"I want my life in the hands of a machine" Well, you say that now, Dodie. But when our robotic overlords take over, I can't imagine you'd say the same thing. By then, you'll be wishing for something organic.
And that's how the champion of dodes pushing the fuck right through depersonalization and a panic attack good for you! Remember that next time you feel anxious!!! #brava
Abseiling [rappelling for your American fans] is kind of fun, but it's very unnatural feeling and it's completely counter intuitive to trust your life to a rope just fed round a figure of eight shaped lump of metal. However, abseiling down a climbing wallwith big crash mats at the bottom can let you learn to trust the equipment and find out what happens if you let go entirely, etc etc and makes abseiling on actual rocks where actually falling would be fatal much less stressful...
I have no mental fear of heights, but physically I react very strongly it's bizarre. So I really am not frightened but my body shakes for ages if I get even a few feet off the ground. Once I was hanging Christmas decorations at a friend's place and because I'm very tall I only needed to stand on a chair to do it. Just being on that chair sent me into full shakes until well into the next day, like I couldn't write anything down at all for 24 hours because my hands were shaking so much. Does anyone else get this?
I identify with this so hard! I work at a summer camp during the summers and I have to help run the high ropes course and climbing wall and when I'm up there I shake like crazy but I'm totally calm. But literally everyone else on staff is the same way even the people who only do the high stuff, so we definitely aren't alone in this.
+Matthew Lauder That's good to know but it's such a shame because I love things like that. I remember this one time when I was about 13, I was at like an outdoor retreat and we had to build a tower out of milk crates and like use each other to all climb to the top. It was pretty high up but I managed to ruin everything because my shaky leg at the top of the tower kicked the whole thing over and there were just 5 kids dangling from harnesses in the air- all of them kinda mad at me.
As much as I'm proud of Dodie, I'm so freaking proud of Evan. Speaking from experience, hanging in midair is terrifying whether you have a fear of heights or not. I'm so proud of Evan for doing abseiling the entire tower by himself. You both did an incredible job. 😊❤
the "oooooookay" bit at the end ! I feel you girl I feel you ! I've never been afraid of heights and one day I was out with a group of kids I worked with at that time and we went to one of those climbing parks where you have different obstacles in different heights between trees and I was like "pssssh how hard can this be". Little did I know that 30 minutes later I'd be 10 meters over the ground shaking my ass off trying to smile to not scare the already crying kids behind me even more, climbing through a net with a lot of holes, grabbing onto some ropes for the dear live of me. I was 100% sure this was were I'd die and they'd had to cut my cold body out of this damn net. Never have I ever felt this amount of pure panic. Constantly talking to myself to make sure I'd breath and keep going. Even thinking about it now makes me anxious. I am incredibly proud of you for doing this, but let's just make sure none of us has to do this kind of stuff ever agin. xx
i used to do rock-climbing and abseiling in year 8-12 and honestly having a human belaying you is WAY better than having it be done electronically. human error can be greater but i don't trust a robot to do that, really.
Came here to say that - I think it helps if you've belayed for a while yourself. If you've never belayed before you won't know how easy it is to hold someone in the rope down position, I've quite comfortably held someone (low down) with my thumb and two fingers in one hand (not recommended, btw). Also re: gloves, you need them for abseiling when you're controlling the rope yourself because things get super hot and finger trappy.
Even though it makes perfect sense to be scared it always confuses me a little when people don't like abseiling because genuinely one of my favorites things in the world to do, on school camp everyone had at most like two or three goes and I went for at least seven buts that's beside the point. well done dodie I'm proud of you
I'm similar... I have a fear of falling. Heights don't scare me (I like looking out of plane windows and seeing the view) but as soon as I'm in a situation where I could fall, I freak out. I feel for you Dodie. I could have never done it.
