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Apollo Mey
Location: Atlanta TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 31 likes
It's all about the context!
| | | How to get over my "Pre-Exploration" Nervousness < on 8/3/2018 8:41 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Almost every time before I go into a exploration, I get nervous, real nervous. Not enough to not go in, but enough to just shake me up a bit. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy, LOVE exploring. But I've always just had bad gut feelings. And every time it's been okay. Especially tonight for a place bigger than I have ever went to before, and more secure, and further out than we generally explore. I think it's the fact that I'm scared of getting a juvenile record for trespassing, or worse, my parents finding out. I kinda have a counterpart that I explore with. I prefer daytime, taking pictures, the beauty, and being cautious. He enjoys the night, he's in it more for of the thrill, creepy factor, the challenge of getting in, and not getting caught. But still, I feel like I need some tips for loosening up a bit.
| The closest I'll ever be to exploring a fantasy dungeon! |
| Mr. Bitey
Location: Milwaukee, WI Gender: Male Total Likes: 848 likes
Meow Meow Fudder Mucker!
| | | Re: How to get over my "Pre-Exploration" Nervousness < Reply # 5 on 8/4/2018 12:03 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Personally, for me, the nerves are part of the experience. No one wants to be confronted by angry homeless, police, or worse. But that adds to the adrenaline. That feeling when you're back in the car, camera full of epic decay, makes it worth it. There is risk involved, of course. But there is risk just getting out of bed, driving a car, getting on a plane, even going to the movies. Is there not? Fear and nerves are good. They keep you alert. When you get comfortable, you are complacent, and only then are you a risk to yourself. Explore. Enjoy. Live. Stay safe. And have fun!
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| Give abandonment a reason for its sacrificial reclamation to nature. Love it. Remember it. Take a picture. Share it. Leave the decay to nature. Lifetime member of The Anti-MyInstaTubeTweetFace consortium. |
| Cfourexplore
Location: North Carolina Gender: Male Total Likes: 583 likes
Never a dull moment in Midworld.
| | | Re: How to get over my "Pre-Exploration" Nervousness < Reply # 6 on 8/4/2018 1:00 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I fully agree with Mr. Bitey...I am by no means a 'pro' at urban exploring (maybe a gifted amateur at best), but of the explorations I've done, I always get those jitters. It goes with the territory, but it's not something to be taken as a reason to bail. Sure, you always want to trust your gut once you're on site...identify and assess the obvious risks, be situationally aware of the possible risks, but be confident, and do what you're there to do. When/if you get to that 'get the f**k out' moment you'll likely know it for what it is, rather than being just nervousness. It all adds to the fun and the joy that comes with abandoned places, along with pushing it as far as you can before you know (or someone tells you) it's time to go, and by being properly outfitted, having done the research and recon, and by trusting your judgment (and knowing your limits), you'll likely be okay. Nothing is guaranteed, and sometimes that worst case scenario plays out, but more often than not that 'nope' moment leaves little clues before it all goes to hell. Good luck to you, hope all goes well! We look forward to pics from your successful explores!
| "When you've truly done something right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." |
| Lola AB
Location: YEG Gender: Female Total Likes: 122 likes
| | | Re: How to get over my "Pre-Exploration" Nervousness < Reply # 11 on 9/8/2018 3:02 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Mr. Bitey Personally, for me, the nerves are part of the experience. No one wants to be confronted by angry homeless, police, or worse. But that adds to the adrenaline. That feeling when you're back in the car, camera full of epic decay, makes it worth it. There is risk involved, of course. But there is risk just getting out of bed, driving a car, getting on a plane, even going to the movies. Is there not? Fear and nerves are good. They keep you alert. When you get comfortable, you are complacent, and only then are you a risk to yourself. Explore. Enjoy. Live. Stay safe. And have fun!
| ^^^So much this!
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Location: Mission Control Total Likes: 3996 likes
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| | | | Re: How to get over my "Pre-Exploration" Nervousness < Reply # 16 on 10/16/2018 11:11 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by TheDrummer
This. Experience makes it go away. Then you go to a more challenging/risky place and it returns. Then you get used to that. Repeat.
| No fear is never a good thing. If anything experience teaches you when things seem like you got it made, some kid's mom calls the cops because little Jody mistook your tripod for a 30 odd 6 sniper rifle. Then you learn what it's like to have a bunch of pissed cops and the same taking you down with a 12 gauge shotgun pointed at your chest. You learn that the FBI does make unannounced house calls. You learn that hellholes are everywhere like little hard to find Easter eggs from hell. You learn that merely light holding onto a metal bracket holding heavy steel pipes is enough to snap the corroded anchor screws holding it. You learn that sometimes you can outrun a collapsing floor, sometimes not. You learn self reliance if you meet the challenges.
| Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in. |
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