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Published: 03/25/2020

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One of the most frightening experiences of my life happened when I was nine years old. I had stayed after school to play with some of my friends, as I lived close enough to home that I could walk. We were playing “Superman,” which is what we called the game where you swing as high as you can on the swing set and jump off. My friends and I always tried our hardest to see who could get the highest. As it got late and the sun started to set, my friends would wander off one by one to go home, until only I was left. Deciding I had one more jump in me, I kept swinging and swinging, getting as high as I possibly could, then I pushed myself off the swing. Crack! I heard an unsettling crunching sound as my feet hit the ground, and my left ankle rolled. I tumbled over onto my side and looked down at my foot as I felt a sharp pain work its way up my leg. Pulling up my pant leg, I saw my ankle start to swell up, and I didn’t have much control over my left foot. Putting any kind of pressure on it or touching it caused incredible, screeching pain. I started bawling; however, no one was around – I was the only one left. I must have laid there for about a half hour by myself, crying and holding my sprained ankle. Anytime I tried to get up and put weight on it, I fell back down again and started crying; the pain was so excruciating, like none I had ever felt before. As time passed, however, I knew that I had to get home. My house was only six blocks away, I thought to myself; I walk home all the time. My parents knew I liked to stay out late with my friends, and it wasn’t late enough that they would get too worried quite yet. Crawling to the swing, I pulled myself up and put all my weight on my right foot, holding my left leg up, my sprained ankle making my left foot wiggle in the breeze. Moving from bar to bar, and object to object, I leaned on whatever I could as I effectively limped my way out of the playground as if I only had one leg. Sometimes I would get on my hands and knees and crawl. Down the street I went – it was a small town, so no one was even out at that point. For six blocks I hopped down the street; it was painful and scary – I had no idea what I was going to do. I just wanted to get home. When I was finally able to get home, my parents gasped and asked me what I did. I told them honestly, and they got me laying down with an ice pack on my elevated leg. Later, the podiatrist would tell me I had completely sprained my ankle – a Grade III sprain. I learned many things about myself that day – first, I learned that I needed to make sure not to test myself too much, or let my reach extend beyond my grasp. Secondly, I learned how to work past pain and severe obstacles to reach my goals and get to where I need to go.

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26 People Share The Most Deeply Terrifying Experience Of Their Entire Life

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1. A Bad Feeling

I was playing with my friend at a playground near my house. It was around dusk and we had been there for about an hour when we both stopped and immediately sprinted back to my house without saying a word to each other. Turns out we had both had the same dark, terrible feeling in our gut and knew we had to get out of there.

The next morning we went back and found a cat head on the playground, just the skull, and fur, nothing else, no brain or eyes or anything. We think it might have been a mountain lion as they are prevalent in our area.

It’s hard to explain that awful gut feeling, but I’ve never been so scared without being in any noticeable danger in my life.

2. Barbie And Baby

This is pretty silly actually. When I was a kid, I had a Barbie that came with a little baby. This baby unsettled me for some reason, something about its face was spooky. One day, I stopped playing and started to walk out of my bedroom, but something compelled me to go back to turn the baby’s face away from me first. I went to the bathroom, came back, and the baby’s face had somehow turned back to its original position, facing me. Understandably, I had an absolute fit. I cried to my mom and she told me that she had gone in my room and moved the doll, but later admitted that she lied to stop my hysterics. We hid the blasted thing, but it would reemerge every couple of years. I think it’s funny now, but I still wonder.

— glitzydirt

3. “Following The Pony”

7-8 years old me visited my grandparents in the countryside. According to my grandmother, she woke up in the middle of the night to her cows’ abnormal mooing, went outside to check and saw me walking into the fish pond. I did not wake up upon entering the water, she barely pulled me out of the water before I fell into the deep part of the pond. I was shaking uncontrollably, she had to carry me inside, it took half an hour to wake me up. When asked what happened, apparently half-conscious me answered: “I was following the pony.”

— Miutan213

4. A Remnant In The Office Building

When I was in high school, to earn extra money, I went and cleaned my dad’s boss’ office building on the weekends. Most of the time it was just me in there. Occasionally, someone would be in there working. It was never full though. Usually, if anyone was there, it was this one dude. I still don’t know what he did there. But, his office was WAY in the back of the building, almost in what I would call a closet. This was a construction company, and they had this big office with a giant table in it where they could spread out blueprints and go over them together. This guy’s office was in a closet behind this office. I worked there for years, and as I did, I kinda got to know this guy. I eventually bought myself a jeep wrangler when I turned 16, and he was a jeep guy himself, so we would always BS about jeep stuff. Honestly a really cool dude. The one thing that always stuck out to me about this guy, is he had this “tick”… Nothing weird, but noticeable. When he was standing and talking to you, he always stood with his left side facing you, with his left hand in his pocket and he would jingle his change in his pocket…

Well, the guy eventually died in the office one day. Not while I was there, during the work week. I remember my dad telling me about it and offering to let me go to the funeral, which I did.

A few weeks later, I’m in there cleaning. I’m not in the blueprint room, but in a room across the hall and I hear the front door open. They had a sensor on the door that made a loud “DING” noise when someone opened it. So, I heard “DING!” and could hear footsteps walking in. So, I’m sitting at this desk, dusting all this person’s nick-nacks and I hear that guy’s voice say “Hey, Gibby, how’s the jeep runnin?”. I’m kinda shocked and just staring at this person in the doorway, left side facing me, and jingling change in his pocket. I’m pretty much frozen in the chair just staring at him, and he kinda laughs a little. It seemed like he was about to walk away, and I kinda shuddered a second once everything registered in my brain. So, I blinked and when I looked back at the door, he was gone. I walked around the entire office and no one was there.

From that day on, anytime I went into his office, I said out loud “Hey, <name>. Wish you could see what I’ve done with the jeep” or something else like that. Always felt like he was in there still.

Dad has since retired from work, and I don’t get to go up to that office anymore. But, on the off chance I do, I like to walk in that office (it’s their gym now) and say hello.

— greatwhitegibby

5. Reflection In The Window

Working on a school report late at night in my ground-level bedroom. Glance up and stare at my reflection in the glass of the window. Realize it’s not my reflection. That someone is actually staring in at me, watching me from outside the house. Shudder. Still gives me chills.

— spindlemaker

6. Men In Ski Masks Stop At The Convenience Store

Back in 1984, the year I graduated high school, I took a job working the overnight shift at a convenience store in my hometown in rural Ohio. The town was/is a tiny place, less than 2,000 people, three stoplights (and, if you’re standing at any of them, you can always see the other two/lol), and the place that hired me had only begun staying open overnights a few weeks earlier. So, most nights, I would only see a handful of customers. Other nights, less.

About two months in, I was sitting behind the counter around three in the morning, reading a newspaper when a giant Cadillac came tearing into the parking lot and screeched to a halt. The driver slammed the car into park and, to my horror, all four doors popped open and out of each of them emerged men in ski masks. In an instant, they had whipped open the door of the store and entered. Three of the four fanned out and began to sweep through the store, the fourth staying by the counter.

Get this, nobody spoke. They moved in silence. After just a couple of seconds, one of the men pointed to the dummy security camera hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the store (and, when I say “dummy,” I mean DUMMY. It was fluorescent orange with six, count ’em, SIX lenses pointing in all directions. It could not have possibly looked faker), shook his head, and then all four of them shot back out the front door, dove back into the Cadillac, and tore out of the parking lot. How I didn’t absolutely shit my pants, I will never know.

So, I stand behind the counter for a couple of minutes, shaking while feeling tears of terror and relief running down my cheeks and then walk outside. Standing in the fresh air, with the town back to being so quiet I could hear the stoplight up the street clicking through its cycle, I seriously began to wonder if I’d hallucinated the entire thing. The juxtaposition of the explosion of activity and terror, immediately followed by a return to an almost dead quiet, finally gave me the giggles and I was soon doubled over laughing at the incongruity of the moment.