Honestly, you're such a delight. You have such a wonderful mindset and way of telling things that just bring It to life. never stop telling your stories, because I love them.
you're such a good storyteller, dodie! i love this channel's content so much -- i love how real you are and all of your stories are super engaging. i don't get bored when i watch them regardless of how long they are, contrary to most other "storytime" videos (i know that this isn't necessarily a storytime video but it's within the same family, i think). i go back and watch a lot of the videos where you're talking about events in your life. i watched your "angry" video three or four times and it's never boring. also, totally off topic, could you do a flat tour?? i'm always so curious about the layout of your flat because i don't think that it's anything like how i picture it in my head. idk if that's a bit creepy/invasive but i'm just curious. :)
The way you told this story was absolutely brilliant and so damn funny!! Definitely need more story time with Dodie videos, because this made my absolute day! Also sorry about your fear, i'm glad you're at least aware of it now (: x
I understand in my head that I'm most likely safe and everything's fine, but I have bad vertigo and when I go up high it triggers really bad dizziness. People always say it's an excuse for me being scared and so a 'choice' (and damn right I'm scared as well) but it's somewhat difficult to abseil when the room is spinning and you're at risk of passing out....! You're so unbelievably brave Dodie, I could never have done that, especially seeing how upset and scared you were. Well done you for pushing through, it's pretty inspirational! Whenever you're having a down day, remember that this is just another great thing you have achieved, overcoming your fear, pushing through the feels :') sending love and hugs as always ~ Emma x
Oh my goodness, I definitely know how it feels to be in that kind of situation!!!! I also have a fear of (falling from) heights and it is so bad that if I feel like I'm going to fall from almost any height higher than the roof of my house I will instantly go into shock and either start crying, go numb, or both. So as you can imagine, I am not the world's most roller-coaster-loving girl and I get picked on A LOT by my family when we go to the amusement parks. BUT, I am working my very hardest to go mind-over-matter because I feel like I am missing out on having a lot of fun. Hope you can get over your fears too, Dodie. I love you and your channels, you are brilliant, funny, beautiful, and so bloody amazing.
I have a fear of both :( That's not really a fear for me, I would just love if people that I love noticed people like me, I think one day one of your idols will notice you
Fear of heights so big that I'm scared when I'm standing on a chair or in a staircase (ANY staircase lmao). I really understand the feeling you're talking about and how you felt in the video! Aaargh it's the worst thing about this fear, it's that once you are there, you cannot control yourself, you know you have to calm down and all but you just can't haha! Anyways, really proud that you did it, I would've never ever been able to do it, all my respect Dodie!
OH MAN Dodie I understand what you went through!! I did a ropes course during middle school and it was so high up and I fell off of this floating bridge type thing and had a full on panic attack- like no one could help me out of there because I would not let go of the rope it was dreadfulllllllllll. They finally calmed me down a bit and helped pull me out between the floating bridge slats, but geez I'm still scarred from it. It's honestly so impressive that you went through with it like major props to you because that is such a difficult thing to overcome.
I'm happy that you stayed strong, and I wish I could've gave you a hug telling you it's okay and you didn't have to do it. But you were so brave! Good job
OH, GIRL. I have so much respect for you that you did that at all. I wouldn't have been able to make myself climb over that little rail. I am so afraid of being up high, and the sensation of falling. Nope. Nope. Sorry you had to go through that, Dodie, you were seriously so brave! *hug*
Hey Dodie, I have a fear of heights and I used to have to cling to the wall at home when we had bar railings as I could see the ground below and it terrified me. Now I can easily walk down stairs though! It was tough to battle the fear and I'm still aware of it (don't think that will ever go away) but it doesn't terrify me like it used to. Just wanted to let you know its not always gonna be as crippling as it feels rn. Keep your head up, love you! You are awesome xxxx
Also, I have a fear of injuring myself and I hate anything. Any form of skating (ice, roller, boarding), I can't even go on climbing frames and sometimes I feel fine and I do it, but then I'm like "lol no this is awful" because I'm scared I'm gonna land wrong and break my leg or ankle or something. I did abseiling before, I couldn't do the whole "pro, stand and walk down thing". I had to shimmy off of the side because they wouldn't let me go back down by the stairs. Poor dodie, I understand how you feel and I'm glad you understand how I feel.
