Fear of roller coasters

Fear of roller coasters, also known as veloxrotaphobia, is the extreme fear of roller coasters. It can also be informally referred to as coasterphobia.[1]

Such a fear is thought to originate from one or more of three factors: childhood trauma, fear of heights, and parental fears that “rub off” on their children.[2] In addition, veloxrotaphobia maybe intensified by underlying fears such as claustrophobia and illygnophobia.

Remedies

The fear of roller coasters is a relatively common fear. It can be treated effectively through exposure therapy, in which the subject learns to disassociate roller coasters with danger.[3][4]

Riders are also encouraged to familiarize themselves with statistics on roller coaster safety. For example, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, there is a 1 in 750 million chance of suffering a fatal injury on a fixed-location roller coaster.[5]

Incidence

It is estimated that about five percent of the world’s population suffers from an extreme fear of heights[6], however, no exact data has been published on what percent of people are afraid of roller coasters.

See also

References
  1. "Fear of being on a roller coaster (branch of ochophobia). Veloxrotaphobia - FearOf.org". 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. "I have a crippling fear of rollercoasters...so my editor put me on Leviathan | The Star". www.thestar.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. Leila Atassi, cleveland com (2010-09-28). "Psychology students use 'exposure therapy' to conquer coaster-phobia". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. "Legoland creates program to help those with veloxrotaphobia (fear of roller coasters)". Attractions Magazine. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  5. "How safe are rollercoasters?". The Week UK. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  6. "A genome-wide screen for acrophobia susceptibility loci in a Finnish isolate". PubMed Central. December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2023.


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