Conquering My Fear (Like A Champ)



Conquering My Fear (Like A Champ) is a video made by SomethingElseYT, on September 25, 2017.

Description
Yes...I know i know...I'm actually scared of something (that isn't the ocean). Here's what it is...and here's how I conquered it.

Summary
Adam talks about a time he conquered a fear (that isn't the ocean).

What else to be scared of?
Everybody has at least one fear, whether the fear is clowns, public speaking, giant octopus aliens, or spiders. Adam has mentioned a couple of his fears before like killer whales and sea cucumbers among every other deadly thing in the ocean. However, there was one secret fear that he never revealed before until then; acrophobia, the fear of heights. Not ALL heights, just heights that could kill him if he made one wrong move.

A nightmarish flight
Adam had never been on an airplane until recently when he had to go to a fan meetup at Boise, Idaho, with the rest of the Animation Squad; James (TheOdd1sOut), Jaiden (JaidenAnimations), and Tim (TimTom). When planes take off, they go super fast, and when they fly, they go super high. What made the plane ride more stressful for Adam was when James, who was also in the plane, kept pointing out how high they were going and far away the ground was. However, once the plane was in cruising attitude and heading vertical, the ride became much less scary for Adam. With that, he no longer had the fear of flying.

Animator Ninja Warrior
A couple days before this video was published, Jaiden invited Tim, James, and Adam to a three-hours-away rope-jungle-climbing obstacle course. There were five course levels as tests of strength and ability, and the highest level is 75 feet above ground. Only 30% of all the people who participated have made it through all five course levels, and it was unknown what the award was for completing the whole course; either a giant golden medal, a tiny statue built in the winner's honor, "magical croissant-tasting unicorn tears", or what Adam really hoped for, a T-shirt. The first three course levels were for beginners that Adam thought was boring. He had to wait 10 minutes for one person to finish an obstacle, and the next person would take just as long. At that point, the course was high, but only enough for Adam to break a leg if he falls. At the fourth course level, most of the participants quit leaving behind Adam and his animator pals. Adam was feeling confident, but ended up getting scared when he looked down and saw how high he was. The courses were getting higher and longer. As if Adam wasn't tired enough, he never ate lunch. He was so tired and hungry that he was thinking of quitting, but decided against that and kept going with his animator pals.

The final stage
They went through the obstacles smoothly and defiantly, but at the fifth and final stage, the next obstacle was monkey bars that were spaced far apart. Jaiden went first, then Tim, then James. When it was Adam's turn, once again he got scared when he looked down and saw how high he was. James tried to help by pushing one of the monkey bars closer to Adam but gave up after two seconds (10 minutes) and proceeded to go through the rest of the course. That meant Adam was on his own, but he decided that he was going to finish the course. He jumped off the platform, grabbed onto the monkey bars, and held them tight, but due to his exhaustion and hunger, he lost his grip and started falling. His life flashed before his eyes, and all he could think of was all the things he could've done in the future that would never be, and wonder if he left the stove on at home. However, it turns out that he did not fall far at all; he had safety belts on attached to a rope to make sure he never fell, though he did think for a moment that he was going to die. Safe and sound, Adam finished the rest of the course, climbed down to the ground, and celebrated his victory. All in all, it was a great time for Adam. His award was just a wristband, and they were awarding T-shirts only to people over age 70.

End-card
Adam asked viewers to like, subscribe, and comment to share similar stories to entertain him. He pulled an all-nighter again to finish video, which he regretted.

Characters

 * Adam
 * James (TheOdd1sOut)
 * Jaiden (JaidenAnimations)
 * Tim (TimTom)
 * Obstacle course participants
 * Killer whales
 * Sea cucumbers

Trivia

 * Adam's fear of creatures from the ocean was first talked about in The Ocean and Why Orcas Terrify Me.
 * Adam's fears were mentioned again in a clip from I Was A Weird Kid.
 * The scenes that show Adam falling to his doom were inspired by the movie Megamind.
 * "Did I leave the stove on?" is a reference to the movie Deadpool.
 * "Knees weak, palms sweaty, and not eating Mom's spaghetti" is a reference to the Eminem song "Lose Yourself".
 * One of things Adam wanted to do in the future was write a song with Ed Sheeran.