I hate rollercoasters.The highs are too high and the lows are too low and the time it takes to travel in between too fast so that I feel out of control and physically sick. They are unpredictable; you are strapped in and can’t move. But if you don’t secure yourself properly, you fall away and get hurt. You are at the mercy of the science. Gravity. Freefall. Involuntary acceleration.
Nemesis. Oblivion. The Beast. Demon. Hangman. Mindbender.
Heart beats double. Stress hormones triple.
I’m talking depression.