Finally, I stood up straight, stretched my arms and said out loud “Well, if you’re up there, thank you, God” and turned to walk back into the store. At that very moment, the same car came tearing back past the store, shot through the stoplight, and disappeared into the night, never to be seen again.

Mind you, all of this was in the service of earning $3.35 an hour/lol.

7. Grandpa Tries To Join In

I was about 16 and at this girl’s house for a hookup type thing. We start getting to 2nd base when she says “go away, grandpa!” Confused as hell, I ask her what she meant; she said her grandfather died in the room, in the bed we were doing shit on, and he “tried to join us.”

I noped the fuck outta horny grandpa’s house of horrors & never called her again.

— TheKearnival

8. Murder Party

I was at a party in high school. Nothing big, 3 girls, 4 guys, and our hosts step brother and step brothers girlfriend. Wasn’t really a “party” per se, we were just snacking and watching a movie.

Anyway, one moment the step brother gets up and walks to his room. Our host follows out of the room then comes back saying we need to leave.

Apparently, the step brother grabbed his gun and told our host that if we didn’t leave he was going to kill us all.

It was literally insane. He seemed like a regular dude, and I don’t think anyone detected anything wrong. It was scary to see a total 180 like that. Also, the fact that he was unstable and was armed.

— DudeStahp

9. Out past Curfew

One night, my buddies and I were going for a midnight walk around the roads by the house we were staying at. Since we were under 18, we could have gotten in trouble for being out past curfew, so we would hide behind trees or whatever when a car came by.

Well, my one friend said “Why are you guys hiding, no one is going to care or do anything!” Well, the next vehicle that passes, everyone hides behind something but him, to prove a point.

Shortly after that, the same vehicle, a red pickup truck, turns around up the road and heads back in our direction. This time, we all hid and noticed it was the same truck.

We figured they made a wrong turn or something, but nope. Every few minutes, the truck would pass by us as we hid (while we attempted to make it back to the house, about a half-mile walk), trying to find us. At one point, guys got out of their truck with flashlights and were searching around the woods/shrubs for us, but we were about 100 yards away from them.

Eventually, we got back to the house, but they still drove up and down the road looking a few more times. Whether they were trying to scare some random kids, or something worse, I’m not sure.

— aggressive_napkins

10. Blue Myst Road

There is a road near where I live that is famous for paranormal activity. It’s called Blue Myst Road , and its name is very accurate. At night, no matter the weather, there is what appears to be a thick blue fog moving along the ground. I’ve never actually seen anything personally, but we did hear muffled voices and what sounded like footsteps in the dense tree line right next to us. We tucked tail and took off.

— Local5Sparky

11. Not The Pizza Delivery Guy

I live in an apartment with 6 of my girlfriends. One day, all of my roommates went to a concert except for me and one other. We went to pick them up, got home around 11 PM, and ordered pizza. About 20 mins after ordering I hear a knock at the door, and I assume it’s the pizza being delivered. Instead, it’s this random man I’ve never seen before, telling me that he watched us get out of the car and would like to come in to talk to us as we are all beautiful…. Keep in mind it is 11:30 at night on a SUNDAY. He started to angle his body closer to the door, so then my roommate’s boyfriend came to the door where he was visibly shocked, uncomfortable and started to fidget. After telling him to fuck off, we realized he followed us home from the concert.

Being a woman can suck sometimes.

— TheFirstNoel_

12. “Why WOn’t You Go To Sleep?”

I was laying in bed trying to get my daughter to go to sleep and she was refusing to.

As I was getting more annoyed with her I asked: “Why won’t you go to sleep?” Her response was “Because those two people are watching us.” and pointed to the corner of the room where no one was stood (we were alone in the house).

Immediately picked her up and spent the night asleep downstairs.

— Custard-donut

13. Babysitting

I was babysitting this little kid, and we decided to go on a walk. We saw this creepy-looking abandoned house down the street. The windows were all smashed. The kid pointed up at the house and asked me, “Why is that man staring at us?” I said “What man?” He said, “Don’t you see him? He’s inside the house.” I just got really freaked out and said that we should go back home. We practically ran back to his house.

— VirtualEyeroll

14. Psych Meds Create A Hell On Earth

Visual hallucinations brought on by the wrong combo of psych meds gave me by far the scariest and most unsettling experiences of my life. The unsettling part was losing my reading comprehension skills. I’d read a comment on the discussion board I was frequenting at the time and it could say something as benign as, “I had a lovely breakfast have a great day” and I’d read it as “AbortRetryImplode you’re a failure. You should die.” So I’d write this angry response ripping the person a new one and then I’d get these sometimes apologetic sometimes “wtf is wrong with you?” responses in my inbox and I’d be totally confused.

The scariest was looking in the mirror and realizing I looked evil. I wouldn’t say demonic…but the way I was smiling and my eyes. I looked so evil it was terrifying. Kind of like something else had control of my face and I was seeing me, but not me? I know it probably doesn’t make sense but it scared the shit out of me.

— AbortRetryImplode

15. A Soft, Low Humming

Let me preface by saying I have only told this story to three or four people my entire life, and none of them believed me. I am aware I will sound crazy, but I swear to you this 100% happened to me when I was about 13 years old. Yes, I am sure I was not dreaming. No, we did not have a gas leak.

When I was about 13 years old, I was having trouble sleeping (it was probably 1 am or thereabouts). I was restless, tossing and turning, the whole bit. Well, I had almost given up and was just staring blankly at the wall next to my bedroom door, when the door begins to open, slowly.

Now, we had a cat at this time so the door not being properly closed and then pushed open by a feline friend would not have been outside of the norm, so at this point, I’m still calm. But then I take a look into the opening gap between the door and the frame.

Through the gap is a man in a black coat of some kind, with a white mask over his face, who is humming very soft and low. I immediately gasp (trying not to scream) and pull the covers over my face. My heart is racing and I’m listening for anything—any little movement. I don’t hear anything but I begin to hear that humming again and through my blanket make out a soft, amber light.

I decide this change may signal more immediate danger, so I summon all my courage and pull the covers down off my face— he’s gone. I look around the room and the man is no longer there. From outside, however, I see that same amber light. I walk, slowly, tensely over to the window and peer out.

Hanging in the air, at the same level as my second-floor bedroom window is a little orb of amber light which, although featureless makes a bounce-like motion that I (and I understand this sounds crazy) took to mean as it acknowledging me. It then moved through the air toward the tree line in back of our house and disappeared.

I still wonder what it is I saw.

— MountainDewMeNow

16. The Uncle’s Friend

My husband and I moved away so he could finish his degree at a more reputable university. His uncle happens to live in the same town as the school. We would hang out with his uncle and grill out, watch movies and play his really nice instruments. Really nice guy overall and someone two broke college aged kids could lean on if needed in a town where we knew no one.

His uncle’s friend started coming to some of our little shin-digs. All was well with his uncle’s friend, except for a few flirtatious comments, which I just shrugged off. He was about 20 years older than me, I was a girl in my early 20’s, I thought maybe it was his personality.

I was working in property management and the friend told me he was looking for a new apartment. Seeing a business opportunity and a chance to help a family friend, I gave him my business card.

About a week later, his uncle’s friend comes into my office. I was happy to see him assuming he was looking for an apartment. Nope. He proceeds to hand me a three-page typed letter which is folded and tells me “This is probably the last time you will ever see me.” He turned around and left. No explanation, so I read the letter.

The letter basically declared his love for me and stated his intentions to ‘win me over’. It said something along the lines of him beating my husband in karate. Also, he went on about how the men in my husband’s family are basically damaged and it wouldn’t work between my husband and I. He said it was a warning. It was a deranged rambling from a man I encountered maybe four times in my life.

Startled at my desk, I told my manager who I was pretty close with so he was aware of the situation. That afternoon my husband and I went to the police station to put the letter ‘on file’. Luckily I’ve never encountered that guy again, but now I think twice about handing out my business cards.

