My+fear+of+heights

Every since I was very young, I've been afraid of almost everything. From spiders to crazy clowns, this has always been a problem for me. There has been on fear that speaks out to me the most. This is my fear of heights. I've never been able to go on high swings or roller coasters. This fear sits above me, mocking me.When ever I get too high, my body more or less freezes up and I feel paralyzed. This fear is like a giant burden floating above me that prevents me from doing many fun things.

One time this fear affected me greatly was at Camp Ramah. I was at rock climbing and I was climbing a tall, inverted tower. I wish sure that I could higher, but my body froze up leaving me helpless. I knew that I could have climbed that tower, but to this very day i can't get it through my head I didn't climb it.

Through the years, I have tried to conquer this fear. Last year, I did the swing at camp. It goes fifty feet up and you swing freely. I also climb the rock tower and did many other things I never knew I could do. My trick is, in the words Johnny Knoxville, "don't think, just do". I keep these words in mind when ever I feel that I need a boast to do something.