I have always had a fear of escalators. This has to be one of my biggest fears I’ve had most of my life and I’m not sure why. I remember going to malls with my grandma and freezing everytime she’d step on one. She’d either have to come back on and get me or someone else had to coax me on.

Now I just take elevators or steps. I never really thought much about my old fear until a few years back. I try very hard but I failed year after year.

The mall I’ve been trying to over come this fear had a shooting where 8 victims lost their lives. I thought about trying this again just before the shooting took place. I will never stop going to that mall. I will never let the shooter know he won. This is more motivation for me to get on that escalator and face my fear.