+Shan Webb someone can relate! All my friends think it's strange because I'm a dancer and I can injure myself through that... But that's the reason I don't want to injure myself. It's a strange phobia but it links in with having a fear of needles. I do believe it's called traumatophobia
Hahaha I'm so glad we finally got to see more of the footage! I remember checking your snapchat and twitter throughout the day and seeing how terrified you were, so when the coke video came out I knew they must have put it together cleverly to make you look less scared. This was funny, oh bless you Dodie.
i want to see the whole raw unedited footage, and then just give you a hug dodie! i think i probably would be the same as your really, like id be freaking out but id force myself just to get through it through sheer will power! proud of you :)
Personally I'm not afraid of heights at all if I'm just depending on a building or a strong structure (like being at the top of a tower or a mountain and looking down), however if I feel like my position depends on me and my physical abilities (like rock climbing, or those tree ropes amusement parks), I just lose it. I was fine when I was younger, but a few years ago, I realised even though I had no problem abseiling along the side of a mountain (because I felt like the harness was "in charge"), I was unable to climb rocks without panicking, because I felt too weak. Same thing last summer when I went to a tree amusement park with my friends, I ended up just taking pictures of them instead of doing the climbing haha
This whole video i wanted to hug you! I know Evan's normally the funny guy cracking jokes but even him doing that you can still sense he's worried about you. You're amazing for doing it though!!
(watching this back during lockdown don’t mind me) but I live in Northampton and as soon as you started talking about a tower I knew you meant the Lift Tower - you are so brave to have done that as you can literally see that thing from the other side of the town so well done!
I'm so proud of you for doing it!! And yes, it's checked off and you never have to do it again! I know how this feels; I did something similar once when I was a kid with a high dive. *not fun* But I did it! Way to go Dodie!!
This literally the BEST story in the entire world. I've a fear of this too but this storytelling had me laughing so hard. Aaah life, I can't, I'm still cry laughing ! Brilliant.
You just summed up how I felt on the Via Feratta in the Lake District. It was a horrible experience but I'm proud for getting through it. You should be proud too, Dodie xxx
Honestly having someone at the bottom is much safer and so much more comforting than the automatic line - you get to communicate with the person at the bottom and they can give you as much or as little support as you need, the machine just drops you if you fall off, where as you'll stay in the air if you have a person
this made me pretty happy about you being able to talk about this because i am terrified of heights. theres a bridge by my house that goes over a freeway and it scares me so much that i have to hold someones hand while going over it, so im a little less self concious about my fear because i always feel like a baby when i talk about it.
Jon uploaded a few minutes again and now Dodie (: Christmas is early. Thank you for uploading. I'm most likely watching this with my few remaining data cuz no wifi. I don't regret it
I realized I was terrified of heights when I first climbed on top my sister's loft bed in her college dorm, which was NOT even that high at all. I would've fled so fast from this abseiling activity. You're brave for pushing through!
I laughed so hard, and Evan was too on the video. But I think you could get over your fear of hight's you just have to work with it. I did get over mine and it was very hard and scary. Love you Dodie.
I have always hated heights which is something I think I got from my mum, but it's gotten to a point where one day my friends were trying to get me to hop a very high wall, and instead of doing that I took the 45 minute route home and leFT THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL I'M SO BAD
I can't imagine what that must have been like! I'm not a fan of heights either and also discovered that while rock climbing. Good job for pushing through, I don't think I could have!