— ItsSmallsYall

17. Stalked By A Black Dog

I moved into a new place in a new country.

After a night at the pub, I got the feeling I was being followed. Turned around – huge black dog with red eyes glaring at me. I ran home, locked the doors.

Then I started getting nightmares about the thing hunting me down. And every time I was out at night, it was getting closer and closer…

I put it down to the stress of moving.

Well, until a friend of mine stayed the night to ease my mind. I found her awake at 3 am looking out the window, dog outside, she was pale as a sheet. She just whispered, “That’s a fucking hellhound.”

In the morning, she ran out of my house, came back a few hours later with this awful smelling powder, and hung it up in pouches around the room, with an extra pouch for me to carry.

Never seen the dog again. Never had a nightmare about it since.

— YrowyMcYrowface

18. A Plastic-Faced Doll

When my mom was a kid, she had this horrible stuffed clown with a plastic face. I searched the internet and found this image , which is pretty spot on.

Anyway, one day we (my brothers and I) brought it home from my grandparent’s house. Not sure why. We hated the thing. It was obviously creepy as all hell.

Once it was home, it would move from where we put it. You would leave it on the chair, leave the room, come back it would be on the bed.

We decided to take it and put it in a box and put weights on top of the box. We came back and it had moved the weights as the box and was sitting in the chair. This was in the basement so no one would have been able to get to it without going down the stairs, which is the way we exited and entered.

We then left the room again with it on the chair. Came back and it was outside the house, staring into the basement window. There is no way it could have got out the window (didn’t open) or past us on the stairs.

We then gave it a book and a pen and left the room. It wrote on the front of the book (it was a kids book about Houdini, I’ll never forget it) the name “Mike Stapher” in almost movie style scratchy scrawls writing.

Most horrifying thing I’ve ever encountered.

We told my parents and they destroyed it.

19. Beaten By A Murderer

Scary in the moment, scarier after.

Was hanging out in a park drinking with some friends and these random 3 guys come by and start chatting with us. Mainly me. (only guy)

I offer them my alcohol as I don’t want it. We chat more. They start walking away and I’m in mid conversation with a guy, so I walk with them a bit and the guy turns me to and says “What are you gonna do?” before I knew it, they had met up with other guys behind me and there’s 6 guys around me, punching and pushing. I get knocked in my face pretty good and go down. They continue kicking and walk away.

I get up furious and break an empty bottle and they start yelling things, while the girls realize what just happened and surround me and bring me to the closest guys house.

They come back with 20+ people, girls, guys, and we had already called them cops. Cops catch about 5, 2 of the main guys I was talking to. Turns out they had knives on them. Scary/lucky enough nothing worse happened to me except a black eye and a few cuts.

A year later one of the guys goes to prison for murder. Sent a chill down my spine that I almost got in a fight, rather than a beat down, with a murderer.

— throwyoworkaway

20. That Nightmare That Was Real

My cousin was staying at or house for a weekend. My sister was good friends with her and they were set to sleep in the basement together. Me, being the younger sister, desperately wanted to stay down there with them. I fell asleep and had the most terrifying and realistic nightmare of my life. They went into the bathroom and came out as monsters who told me I had to fall asleep or they were going to eat me. For YEARS I thought I had actually had that nightmare and it still scared me to think about. Last year my sister admitted to actually doing that and I found out it wasn’t a nightmare but they tortured me like that for real!

— vietnam_da_licious

21. “It Used To Be”

This actually happened to my brother 2 weeks ago in the house we grew up in.

So, my brother still lives there with my grandma. Brothers room is in the basement. In the living room, there is a huge glass sliding door that opens onto our deck, with a large shared courtyard behind it. At about 2 am, my brother hears this door slide open. He is still up gaming or whatever. He yells, “HELLO?” and hears a man’s voice, say “hello” back, very calmly. Scared, he yells “WHO IS THIS” and the man calmly replies, “John”. “Well John, this isn’t your house so you better leave” and John replies, “well it used to be” as he walks towards the kitchen and opens the fridge ( my brother assumes from the noises he hears).

Scared, my brother stays downstairs and calls the police. It takes the police over 30 minutes to respond (if you can believe that!) and by the time they get there, there is no man in the house or any trace of it.

My Grandma has owned that house for 25 years.

22. Green Eyes, Watching

As a child my dad was a drunk. One night my dad an I alone camping in a yurt went 4-wheeling at midnight. He was wasted. It was a jacked up old Ford Ranger, being a pretty light truck, when my dad hit the edge of the cliff on our way back, it was teetering on edge. My dad told me to get out, I was maybe 5-6 years old. Truck was stuck so we walked back to camp, it was about 2 miles away. Halfway there my feet got tired so my dad put me on his shoulders, looking behind him. I stared into the green eyes of a giant mountain lion following us. The increase in stature scared him off, and I watched him book it up the mountain. Haunts me to this day.

23. Something In The Corner Of Your Eye

I worked in a private club at the top of a big hotel. I came in one day and our linens had just been delivered. And all of our linen bags reeked like gasoline. Everyone thought it was strange. It was kind of a slow night and I was working on the bar side. It has really long hallways. All night long I kept seeing flashes of a man out of the corner of my eye. When I was bringing dishes back to the kitchen it felt like someone was walking behind me. I thought I was just being paranoid, there were rumors of it being haunted and it wasn’t the first time I saw something weird. After we closed I was setting up the bar for the next days lunch and my coworker came over to talk to me. He mentioned that he kept seeing a man out of the corner of his eye and felt like someone was standing behind him most of the night. I hadn’t said anything to anyone about it until he brought it up. It freaked us both out so we worked together the rest of the night. Turns out that over the weekend the linen company we used had a truck flip and catch on fire and the driver got ejected and died. They brought us the bags and linens from his truck without having re-washed them first. We found out the next day why the linen bags smelled.

— roraverse

24. Nearly Killed By Mexican Cartels

My dad used to work at an Oxxo, when I was like 9. It’s a gas station in Mexico. He worked night shifts and the stores stayed open 24/7. Night time in Mexico is when it gets bad and when everybody goes inside and it is when all the cartels and Marines come out and if they run into each other there’s a shootout that’s for sure going to happen.

Well, one night at about 2 AM, three trucks pulled up and everybody got out, about 14 men in body armor, Gloves, boots, black cargo pants, leaving all of their doors open blasting narco corridos. It was the Zeta cartel. I remember being scared shit less and our dad told us to just stay quiet. I thought we were gonna take my brother since they would kidnap young guys and send them to work with them. And thought my dad was gonna have a gun pointed at him since he was the one behind the register.

Some of the men waited outside with their m-16s and about 6 walked in with no noticable weapons and bought a bunch of chips, bread, beer, drinks, sodas, candy. I remember expecting for them to walk out with all of the stuff without paying but they paid for it all and let my dad keep the change. My brother and I then helped them put the bags in their trucks for some reason, and when we did we set them on top of their grenades, all types of rifles and pistols. Then they just got back in and drove off. Oh and there was a guard that worked there at some point and my bro and I were cool with him, and sometimes we would chill outside and the guard would mess with the payphones that were against the stores wall and pretend to flirt with the operator lady. Well one day he did that while some cartel members were there and they thought he was calling the people above him to tell them that the cartel was there, so they snatched him up and we never heard of him again.

— bloodshotredd

25. White Faces In The Snow

I’ve told this before and it always gets buried. We were driving in the mountains in Colorado with some friends on our way to a ski lodge in Telluride. On the way to our hotel we were driving up and down these winding roads deep deep in the mountains which seemed like forever. It was pitch black outside and around 3 AM and we had to at least be 45ish minutes from the nearest town, and it was cold, like see your own breath below 10 degrees freezing cold.

