Elevator Friek Out~

[Emme]

Maybe I am alone on this one, or maybe their is one brave soul who will admit to having "elevator friek out syndrome" with me.

Basically what that is, is a shortness of breathe, heaviness in chest, cold sweats, and sheer panic at the thought of having to ride an elevator. I mean I will walk 20 flights of stairs instead of having to ride in an elevator. I hate to be enclosed and then to be moving while enclosed, not a good combo (don't even get me started on flying.) I have tried to overcome this and have gone 1 or 2 floors praying the entire way that the doors will open and actually sighing LOUDLY when they do open, but it hurts deep within my psyche. Anyone else associate an elevator with, let's say, having your wisdom teeth pulled...

 

[AnaheimGirl]

I don't, but my mom did. She'd also climb any amount of stairs to avoid an elevator She couldn't handle the stretching room on the Haunted Mansion -or even the doom buggies, as she felt she was too close to the back of the one in front of her, but she did OK on airplanes. She always said she was claustrophobic.

 

[jimmalru80]

I've never been there; sorry about that. Hang in there.

 

[Tiggeroo]

my dh. The thing is there are times in his life when he's fine and times when he can't get on an elevator. We lived in Chicago for 2 years. He does commercial hvac/ref. work. Most highrise buildings have their equiptment on the rooftops. He's told stories of climbing many floors of stairs complete with tools and replacement parts to avoid getting onto the elevator. Then he was fine working on a rooftop that is 14 stories up and nothing but a small wall around it.

 

[eleanor]

i"m with you.I really hate elevators and walk lots of stairs instead. At WDW we always try for a room where we dont need an elevator but can take the stairs. I wish that I could get over it,but I hyperventilate on the darn things.