Thank you for talking about this. After watching the CocaCola video (where you were very obviously not fine and yet did go down) I was worrying quite a bit about how and if you had actually given your conscious consent to do this and not being pressured into doing it by the team or whoever. I'm still not sure about anything but seeing you talk about it and still speaking so positively about the job puts my mind at ease at least a little bit. Hope you are well & please don't ever let someone pressure you into doing something, no matter who they are or whatever the reasons. Otherwise you might just end up with yet another fear to add to your list. But you probably already know that. It's not really my place to tell you any of this, so I'm sorry. But I was really worried and I wanted to thank you for making that video that helped clear up at least some of the confusion. Have a wonderful day, I wish you the very best (:
"a house and a half" is my new favorite measurement. also, yeah heights are TERRIFYING i climbed up this really tall like 200 ft light house the other week and i was shaking so hard i almost fell on my way back down it was so scary. tbh id probably do something like what you did and be super excited bc i love adventure type stuff but just looking down from really high is the absolute worst.
This is astonishing to me! I love heights and rock climbing, it's funny to me that doddie says "I need a machine not a man" because it's the complete opposite for me. I don't trust the machine at all!!! But kudos to her for doing it! She's even more lovable now!
I respect that you went further than your mental wall and you broke through and pushed it as far as you did. As a former rock climber, the gig did do it right by slowly working you up to that height great job on both sides
On the bright side, you did it! Even if you were terrified, you managed to do it. I know exactly what it's like having one traumatic experience suddenly bring about a phobia. I never used to be afraid of spiders, then I moved somewhere where every autumn the house gets invaded with huge ones, and now I am afraid of all them regardless of size. Ugh, brains right?
I can't stand at the top of a ladder without feeling like I'm going to fall off, so I understand how you feel Dodie. You were very brave, I wouldn't abseil down anything for all the money in the world :)
You have yet again proven why you are my HERO Dodie ! They would have had to bring up a stretcher to carry me down the stairs once I had looked over the edge even one time and then they would have had to have an ambulance to take me to shock therapy to get me back in this world again.
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EVAN'S REACTIONS CRACK ME UP
"we're literally leaving her hanging"
punning even as dodie is panicking
+Em A I KNOW
Emily Bluejeans evan would be me with any of my friends tbh
The irony of this video is that your LOFT BED is right behind you while talking about your fear of heights lmao
HAHA
+doddleoddle 😂💚💙💜
Don't make her scared of going to bed now :') lmao
I would never get a loft bed. that would be torture.
Asia Dawn Sitting on my loft bed right now 😂
I love dodie, she is just so genuine and nice. u can't find many other people as good as her
I love her she is the best!
She's one of my favourite people on this earth
Same
Yeah she's pure
How about cavetown?
"I want my life in the hands of a machine" Well, you say that now, Dodie. But when our robotic overlords take over, I can't imagine you'd say the same thing. By then, you'll be wishing for something organic.
I don't know why but I just can't stop laughing at your comment 😂
Perhaps she has it quite well concering her wish for their arrival beforhand. Second of all, talking about trust issues!
Don't remind us! D:!
... But yeah, those machines feel far more trust worthy than a human. But they kind of ruin a part of the fun of climbing.
"My fear of heights" *literally four videos later* "I JUMPED OUT OF A PLANE". 😂👌
"I don't need a men. I need a machine " -doddleoddle 2016
*man
I find it hard to understand why they let you carry on when you were so obviously distraught :-(
+louiseglasgow I was the one pushing through! They were always happy to stop
I decided in my head this was something I wanted to overcome lol
+doddlevloggle Good for you Dodes! you're so brave
Fair enough, that's different then. But wow, that was brave considering how upset you were!
And that's how the champion of dodes pushing the fuck right through depersonalization and a panic attack good for you! Remember that next time you feel anxious!!! #brava
Abseiling [rappelling for your American fans] is kind of fun, but it's very unnatural feeling and it's completely counter intuitive to trust your life to a rope just fed round a figure of eight shaped lump of metal. However, abseiling down a climbing wallwith big crash mats at the bottom can let you learn to trust the equipment and find out what happens if you let go entirely, etc etc and makes abseiling on actual rocks where actually falling would be fatal much less stressful...