As we were driving along, my friends and I all see four figures walking on the road coming towards us. We all get weird feelings inside but I did especially, and the hair on my neck stood up. Something didn’t seem right. We were way too far away from a town and it was wayyy too cold for hitch hikers or hikers of any sort. We get closer and closer and as we got right next to these “people” we slow down and we realized that they had NO Faces!

Four people walking in the dead of the night wearing black hoods and cape like gowns and they literally had no faces. And by no faces I mean like no eyes, mouth, ears, just blank white pale faces. I’m familiar with ski masks and these were not ski masks. They had hoods on like something from Scream almost. My friends and I all freaked the fuck out speeding away, and my toughest manliest friend of us all was crying, mind you he was in his late 20s. It was the most afraid I’ve ever been and it still scares me thinking about and typing out. No idea what they were.

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Coming back home from my deployment, I stayed at my parents house for a few weeks while my late grandmother, who was suffering from severe dementia stayed in the room adjacent from mine. it was around 2AM when I’m awoken by a blood curdling shriek that lasted for what felt like an eternity, but must’ve actually been about 30 seconds in just one breath. It turns out she was sleepwalking, tried to enter my room and slammed herself into the baby gate we had for my puppy. I honestly don’t know what was more terrifying, hearing that shriek suddenly in the dead of night, or flicking on the dim ceiling lights and seeing her stare at me, face was decrepit, mouth agape and her eyes wide as can be. It makes my blood run cold every time I think about it.

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South African student parachutist Lareece Butler was on a training jump on Monday when, according to the UK Telegraph , her chute got tangled and she plummeted to earth at high speed. She wound up with a concussion , a broken leg, and a busted pelvis. Doctors called her survival "a miracle." That's bad enough, but in the aftermath the woman's aunt told the paper that Butler hadn't jumped out of the plane at all. She'd been pushed.

Her aunt explained to the paper:

"Apparently she noticed problems with the three who went before, some of their parachutes were getting tangled as they fell. She said she asked to return to the ground and the plane circled a second loop as she refused to go. In the end, she said, they pushed her out. She said, ‘Mummy, I didn't want to jump, they pushed me'."

For its part, the skydiving company completely denies the allegation, saying that when they talked to Butler after the accident she told them she couldn't remember anything about the jump. A spokesman for the Parachute Association of South Africa said: "At this stage this appears to have just been a bizarre accident. The woman was fully trained and was briefed to spot for trouble."

Getting your chute tangled doesn't have to be a big deal. You're supposed to jettison it and pull your reserve-chute ripcord. But for an inexperienced jumper, the extreme fear of jumping out of the plane can shut down conscious decision-making , leaving them unable to help themselves.

As someone who's twice stood at the edge of an airplane door, about to jump out, I can tell you that it is about as terrifying an experience as I can imagine. Fortunately for me, both times I was doing a tandem jump, essentially strapped to the front of an experience parachutist like a baby kangaroo. I didn't have to do any thinking. Which is good. I don't think I could have. Ms Butler was evidently even more terrified than I was -- utterly terrified and unwilling to leave the safety of the doorway.

Studies have actually been done into the psychodynamics of fear in skydivers, and it turns out that this moment -- and not freefall -- is the most terrifying part of the whole experience for first-time jumpers. Psychologist Seymour Epstein at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst conducted a study in which novice jumpers were fitted with heart-rate monitors that measured their pulse as their plane climbed up towards its release point. Epstein found that their heart rates got faster and faster until just before they jump; once they were out of the plane, it declined precipitously. The most stressful part of the whole experience, then, was the immediate anticipation. Compared to that, freefalling was a relief: the jumpers finally understood what they were in for.

Intriguingly, the moment of greatest fear is quite different for experienced parachutists. As you'd expect, veterans of many jumps are less fearful overall than novices -- they've habituated to the danger. But what's also different is that their moment of greatest anxiety comes not as they stand on the edge of the plane's doorway, but earlier -- several hours before, as the jump looms in the not-too-distant future.

I experience a similar dynamic when it comes to flying. I've had my pilot's license for eight years, and I still feel a few butterflies on days when I go flying. But it's usually before I leave the house. As I drive to the airport, my nerves subside, and by the time I start preflighting the airplane I'm more or less calm. Once the engine starts, it's all good, and all I'm feeling is the pleasure at being back at the controls of a flying machine.

Unfortunately, a lot of people who start learning how to fly never get over the intense anxiety they feel when going up for the first few times. (For the record, I found my first student flights terrifying, yet when I was back on the ground I inexplicably found myself wanting to go back up again.) Having a bad experience or two can make your fear all the more daunting a hurdle. If I had to guess, I'd say that Lareece Butler is not going to make a lifelong hobby of skydiving.

Jeff Wise is a New York-based science writer and author of Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger .

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IELTS Speaking Part 2: Cue card; A terrible/ horrific experience that you had; with notes & model answer

This IELTS speaking part 2 topic is a very common one and it is a very easy topic card to answer because many of us regularly face some terrible / horrific matters or incidents. The title of the topic card is “A terrible/ horrific experience that you had ”. We need to talk about any dangerous experience here. The answer provided here is a band-8 standard. Hopefully, this model answer will help you to prepare for the cue card and some other cards as well.

Notes for the cue card:

• A fire breakout
• Last year- summer time
• With my family & neighbours
• Very hot weather – battery of a car exploded – garage exploded – caught the electric line
• Devastating,
• Fire engulfed the whole house- everything burned
• No casualties – house was under insurance
• Never experienced such damage by fire

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Thank you for the topic card. Being an active social worker, I have had a number of terrible experiences in my life. I saw car accidents, sudden deaths, fire breakouts and collapse of buildings etc. I respond to such incidents quickly. For this cue card, I’m going to share the experience of a devastating fire breakout that I experienced a couple of years ago.

It was summer time and the weather was extremely hot that day. We learnt from the weather forecasts that it was going to be one of the worst summer times as we were about to face an average temperature of 44-46°C. It was just like being in the desert.

I was enjoying TV and having a cup of iced tea in the afternoon. Suddenly I heard a violent sound of explosion in my neighbourhood. I came out of my house with my family members. We saw the pink house opposite our house just caught fire and black smoke was coming out of the garage. The fire spread out quickly and engulfed the whole house in minutes. My father, me and my elder brother along with some of our neighbours rushed to the spot to check if there were any casualties.

Fortunately, we found the owner of the house, Mr James, his wife Mrs James and their two little daughters Cathy and Casey came out of the house unharmed but all of them were trembling out of shock. Cathy and Casey were just like my sisters and when they saw me and my brother they jumped to our lap. We took them to our house but Mr James wanted to go into the house in the hope that he could save some properties.

My father, however, didn’t let him enter the danger zone. Actually, there was nothing he could do at all. He started crying and I felt very sad for him. My mother also started crying but took Mrs James inside our house. Someone called the local fire service immediately and they responded as quickly as they could. However, the house kept burning. It was my first-time experience and I observed the rage of fire.  I was scared too. Two fire control units kept working on the fire until they were able to stop it in 45 minutes as the local community helped them.

Later investigation revealed that the battery of the car in their garage exploded because of the heat it took on that day in the front yard. Fortunately, the house was under insurance so the owner got it rebuilt soon. It was the worst-case scenario I have ever experienced. I’ll never forget it.

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• A dangerous disaster you observed
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• A situation when you felt scared
• A situation when you helped someone
• A fire accident you saw

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My Most Frightening Experience Sample

It was a Saturday eventide and my best friend Ria had come over to my topographic point for a slumber over. After dinner the two of us went to my room to watch a new show that was being aired – ‘The Haunted’ . The show was about some of the most celebrated haunted houses which were visited by their crew.

In their first episode they visited a haunted house where every dark the dwellers could hear the sounds of people walking about. things being moved. noises of bobbysocks. and sometimes they could even feel person walking past them in their very room or really happen things moved from their original topographic points.

