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How NOT to Get Scared This Halloween!
10-17-2016
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BOO!!!
Did I get
ya??
The haunting season is upon us and all the ghosts and
ghouls are coming out to play! Even the clowns are appearing in the
oddest places!
'Tis the season to fright and scare, and if you’re
anything like me, we need to start mentally preparing ourselves.
I’ve already been invited to go to a Haunted Hayride and
watch scary movies. Don’t get me wrong, your girl is down,
but your girl is also a huge scaredy cat. Worst of it all is that Iwant to go and get scared and then immediately regret my
decision once I'm in the situation.
So, for everyone like me who gets scared easily but
doesn’t want to get a case of FOMO this Halloween, here are
some of my tips and tricks to diffusing my terror in the various
horror night amusement parks my friends and family drag me to or
just watching scary movies… at night… with the lights
off... [*thunder*] [*chains rattling*]
[*chainsaw revving*]
AMUSEMENT PARKS
Safety in
numbers
Go with as many people as you can. The more of you there
are, the smaller a target you become, and if there are zombies
(which there will be), you can always throw your friends at them
while you run away.
Look
disinterested
Don’t give off any signs or body language that you
are scared or look funny to scare. Try to walk with confidence,
boredom, or just hang out with one of your friends who gets scared
more easily than you.
Pay attention to your
surroundings
These amusement parks thrive on the element of surprise,
so keep your eyes open looking for places for scary monsters to
jump out from. Plan your route and those jump scares won’t
get you!
SCARY
MOVIES
Hands at the ready… to cover
your eyes
Don’t judge, this works! Covering your ears and
closing your eyes will keep me safe from any movie monster and I
don’t care what anyone says! Call me a baby, but when
you’re having nightmares while I’m sleeping soundly,
guess who has the last laugh.
Remember they’re just
actors
All these scary monsters and axe-weilding murderers are
just actors and they’re NOT real… I hope. No,
they’re not. So just remember, it's just a movie and they
can’t actually get you.
Cuddle with a person or a
pillow
Scary movies with someone like your significant other or
a friend can help you feel safer and secure #SafetyInNumbers AM I
RIGHT?! If you don’t have someone to cuddle with, a pillow
will also do the trick! I also like to surround myself with my
stuffed animals and hug my Build-a-Bear so I don’t feel
alone... Unless you’re watching Child's Play or
something, then stuffed animals might not be the best option.
But the best advice I can give you for any scary
situation is to distract yourself and think happy thoughts.
Whatever makes you happy -- puppies, rainbows, kittens, caramel
apples -- they will help you get through the fear.
You can try it out with Shane Dawson in
his "Try Not To Get Scared" video!
Ready for one by yourself?
If you’re not, don’t worry -- if you want to
pause and exit out, that’s fine because that may or may not
be what I did...
Happy Halloween, everybody!
(Image via
TNYF/WENN)
- Amanda Baltazar, YH Contributing
Writer