I have no mental fear of heights, but physically I react very strongly it's bizarre. So I really am not frightened but my body shakes for ages if I get even a few feet off the ground. Once I was hanging Christmas decorations at a friend's place and because I'm very tall I only needed to stand on a chair to do it. Just being on that chair sent me into full shakes until well into the next day, like I couldn't write anything down at all for 24 hours because my hands were shaking so much. Does anyone else get this?
+Juliette Hacking yes same! Mentally I'm aware I'm probably safe but my body just goes CRAZY
I know what you mean! I went ziplining a while back and I was so excited but I couldn't stop shaking! weird!
Same I really want to go sky diving before I die. but if I'm on a latter I shake like crazy and can't breathe,
I identify with this so hard! I work at a summer camp during the summers and I have to help run the high ropes course and climbing wall and when I'm up there I shake like crazy but I'm totally calm. But literally everyone else on staff is the same way even the people who only do the high stuff, so we definitely aren't alone in this.
+Matthew Lauder That's good to know but it's such a shame because I love things like that. I remember this one time when I was about 13, I was at like an outdoor retreat and we had to build a tower out of milk crates and like use each other to all climb to the top. It was pretty high up but I managed to ruin everything because my shaky leg at the top of the tower kicked the whole thing over and there were just 5 kids dangling from harnesses in the air- all of them kinda mad at me.
"I need a machine, not a man"
same
I love the end of the video where she is about to go over the bar and is like "oooook" 😂😂💓
+xxcrazydollxx oh god my voice lol
ikr that was soo cute
I was laughing so much at that. Evan's such a great friend!!!!!!!!!!
OooOOKK xD
"oooooOOOH KAY..."
As much as I'm proud of Dodie, I'm so freaking proud of Evan. Speaking from experience, hanging in midair is terrifying whether you have a fear of heights or not. I'm so proud of Evan for doing abseiling the entire tower by himself. You both did an incredible job. 😊❤
these videos have reached new heights.
kill me
If you're going to go out on a limb with puns like that, you really need to bring a better altitude to your comments.
this comment chain omg
Thinking is Troublesome AHAHAHAHA
Evan Edinger wot you doing on a different channel m8
I wish the kid that fell into Harambe's enclosure was scared of heights
Omg
XD
+captainDANK NO
Dodie I saw on s/c that you felt ugly this morning! you are beyond beautiful oh my word I can only hope to one day have those brows of yours!
+meow meow doddleoddle 😊
What really?? Omg I thought she'd looked amazing today!! I thought her hair and lipstick were especially gorgeous
You can still feel ugly...
Sounds like you're working on Blue Peter!
"I NEED A MACHINE I DONT NEED A MAN" is exactly how i came out to my mom...
everytime i go past the lift tower i think of you now lol, i really don't blame you tho i hate heights and it's so high it looks horrific
Haha gosh it's horrible
the "oooooookay" bit at the end ! I feel you girl I feel you ! I've never been afraid of heights and one day I was out with a group of kids I worked with at that time and we went to one of those climbing parks where you have different obstacles in different heights between trees and I was like "pssssh how hard can this be". Little did I know that 30 minutes later I'd be 10 meters over the ground shaking my ass off trying to smile to not scare the already crying kids behind me even more, climbing through a net with a lot of holes, grabbing onto some ropes for the dear live of me. I was 100% sure this was were I'd die and they'd had to cut my cold body out of this damn net. Never have I ever felt this amount of pure panic.
Constantly talking to myself to make sure I'd breath and keep going. Even thinking about it now makes me anxious.
I am incredibly proud of you for doing this, but let's just make sure none of us has to do this kind of stuff ever agin. xx
*life
i used to do rock-climbing and abseiling in year 8-12 and honestly having a human belaying you is WAY better than having it be done electronically. human error can be greater but i don't trust a robot to do that, really.
also: gloves? what.
same and so true
same here I need to again. abseiling is brilliant
Seamus Talbot yesss omg it's so much fun
i was the oldest by yr 12 so i was also Helping the instructor by belaying the younger ones at that point.
