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You're an introvert? Seriously? I never noticed ... I thought you were just a typical geek ...actually, i've got the first two of those as well -- fear of heights translates pretty well into fear of flying. worst way to die i can think of is falling out of the sky in an airliner...
people keep on trying to 'save' me from being an introvert as well, i wish they'd stop... can't we just be happy the way we are? why is it a sin if you aren't constantly trying to overcome your limitations?
Some of the scariest moments I've had to date as a dive instructor were in an OW class dealing with a student who ... it turns out ... signed up because he wanted to overcome his fear of water. He didn't ... nor did he make it past the first pool session. I suggested to him that he sign up for swimming lessons, and come back when he had developed some in-water comfort. I never saw him again ...lamont:okay, but why the riskiest way possible to heighten the fear and try to overcome it in order to intensify the situation? if i'm going to work on the fear of heights i'm not going to start out with basejumping to try to get over it... in fact, i know it would take me a lot more jumps than average to get to the point where i would skydive without paying someone else to pull my ripcord... you have to respect your fears even if you're going to try to confront them...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)