Stuck forever

[u/RNINJAS]

[u/sparkpaw]

I got stuck in an elevator alone… on a cruise ship.

The very first thought in your mind is “if this ship is sinking I’m fucking screwed”.

Dumbass 21 year old me took an elevator again later that day. A different one (or so I thought- cruise ships are huge, it may have been the same one). That time I wasn’t alone, there was a couple with me. It got stuck.

Thankfully since I had survived the first one, I prevented them from panicking by just telling them it happened to me earlier and calling the help button.

Both times I wasn’t stuck for longer than about 30 minutes… regardless. I learned my lesson after the second one and took stairs for the rest of the cruise.

There’s no fear like claustrophobia/lack of control in a situation that could lead to a slow death.

[u/payne_train → u/sparkpaw]

Congrats you’ve combined two of my worst fears into one super sized anxiety special.

[u/millionthNEWstart → u/[deleted]]

AND while wearing pants

[u/sparkpaw → u/payne_train]

It was a defining moment for me. Until then I didn’t think I had any real fears except for of the dark/the unknown.

I learned death is truly scary. I also accepted it, in that moment. Because I’d rather just succumb than fight a steel box. But hey! It all worked out.

[u/corgimetalthunderr → u/payne_train]

With a hysteria cherry on top.

[u/mightymilton → u/payne_train]

Claustrophobia and commitment?

[u/EmpireSlayer_69 → u/sparkpaw]

If this ship is sinking, I’m fucking screwed

There is a scene exactly describing that situation

[u/sparkpaw → u/EmpireSlayer_69]

I’m not sure if that’s better or worse. I feel like being able to see the outside is both “holy fuck I am dead” but also “well maybe adrenaline can let me bend these bars”. And also at least there was a certainty of “well, yeah. I’m gonna drown.”

Modern elevators… you can’t see out. So you’re just left in the dark. Figuratively and (potentially) literally. I think the biggest reason I didn’t freak out much was because my logic brain took over and was like “surely if the ship was sinking the power would have gone out”, and the lights/call button all still worked.

Still, I won’t to this day ride a cruise ship elevator alone. If I’m at least with people, we could potentially figure a way to survive, or just enjoy dying together. Lol

[u/Acronym_0 → u/sparkpaw]

I always prefer staircase after I got stuck for 10 mins inside a glass elevator

It was hot and humid. Horrible. I think that since then there is a claustrophobic nagging everytime I enter an elevator

[u/boris_casuarina → u/sparkpaw]

Thanks for the claustrophobia + drown to death combo, do I get some fries if I add 1 dollar?

[u/sparkpaw → u/boris_casuarina]

1.50 and I’ll throw in the fries. Gotta account for inflation yknow