Would skydiving before jumping off a bridge cure my si?

[Kramer]

I don't think any of the places are open now though.

 

[Manford]

Bungee jumping would be a much closer approximation. With skydiving you go tandem or attached to a line the first time.

 

[awfullife]

Skydiving (usually 12k feet) is so high up that our brains tend to "behold" the unique perspective and dont process the more logical "look out below" feeling we may get from say a position of 10 stories or something.

 

[Kramer]

Skydiving (usually 12k feet) is so high up that our brains tend to "behold" the unique perspective and dont process the more logical "look out below" feeling we may get from say a position of 10 stories or something.

Ok. Saved me money

 

[profoundexperience]

Skydiving (usually 12k feet) is so high up that our brains tend to "behold" the unique perspective and dont process the more logical "look out below" feeling we may get from say a position of 10 stories or something.

Yeah, everything's "abstract"-looking at the jump altitude...

Think of what it looks like looking out of a plane window... Farm fields look like squares and circles. You can see little cars seemingly slowly moving down highways... but you can't identify the makes or models of the cars.

And, by maybe minimum 3000 feet, you're chute is deployed... which is extremely pleasant: quiet, slow, floating... not a good simulation of a ctb jump.

But bungee... yes that'd be pretty close & far cheaper to do!

 

[Manford]

Skydiving (usually 12k feet) is so high up that our brains tend to "behold" the unique perspective and dont process the more logical "look out below" feeling we may get from say a position of 10 stories or something.

Your instinct is definitely telling you not to leap from the plane but I agree that the perspective is much different than jumping from a bridge hence my bungee recommendation.

 

[signifying nothing]

Your instinct is definitely telling you not to leap from the plane but I agree that the perspective is much different than jumping from a bridge hence my bungee recommendation.

Yeah, I've done a 300ft bungee - that's what you need. Also did a microlight flight the same year and the experience of height is very different as you say.

 

[fox21132113]

Interesting post I practiced diving

 

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[Manford]

Yeah, I've done a 300ft bungee - that's what you need. Also did a microlight flight the same year and the experience of height is very different as you say.

I've done sky diving and hang gliding but never bungee. I had little fear with those 2 things but I think it would be tough making that bungee jump.

 

[profoundexperience]

but I think it would be tough making that bungee jump.

In the past I probably wouldn't do it... but now...? No problem!

What's the worst that could happen? If I died in a bungee accident... that'd be pretty f-ing good!

Bombs away!!

 

[Kramer]

No places near me. A lot of them treat it as a group thing. I'd be going alone and would feel awkward. Reminds me of those meet-and-greets before I started university. It felt weird talking to people in that situation, but everyone else did it and had friends by the first day of class.

 

[Antigonish]

You could go sky diving and just not pull the pin. The hardest part, is commitment.

 

[Manford]

In the past I probably wouldn't do it... but now...? No problem!

What's the worst that could happen? If I died in a bungee accident... that'd be pretty f-ing good!

Bombs away!!

I just mean that I think it would be the most difficult to overcome that initial self preservation instinct / fear to make the leap vs things like skydiving and hang gliding.

You could go sky diving and just not pull the pin. The hardest part, is commitment.

He would have to complete a lengthy and expensive course with several tandem dives before he could go solo and do that.

No places near me. A lot of them treat it as a group thing. I'd be going alone and would feel awkward. Reminds me of those meet-and-greets before I started university. It felt weird talking to people in that situation, but everyone else did it and had friends by the first day of class.

Another option to get a sense of the fear, although now isn't the time of year, is to jump off of a known location with a high cliff into deep water. You still have to overcome that fear to make the jump.

 

[Craig31ldn]

Of course not. The difference is infinite because the mind understands if you expect to die. Sky driving will give you a huge rush yes. But Its the intention that breeds fear, rather than the fall itself.

 

[signifying nothing]

The difference is infinite because the mind understands if you expect to die.

I don't know about this. I think even standing on the edge of a cliff say would slowly make you more comfortable with the situation you're building up to and therefore more able to take that final step.

There was an article someone posted the other day/week wasn't there about practicing being useful towards finally ctbing?

Here, found it.

 

[Manford]

I don't know about this. I think even standing on the edge of a cliff say would slowly make you more comfortable with the situation you're building up to and therefore more able to take that final step.

There was an article someone posted the other day/week wasn't there about practicing being useful towards finally ctbing?

Here, found it.

I agree with you. Even if the intention isn't to ctb practicing a simulated activity might help desensitize before actually doing it.

 

[BluesRunTheGame]

Maybe? I've stood on the edge of cliffs and bridges before and felt like it might be easier doing it because of it. But then again that's easy for me to say, knowing I was never actually gonna go over at that time.

 

[signifying nothing]

I think intention and repetition would be key.

I wonder too about visualisation. You know how athletes etc use it to perform when they need to?

For example.

 

[fox21132113]

So many thoughtful responses

 

[Breadbfra]

I went skydiving in New Zealand and: absoloutely not.
You're going with someone else, plus you're jumping off a plane and get tons of preparation in the air with your instructor. I jumped from 5300 mt and I can assure you it's a completely different thing.
Bungee jumping could be a serious thing honestly.

 

[Aap]

Likely not. My second time was much worse than the first...