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The show was reasonably chilling and by the terminal of it both of us were at our nervousnesss end. After the show was over we decided it was best to be off to bed and non discourse the plan.I was excessively scared to be able to kip rapidly. It was about half an hr subsequently when I was still lying awake that I heard a weak noise of bobbysocks.

I instantly dismissed it as my mind’s fast one – it was because I was scared that I was hearing things. It was so that Ria asked me in a muted voice if I could hear the sound every bit good or non. I knew that both of us could non hear the same sound if it was non for existent. We were gazing at each other in the dark.

panicky and unable to travel as the sound of the bobbysocks came nearer. We covered ourselves with the cover and held on to each other with our eyes closed shut. The sound of the bobbysocks was now precisely outside our room. separated from us merely by the door.

Two seconds later we heard the door creak unfastened as we held our breaths – excessively scared to even take a breath. We could now experience person traveling about in the room. traveling things. After what seemed like an infinity we heard the familiar sound of the door unfastened and so heard the sound of the bobbysocks retracing back to the hallway downstairs.

We couldn’t sleep the full dark and was sword lily to travel down to the breakfast tabular array in the forenoon and sit with my parents at that place. As we were sitting at that place I all of a sudden heard the familiar sound of the bobbysocks behind me. I looked at Ria and could see my fright reflect in her eyes. I was approximately to shout when our amah appeared beside me and placed our cereal bowls on the tabular array.

As she walked back I looked at her pess and saw her bobbysocks. At that point I did non cognize whether to express joy or shout. As it turned out she had gone to our room at dark to acquire our milk spectacless as she does every dark.

How to describe a frightening experience?

From time to time we all experience fear.

Fear is an emotion that needs to be inserted into our writing. Do not be afraid or shy to share your emotions, fear or unpleasant experience with others. In the end result, such narrative essay becomes fascinating.As for the structure of the essay, it remains traditional (introduction, body, conclusion).

Your essay should begin with grabbing the attention of the reader.In the main part, you should describe the event or a frightening experience so that the reader can plunge at that moment.In conclusion, the author must indicate an understanding of this event or experience.Small tips for your essay:

• use bright and lively details in the description, you must write in such a way that the reader immediately recreates a picture of that event.
• pay attention to the small details of that event, perhaps without them, the reader will find it difficult to grasp the essence.
• make your writing language descriptive: use metaphors, comparison, epithets and of course emotions to enrich your essay.

Here you can find some topics ideas:1.If only I could go back in time, I would certainly change .

.. Here you can tell the readers a short story about an event that was unpleasant for you and you would like to change it.2.

My fear of the storm was a reality. If you have a fear of such a natural phenomenon and the situation in which you are confronted with it, it will be a great idea. Tell your readers your emotions and feelings about this.3.

How I encountered an unpleasant feeling of anxiety and fear. For sure, every person faced such a feeling when nothing seemed to happen, but a sense of fear and anxiety is present. Surely your inner feelings have not let you down, and something scary has happened. Share your experiences with the readers about this.

Tell us about your attitude to such inner feelings.

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A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

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Personal experiences are the threads that weave the fabric of our lives. Writing a personal experience essay isn't just about storytelling; it's about finding meaning, connecting with others, and leaving your mark on the world. So, why should you write an essay about your personal experiences? Let's explore the importance together! 🌟

Personal Experience Essay Topics 📝

Selecting the right essay topic is key to crafting a compelling narrative. Here's how to pick one:

Personal Experience Argumentative Essay 🤨

Argumentative essays based on personal experiences require you to defend a viewpoint or argument. Here are ten intriguing topics:

• 1. Argue for or against the idea that personal experiences are the most influential factors shaping an individual's personality.
• 2. Defend your perspective on whether overcoming adversity through personal experiences builds stronger character.
• 3. Debate the impact of personal experiences on shaping one's political beliefs and values.
• 4. Argue for the significance of sharing personal experiences in order to promote empathy and understanding among diverse communities.
• 5. Defend the idea that personal experiences play a crucial role in career development and decision-making.
• 6. Debate the ethical implications of sharing deeply personal experiences in the era of social media and oversharing.
• 7. Argue for the therapeutic benefits of writing about and reflecting on personal experiences.
• 8. Defend your perspective on whether personal experiences should be a central part of school curricula.
• 9. Debate the influence of personal experiences on an individual's approach to health and wellness.
• 10. Argue for or against the notion that personal experiences can serve as catalysts for social change and activism.

Personal Experience Cause and Effect Essay 🤯

Cause and effect essays based on personal experiences explore the reasons behind events and their consequences. Here are ten topics to consider:

• 1. Analyze the causes and effects of a life-changing personal experience on your academic or career choices.
• 2. Examine how personal experiences can lead to personal growth, increased self-awareness, and improved well-being.
• 3. Investigate the effects of travel experiences on personal perspectives and cultural understanding.
• 4. Analyze the causes and consequences of sharing personal experiences with others, including its impact on relationships.
• 5. Examine how personal experiences can influence one's hobbies, interests, and leisure activities.
• 6. Investigate the impact of a significant personal experience on your family dynamics and relationships.
• 7. Analyze the causes of personal transformation through exposure to diverse cultures and environments.
• 8. Examine how personal experiences can shape one's attitude toward risk-taking and adventure.
• 9. Investigate the effects of sharing personal experiences through writing, art, or storytelling on your personal well-being.
• 10. Analyze the causes and consequences of personal experiences that challenge societal norms and expectations.

Personal Experience Opinion Essay 😌

Opinion essays based on personal experiences allow you to express your subjective viewpoints. Here are ten topics to consider:

• 1. Share your opinion on the importance of documenting personal experiences for future generations.
• 2. Discuss your perspective on whether personal experiences should be kept private or shared openly.
• 3. Express your thoughts on how personal experiences have shaped your sense of identity and self-worth.
• 4. Debate the significance of personal experiences in fostering empathy and compassion among individuals and communities.
• 5. Share your views on the role of personal experiences in building resilience and coping with life's challenges.
• 6. Discuss the impact of personal experiences on your approach to decision-making and problem-solving.
• 7. Express your opinion on the therapeutic benefits of writing or talking about personal experiences.
• 8. Debate the influence of personal experiences on your sense of purpose and life goals.
• 9. Share your perspective on how personal experiences can inspire creativity and artistic expression.
• 10. Discuss your favorite personal experience and the lessons or insights it has provided.

Personal Experience Informative Essay 🧐

Informative essays based on personal experiences aim to educate readers. Here are ten informative topics to explore:

• 1. Provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of a specific personal experience on your career choices and aspirations.
• 2. Explore the therapeutic benefits of journaling and writing about personal experiences for mental health and well-being.
• 3. Investigate the history and significance of storytelling as a means of preserving personal experiences and cultural heritage.
• 4. Analyze the connection between personal experiences and the development of emotional intelligence.
• 5. Examine the influence of personal experiences on decision-making processes and risk assessment.
• 6. Investigate the role of personal experiences in shaping cultural perceptions and worldviews.
• 7. Provide insights into the art of crafting compelling narratives based on personal experiences.
• 8. Analyze the impact of personal experiences on an individual's resilience and ability to adapt to change.
• 9. Examine how personal experiences can serve as valuable life lessons and sources of wisdom.
• 10. Investigate the therapeutic benefits of group discussions and support networks for individuals sharing similar personal experiences.

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Personal experience thesis statement examples 📜.

Here are five examples of strong thesis statements for your personal experience essay:

• 1. "Through the lens of personal experiences, we uncover the profound impact that seemingly ordinary moments can have on our lives, reshaping our perspectives and guiding our journeys."
• 2. "Personal experiences serve as powerful mirrors reflecting our growth, resilience, and capacity to navigate life's challenges, ultimately shaping the narratives of our existence."
• 3. "The sharing of personal experiences is an act of vulnerability and courage, fostering connections, empathy, and a deeper understanding of the human condition."
• 4. "Our personal experiences are the brushstrokes on the canvas of our identity, influencing our choices, values, and the stories we tell ourselves and others."
• 5. "In exploring personal experiences, we embark on a journey of self-discovery, unlocking the untold stories that shape our uniqueness and enrich our shared human tapestry."

