

I am always happy to be of assistance. You all know where to find me. I'll be under my bridge in the cemetary.

[Laser]

You know, you could always eat your own poop...

Hang on, wrong person

BTW, No one has died with a lift crashing down and hitting the floor since they stated using failsafe secondary brakes, which was about 1930s

[Hobo]

There's a fears and phobias thread RIGHT THERE.

[Havoc]

That was made after he posted this topic...

And your SMOD so merge merge merge!

[Nate]

Bugger that. I'm just going to close this and redirect people there:
http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=17474