Originally Posted By: francheeta
Mika was afraid of water. That's a little different since she was going into a pool. Personally, had Canannon not grabbed her and seemed like he was going to push her, she might have been able to do it. After he did that, she couldn't trust him. I don't really blame her for that.

I do blame her for knowing ahead of time she had these paralyzing fears and going on the race with in no way prepared to deal with them. She's very young, and that showed.


ITA. I also agree with someone who said that if you are terrified with heights, wait, no. Not terrified, absolutely gripped with a "phobia like fear" of heights or water, you shouldn't go on the show.

I have BOTH of those. Its one thing to be afraid of water and go in a pool. Its one thing to be afraid of heights and jump down 20, 30 feet. But to have paralyzing phobia of either one and to have to go down a SIX STORY STEEP drop into shark filled water, it is too much. The only way to conquer those fears are to face them. But when they are that embedded, you simply can NOT go from 0 to 100 just like *that*.

I also am claustrophobic. That slight bit of tunnel at the end, with water all around you, no matter how quick it is, if I had known it was there, would have been overwhelming. ....... (Yeah, I am consumed with phobias! LOL!!!)

Which is exactly why she, (and I) should never have gone on the show with that tremendous a fear. I feel for her, frown , but she should have known better.

I do think its wonderful though, no matter how upset with her he was, that he said "Forgiveness is freeing." and that it would be something he would let go of and still love her... no matter the 'potential' financial loss. THAT, my friend, is love. wink