Personal Experience Essay Introduction Examples 🚀

Here are three captivating introduction paragraphs to kickstart your essay:

• 1. "Amid the chaos of everyday life, our personal experiences are the constellations that guide us, the moments that define us. As we embark on this essay journey into the depths of our own stories, we unravel the threads of our existence, each tale a testament to the power of the personal."
• 2. "Picture a canvas where the brushstrokes are the chapters of your life—a canvas waiting for you to paint your experiences, thoughts, and emotions. The personal experience essay is your opportunity to create a masterpiece that reflects the colors of your journey."
• 3. "In a world of noise and distractions, our personal experiences are the melodies that resonate within us. As we venture into the heart of this essay, we uncover the symphony of our lives—a composition of highs, lows, and the beauty in between."

Personal Experience Conclusion Examples 🌟

Conclude your essay with impact using these examples:

• 1. "As we close the chapter on this exploration of personal experiences, we are reminded that our stories are the threads that connect us all. The journey continues, and each experience, no matter how small, contributes to the tapestry of our shared humanity."
• 2. "In the final brushstroke of our personal experience essay, we recognize that our stories are not finite; they are ever-evolving, ever-inspiring. The canvas of life awaits, ready for us to create new narratives and continue shaping our destinies."
• 3. "As the echoes of our personal experiences linger, we stand at the intersection of past, present, and future. The essay's conclusion is but a pause in the symphony of our lives, with countless more notes to be played and stories to be written."

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Anxiety Resources for Kids & Teens

by Karen Young (BSc)(Psych)(Hons)MastGestTher

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How to stop frightening experiences from driving anxiety and phobia – new research may have found a simple way.

Traumatic events, such as car accidents, can leave a lasting scar. These experiences can create persuasive, powerful memories that can drive lasting fear and avoidance of similar situations. Now, researchers have found a surprising, and surprisingly simple, way to stop a frightening experience from becoming a more enduring, more troublesome force.

New research, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry , found that playing the popular computer games Tetris, or Candy Crush, after a traumatic experience can interrupt the formation of recurrent, intrusive memories.

Memories of traumatic events are powerful. Rather than being the raw data of an event, they can hold the intense emotion, and the frightening sights and sounds of the original experience. Recalling the memory can feel more like a ‘reliving’, than a remembering. Understandably, replaying any type of frightening event in this way can significantly interfere with day to day life. Eventually, it can lead to phobias, acute stress , post-traumatic stress disorder, depression , anxiety and prolonged grief.

Let’s talk about the research.

Based on insights from neuroscience and their findings from previous research, the researchers wanted to explore whether a simple activity could prevent memories of a traumatic experience from causing ongoing distress. 

The study involved 71 participants who had each been involved in a traumatic road accident, and were waiting in the emergency department at a hospital. Participants were divided into a ‘gaming group’, who were given the computer game intervention, and a control group who weren’t. Within six hours of the accident, participants in the gaming group were asked to remember the road accident and play Tetris for about 20 minutes.

In the week following their road accident, the people in the gaming group experienced 62% less intrusive memories, compared to the control group. They also reported less distress.

‘A brief psychological intervention including Tetris offers a cognitive ‘therapeutic vaccine’ that could be administered soon after a traumatic event to prevent the recurrence of intrusive memories of trauma in the subsequent week’. – Lalitha Iyadurai, University of Oxford.

The researchers suggest that drawing, or other video games that combine visual and spatial tasks, such as Candy Crush, could also have similar benefits. They also propose that these activities may be more beneficial than activities that focus predominantly on verbal tasks, such as reading or crosswords.

Traumatic memories without the trauma. How does that work?

Previous research published in the Journal of Neuroscience  has found that the enduring fear that comes from a frightening incident is consolidated in memory at two critical periods. The first is at the time of the trauma, and the second is three to six hours later. Over this time, a series of chemical and electrical processes in the brain work on transferring short-term memories into long-term ones. If something happens to interrupt this process, the memory will be more fragile, and the fear attached to that memory will be less.

What this means is that between the point of trauma, and up to six hours later, there is an opportunity to stop a fearful event becoming fully consolidated in memory with the emotions, sights and sounds of the original trauma. This doesn’t mean people will lose the memory of the incident. What it means is that if the process of memory formation is interrupted at this critical period, the memory will be there, but the emotion connected to the initial event won’t be as intrusive. This makes it less likely that the memory will become a traumatic ‘reliving’ of the event every time it is recalled.

So practically speaking, what does it mean?

The best part of these interventions is that there are no side-effects. Although more research is needed to determine their effectiveness on a broader scale, there is no harm in using them following any frightening incident to try to lessen the longer-term impact of the trauma.

Long-term fears and phobias often have their roots in a single incident that generalises to similar experiences. Examples include a scary encounter with a dog that generalises to a fear of all dogs, a fright from a popping balloon that transfers to a fear of balloons, choking on food that transfers to a fear of swallowing, being skittled by a wave that transfers to a fear of the ocean – and so many more. Fears and phobias tend to drive avoidance and can assume much more control of day to day life than they deserve. Steering behaviour to avoid any chance of another traumatic experience might seem sensible, but it can also steal a lot of life. Avoidance can have a lengthy reach, affecting not only the person with the fear, but also the people who are close to them who miss out on their presence, or who have to also rearrange plans to accommodate the fear.

It’s a fact of being human that occasionally, things might happen that make us feel powerless, helpless and frightened. If this happens to you, or someone close to you, playing a visual-spatial game for 20 minutes such as Tetris or Candy Crush, within the first six hours of the incident could potentially stop the incident becoming more intrusive and traumatic than it deserves.  

And finally …

We humans are driven by emotion, and when that emotion is a traumatic one, the memory of it can be enduring and intense, and it can drive behaviour for the long term. When the brain stores traumatic memories, the emotions attached to the initial experience can be stored in such a way that they are accessed every time the memory is recalled. Rather than being a memory, it is experienced as a ‘reliving’. This gives life to the initial event, creating recurring trauma, fear and pain with every recall. Eventually, it can lead to anxiety, depression, or an intense and prolonged emotional response.

More research is needed to test the long-term benefits of playing video games or drawing as part of protecting a person from intrusive memories after a traumatic event. In the meantime, if there is any potential at all for such a simple, safe and available way to limit further trauma, there would seem no reason not to have it as part of a response to any frightening experience.

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Interesting article, just now reflecting on this whole concept, disrupting emotional memory something to think long and hard about

I’ve been traumatized but mentally and emotionally… and it hurts me every time I think of it and it numbs me every time someone triggers it, It is anxiety but I’m afraid its going t over power me

If your symptoms are getting in the way like this, I would really encourage you to get some outside support from a professional who is used to dealing with this. There are very effective ways to manage anxiety, and there are people who can help with this. If you can, talk to a doctor, psychologist or counsellor so they can help you to strengthen against your symptoms and stop you from feeling so overwhelmed by them.

I have an opinion based on practice that spacial excercises do help as therapy to relieve the mind of difficult and traumatic memories . It is also helpful in regaining a regulated emotional balance in the case of a weak mind such as occurs in severely disabled combined with autism . My concern is that the dependence on electronics is going to cause other weaknesses over the long term , I would like to suggest that cooking , drawing , clay structure ,knitting and colouring are healthier forms of spacial brain stimulants.

Thank you for sharing your experience of this. The researchers suggest that drawing may have similar results, and it’s very possible that the other suggestions you have made might do the same. This is only initial research, and more is needed. The positive in using a computer game is that it tends to be something very accessible in the sixh-hour window following a frightening experience. It’s fascinating research and I hope the researchers extend their word to explore the effects of other activities, such as the ones you have mentioned.

