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Why don't adults enjoy dizziness like children do?

When I was a kid, I remember thinking that adults were rather boring for not enjoying the feeling of dizziness like I did, and I vowed to always enjoy it. Now, as an adult, I can't stand it - it makes me want to throw up. It seems many other adults feel the same way. Why is this? Does something change in us as we age?

Ivan V., Mexico City, Mexico

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shortcrust says:

I was thinking about this recently and wondered if, in my case, the fun of feeling dizzy has been ruined by an association with alcohol induced sickness!

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posted on 2009-07-29 17:53:00 | Report abuse


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Acid_fairy says:

I watched a programme once where they said getting sick from dizziness only sets in once you hit about 7. I am not sure about the technicalities of this, however.

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posted on 2009-08-01 22:53:07 | Report abuse


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acid_monkey says:

Personally, as an ageing (36) individual, every time I have a dizzy spell i assume i am having a stroke/ heart attack. No such worries when you're young.

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posted on 2009-08-04 13:45:46 | Report abuse


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mmmm says:

When I was a child I could ride on a swing forever without nausea and I vomitted in car a lot. Now I can drive for hours and I cant sit on a swing...

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posted on 2009-10-11 02:25:58 | Report abuse


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EvilTony says:

Our fear of not being in control.

As children we appreciate the joy of loss of control - being tickled, being scared (in a 'safe' way) in ghost trains, adults telling scary stories (we 'know' the adult will ensure that the 'scary' is overcome when the story ends.

Adults tend to like to maintain control of their bodies - perhaps because we know that not all outcomes of loss of control are safe.

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