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The Fear of Jumping Off the adrenaline rush of skydiving indoors, I boarded the Sentosa bus intending to visit Fort Siloso, a Singapore fortress during WWII. En route, I glanced over and saw a bungee jumping attraction. “This has always been on my mind. What’s stopping me now with all the adrenaline already rushing through my body?” I thought. A few bus stops passed and I missed the Fort Siloso stop. I got off at the next one and was a few meters away from the bungee jumping zone. With the words “BUNGY” written over the launching area, a large grin came on my face, “Why, hello fear.” The elevator opened. I walked over to the launching area and my thoughts were pummeling me with anxious thoughts about how scary it was. Rather than focusing on what was being thought, my gut reaction was to work with the instructor to get me set up safe and sound as soon as possible. This was going to happen regardless of what other thoughts surfaced. It was no longer me fighting fear, but fear fighting me. “I am very excited and scared at the same time,” I said to the GoPro camera before chuckling to ease the stress. The instructor then led me to the edge and counted down. He guided me through a deep breath to take in the beautiful view of the Singapore Strait before he counted down. “5…4…3…2…1…” and off I went screaming down 47 meters.
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