What a useful piece of research! Thanks for publishing! It should be sent to all hospital ERs?

Thanks Jean. I agree – it’s a wonderfully practical study. I hope it is read widely by practitioners, and I hope the researchers extend their important work.

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A Frightening Incident composition

Our class of Primary 3s are in their 4th week of lessons with us and are doing well. Especially in their English writing component . All of them are eager to share their ideas and willing to describe their points in details . Lower primary is the perfect time to motivate students to develop their love of writing. With patience and guidance, young students can take their time to build on their creative thinking while improving on their sentence structures and writing techniques . This is also the perfect age group to encourage them to read and come up with more ideas for their stories.

Last week, our Primary 3 English students worked on a composition about a Frightening Incident .

As we start off the year with our young ones, we feel that guidance is necessary three times out of the four times that they write in a month at the centre. The last composition of the month will have no guiding phrases and students will be tested on their ability to plan, describe and paragraph their ideas. Depending on the ability of the class, guiding phrases will usually continue to be given for the first term and a half.

The pictures below have been taken from the Mages English assessment book by 3 Gifted Minds LLP.

Methodology

I divided up the plot into 4 parts/4 paragraphs as a guiding tool. Prior to giving them the phrases, we discussed the possible plots by looking at the pictures and the sequence of events. This allowed the students to generate their own creative ideas which some included in their story, along with the helping phrases.

Introduction

• start of the school holidays
• met my friends at the field near the canal
• playing a game of football
• Tom brought along his new soccer ball
• game was lots of fun but also competitive
• Tom’s team lost the game
• Tom became angry and kicked the ball very hard
• flew over the railings and into the canal
• rushed over to the edge of the canal
• water level was high as it had rained in the morning
• water was moving fast
• Tom decided to jump into the water to retrieve his ball
• warned him of the danger but advice fell on deaf ears
• water was moving so fast
• Tom struggled to stay afloat
• we shouted for help
• passers-by stopped and helped
• jumped into the water to save Tom
• dragged him to safety
• someone called the ambulance
• Tom was unconscious
• whisked away to the hospital
• we thanked the brave man for his help
• Fortunately, Tom was not seriously injured
• his parents were furious
• Tom learnt an important lesson from this frightening incident

And the end result is below. This model is taken from one of the students in the P3 class 🙂

A Frightening Incident composition model

Note to students

The model compositions in this blog are to help students generate ideas and to be used as a guide. Students are not allowed to copy the model compositions and then pass them off as their own work, especially in school. It is called plagiarism.

It was the start of the school holidays. Instead of staying home and glued to my electronic devices, I decided to go for a jog  in the park nearby. While jogging, I met my friends at the field near the canal. They were about to start playing a game of football and asked me to join them. My friend, Tom had bought a new football and was excited to use it. I decided to play with them.

          At the end of the game, Tom’s team lost. The other team laughed at Tom. Tom was so furious that he kicked the ball so hard. It flew over the railing and landed in the canal. We all  gasped in horror .

“My new ball!” Tom shouted.

          Tom ran to the railing and saw the ball floating on the water. Without hesitation, he quickly dived into the water. We were all  shocked and afraid . A passer-by witnessed what had happened and he too was surprised by Tom’s reckless behaviour.

          The water in the canal was moving so fast that Tom had to struggle to stay afloat. The passer-by shouted for help and some other passers-by came to help. A passer-by jumped into the canal to save Tom. He dragged Tom, who was unconscious, to safety. I whisked out my phone to call the ambulance. Soon, we could hear the wail of sirens in the air. The paramedics came and put Tom on the stretcher quickly. They whisked him away to the hospital.  We thanked the brave passer-by for his help.

          Fortunately, Tom was not seriously injured. Tom’s parents came to visit him at the hospital and also reprimanded him. Tom learnt an important lesson  from this frightening incident . He vowed never to be reckless again.

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My most frightening experience Essay Example

• Pages: 3 (589 words)
• Published: May 29, 2018
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The most frightening experience of my life I have heard many people telling some frightening stories that they experienced in their lives. But those stories are not as terrifying as mine. It occurred in a foggy night in a small town called Lujan in which i was accompanied by my boyfriend and my brother. Whenever I hear about Lujan cemetery, it makes me recall a set of unpleasant feelings like fear and unease that I had once when I was there.

Frightening experience short story

That day, in the morning, I was travelling with my family and my boyfriend to a peaceful and small town called Lujan. While we were on the way, i was looking through the window; the leafy and fruitful trees daintily were swinging with the cool breeze. My father told me t

hat day was the anniversary of my grandfather’s death. We decided to visit his tomb. Trough the day, my family and I were visiting all my relatives that resided in that place. At dusk, my parents were very busy to go to the cemetery.

I suggested going at nightfall but they told me that I did not have to bother dead people at night, because many strange things could happen. I assumed that all those things were only superstitions. Finally, my boyfriend, my brother and I agreed to visit Lujan cemetery. At night, we were walking on a path that led to that cemetery . The sky was full of thick clouds and it was slightly foggy. The leaves and the twigs were ominously quiet, the air was freezing and we were chilled to the bone. At last, I saw a giant rusty

gate. We supposed that it belonged to the cemetery.

When we enter I could appreciate that it had a spooky appearance that it made my hair straighten up to see such terrifying place. Inside, we saw many rows of gravestones with extremely enigmatic carvings on them. When we were passing by the tombstones, suddenly we heard a strange noise coming from of a tomb. I felt a strange sensation and I was about to faint. We ran as quickly as possible screaming desperately, going out the cemetery. Outside the cemetery, we were still running, out of breath, we were near of having a heart attack.

We could not sleep in the whole night, wondering what could have done that creepy noise. The next day we told this experience to my relatives and one of my uncles found out that strange noise was made of a body that was scratching the coffin. It occurred because that person supposedly died from a heart attack and their relatives buried him the next day. The night that we went to the cemetery, the man’s heart revived, and the man woke up and scratched the coffin in a desperate attempt to go out. He finally died from suffocation.

How did the Frightening experience end

After hearing that, we never visited that place anymore. After this experience, not only I learnt not to go to the cemetery at night but also not to disobey parent’s orders, if I obeyed my parents I would not have this kind of experience. It was a pity that I could not visit my grandfather’s tomb and I never will do that due to the fact that I am scared

of going there again. All these fearful events accompanied with awful feelings make my experience the most terrifying of all.

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A Dangerous Experience Essay

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We, humans, have received a wonderful gift from God and that gift is life. He has given this gift to us so that we stay happy and enjoy the gift.

But nothing in the world is an easy task. If one chooses a shortcut to achieve something, the person will get happiness but that will exist for a small time. After that, the person has to bear the consequences of choosing the shortcut way in life. If one wants something in life, one must have the dedication to want it and must work hard in order to achieve that no matter what takes him to do that.

As there is a bad consequence for taking an easy way or shortcut, it means that life is not easy. Life is full of ups and downs. There will be both good times and bad times in our life. But we should not lose hope during bad times. Instead, we need to be strong and remove the bad air from our life. Our life will not go in an easy path.

There will be problems in our way. We need to face those obstacles and win over them. We should not back out or run away from these problems.

If we do not face them, we will not be able to learn anything. We will always be scared to try something new.

There many events or incidents that occur in our life. Some turn out to be a good one while some turn out to be bad. When the experience is good, people are very happy and cheerful. Their happiness has no bound.

But if the experience goes bad, people become disheartened. They feel like they have lost everything. They do not have the energy and inner self to do anything more.

But people should learn from these bad experiences. Some events turn to be bad and that happens for a purpose. A bad experience about anything teaches us to be confident.

Only after a bad experience, we will learn to be aware and work in a better way. A bad experience is necessary because only after a bad time we get to see a good time. Life is a mixture of good and bad times and it is not a bed full of roses.

I have experienced many bad times and a few of them have turned to be dangerous ones too. Those dangerous ones still haunt me even during day time.

If that haunts during day time itself then at night my condition becomes worse. I still have a fresh memory of that day.

It seems to me that the incident took place just yesterday. This dangerous incident took place on September 18, 2011. This day was Sunday.

Then I was studying in class ten. It was the week of my half yearly examination. The next day, that is, on Monday I had my Mathematics and Environmental Education Examination.

The weather that day was gloomy from the morning itself. It was raining from early morning.

Despite the rain we went to church. After returning from church we had breakfast. After that my parents were preparing for lunch.

In the mean time I was busy learning formulas and solving Mathematics problems. My father was giving me fried fish to eat while I was studying.

Soon it was time for lunch. We all had our lunch. It was not raining anymore but the weather was still gloomy. The entire day looked as if it is going to be night.

But it was still day time. After we finished with our lunch, we went to rest. I planned to rest for at least two hours as I needed a break from studying. A proper sleep would make my mind fresh to study in the evening and night.

After the afternoon sleep, we had our evening snacks. I went back to my study room to continue preparing for my exams. Meanwhile, my parents were watching television in the other room. I started studying Environmental Education. I was going through important topics and memorizing the necessary information.

Everything was stable at that time. After thirty to forty five minutes, I was studying the chapter on earthquakes and other disasters. Suddenly, I felt my study table is shaking and even the statues kept on my table were moving.

I thought this is happening because I have the habit of keeping my legs on the rod of the table and keep shaking my legs.

So, I considered that the movement on my study table was because of them. I was afraid in the starting but then later I calmed myself down.

Then, the house bell rang and the milk maid came to give milk. So, my mother went to the kitchen to bring a utensil to take the milk.

My mother just took the utensil and was going to the verandah; my table started shaking more than before.

My heartbeat increased and I did not know what was going on. Suddenly, even the electric water pump started to make sound.

The showcase where expensive utensils are kept, even that was making sound. The emergency light stand was kept on the dining table and that fell down.

At this point of time I got more scared. This happened in seconds. By the time my parents realized it is an earthquake, they were running out calling my name and asking me to come out.

First of all I was scared because of the first shaking incident of the table, this time I did not know what to do.

Hearing my parents voice, I was rushing out of study room but I didn’t know which side to go as there was no electricity. So, I could not see the way.

I was the only one inside the house at that time. Everyone was outside the house calling out my name. I started crying not knowing what to do.

I finally managed to find the way and I went out. I was crying very badly and held my parents hands.

The earthquake was a major one. I had never experienced this before. This was the reason I was very scared. While we were standing outside, the plates, that is, the outermost part of the earth was shaking very much.

We felt that the plates would break anytime soon and we all would go inside and die. Everyone was worried and we could hear the people shouting in the neighbourhood.

There was commotion everywhere. We were continuously praying and kept our trust on God that he will not let anything happen to us. He will surely save us.

After some time, everything became stable but still people were shouting in worry. We remained outside the house for some time and talked with the neighbours if everything was fine.

There was no electricity and all the telephone lines were blocked.

There was no signal in the telephone lines. After everything became stable we went inside and continued with our work.

I could not study anymore as I was horrified with the incident. So, I stayed with my father in the same room. We were waiting for electricity to come and for the telephone signals.

Electricity came back much later. As soon as the telephone lines came back, we started contacting our near and dear ones to ask if they were fine.

Even we were receiving calls from our other family members and relatives. They got a big relief when we told them that we all were safe.

Slowly, everything became normal. But I took a little time. I ate my dinner in fear thinking what if this happens again at night when everyone is sleeping.

After dinner my parents asked me to sleep because I was not able to study after the earthquake. Even they went to sleep.

But I did not sleep the entire night. I was thinking about the incident and my reaction was like what did just happened today.

Did it happen in reality? Or was it just a bad dream or a nightmare? I started getting negative thoughts and just waited for the sunrise.

I never experienced this incident before. So, I was very scared. Even if I become old, I will never be able to forget this incident because it was a first time experience and dangerous too.

This earthquake caused a lot of destruction. The earthquake measured 6.9 magnitude according to the Richter scale.

It badly affected the areas of Nepal, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Bihar, Sikkim and its adjoining areas.

The epicenter was in Sikkim and so it affected our place as well because Sikkim is only 152 km far. The earthquake was in the Kanchenjunga range.

After this earthquake, I have experienced earthquakes many times but the magnitude has never been so high.

The earthquake of September 18, 2011 made me more confident, bold and brave to handle incidents like this. After this major earthquake, we all became used to frequent trembling of the plates.

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Essay on “a frightening experience” for students and children, best essay, paragraph, speech for class 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12., a frightening experience.

Malika spent a couple of hours getting dressed up in her finest dress, doing her hair, putting make-up on her face and finally coating her lips with bright red lipstick.

She then took her purse and went out. She was going to a grand party at a hotel ballroom. She knew that prominent and wealthy people would be at the party and she wanted to appear her best.

She walked down the road to where it would be easy to get a taxi and stood waiting for one. In a few minutes, she saw a vacant taxi and she flagged with her right hand. The taxi came to a halt by her side and Malika opened the rear passenger door and slid into the taxi. She told the driver her destination and settled back comfortably against the seat.

While the taxi drove on, Malika thought of the handsome and wealthy men that she would meet at the party and dreamed that she would meet her “Prince Charming” that night.

Suddenly, she noticed that the taxi was driving along a strange and deserted road that was nowhere near her destination. She leaned forward and asked the taxi driver where they were. The taxi driver turned his head and grinned at her. His eyes looked fierce and evil. Malika felt very frightened and pleaded with the taxi driver to stop. the man did not heed her cries and pleas and kept driving down the deserted road.

Malika knew that she had to save herself somehow. As a final and desperate measure, she threw open the door and flung herself out of the taxi. She landed on something hard and felt a sharp pain in her head. Then, she lost consciousness.

When she awoke, Malika found herself in a hospital bed. A young doctor was looking down at her. She was told that she was found unconscious by the side of a road that morning.

Luckily, Malika did not suffer any serious injuries.

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Driving in Summer and Winter: Comparative Analysis Essay

Driving in different seasons can be a greatly distinct experience due to climate conditions, state of the car, and even social factors. Winter driving is considered dangerous and most people avoid it when possible, but summertime can bring its own challenges. The benefits and drawbacks of driving in both seasons should be evaluated by drivers before getting behind the wheel.

Summer driving is generally more relaxed and flexible, requiring less care and preparation for both the driver and the vehicle. However, there are challenges of its own including ensuring all fluid levels are relevant and the car parts such as the radiator can combat the heat. The driving process itself can be a challenge due to overheating, glare caused by the sun obscuring vision, and tire punctures due to the openness of debris on the road. In the summer, most people are less attentive in driving, thus creating the possibilities of driving tired or distracted which can be dangerous (“Making Driving A Breeze This Summer”).

Driving in the winter is more frightening and dangerous due to weather conditions. Winter storms create challenges for drivers such as poor visibility, slippery roads, and difficult passage in snowed-in areas. Cold weather creates greater impact on the car, creating more wear and tear as well as consumed resources such as fuel or tires. Winter conditions also force drivers to engage in greater car management, including tire change, monitoring antifreeze levels, and simply having to warm up the vehicle prior to driving (“Winter Driving Tips”).

Despite common misconceptions, driving in the summer can be just as if not more dangerous than in the winter. Summertime usually has more collisions due to the number of cars on the road. Furthermore, drivers may be more influenced by external factors such as inebriation (more social gatherings in the summer) and paying less attention to weather conditions.

Drivers must consider the realities of the road during each season as these may change. Some of these are common sense while others can be generally missed by the majority of drivers. However, using proper preparation and precaution can make a significant difference for the driver’s safety and positive experience.

Works Cited

“Making Driving A Breeze This Summer.” The AA , 2020. Web.

“Winter Driving Tips.” AAA Exchange , 2020. Web.

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