Came here to say that - I think it helps if you've belayed for a while yourself. If you've never belayed before you won't know how easy it is to hold someone in the rope down position, I've quite comfortably held someone (low down) with my thumb and two fingers in one hand (not recommended, btw).
Also re: gloves, you need them for abseiling when you're controlling the rope yourself because things get super hot and finger trappy.
Last time I was this early the Harambe meme wasn't dead
just like harambe :/
+Rabondo OMG AHAHAHH
Rabondo OMG
Wait I thought it said harambe wasn't dead oops
*my fear of heights*
*i jumped out of a plane*
character development
Even though it makes perfect sense to be scared it always confuses me a little when people don't like abseiling because genuinely one of my favorites things in the world to do, on school camp everyone had at most like two or three goes and I went for at least seven buts that's beside the point. well done dodie I'm proud of you
I'm similar... I have a fear of falling. Heights don't scare me (I like looking out of plane windows and seeing the view) but as soon as I'm in a situation where I could fall, I freak out. I feel for you Dodie. I could have never done it.
fairly sure everyone has a fear of falling off of high places, people who didn't took themselves out of the gene pool centuries ago.
so true. do they get scared when standing on a chair or a step stool though? lol it's all terrifying to me :)
Aw I loved this! I may or may not be watching this in school oops
+Audrey Sossy omg dangerous
I know that feeling...
watch out for the teach!
I'm watching in school too haha
+doddlevloggle AHH DODIE
* saw dodie cries *
* cries *
Honestly, you're such a delight. You have such a wonderful mindset and way of telling things that just bring It to life. never stop telling your stories, because I love them.
"I need a machine! I don't need a man!"
Dodie keep it pg
"i NEED A MACHINE. I DON'T NEED A MAN" same
I love how Evan is just laughing
I respect that you posted this video. Most people hide their fears and insecurities. Instead you embraced it and owned it. Well done.
I have a terrible bad fear of heights 😫
same.
Me too. I cried on a hike in the Grand Canyon :/
Same
Same
same, i cant even climb a tall ladder
you're such a good storyteller, dodie! i love this channel's content so much -- i love how real you are and all of your stories are super engaging. i don't get bored when i watch them regardless of how long they are, contrary to most other "storytime" videos (i know that this isn't necessarily a storytime video but it's within the same family, i think).
i go back and watch a lot of the videos where you're talking about events in your life. i watched your "angry" video three or four times and it's never boring.
also, totally off topic, could you do a flat tour?? i'm always so curious about the layout of your flat because i don't think that it's anything like how i picture it in my head. idk if that's a bit creepy/invasive but i'm just curious. :)
it's almost 5am in the philippines but there's a new dodie video so who needs sleep
The way you told this story was absolutely brilliant and so damn funny!! Definitely need more story time with Dodie videos, because this made my absolute day! Also sorry about your fear, i'm glad you're at least aware of it now (: x
just hearing you talk about it made me so anxious oh my god i don't even want to try to imagine what it would be like to actually do it
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frens |-/
I understand in my head that I'm most likely safe and everything's fine, but I have bad vertigo and when I go up high it triggers really bad dizziness. People always say it's an excuse for me being scared and so a 'choice' (and damn right I'm scared as well) but it's somewhat difficult to abseil when the room is spinning and you're at risk of passing out....!
You're so unbelievably brave Dodie, I could never have done that, especially seeing how upset and scared you were. Well done you for pushing through, it's pretty inspirational! Whenever you're having a down day, remember that this is just another great thing you have achieved, overcoming your fear, pushing through the feels :') sending love and hugs as always ~ Emma x
are you going to do a vid on bullet journaling?
that would greattt
oh yeh
Oh my goodness, I definitely know how it feels to be in that kind of situation!!!! I also have a fear of (falling from) heights and it is so bad that if I feel like I'm going to fall from almost any height higher than the roof of my house I will instantly go into shock and either start crying, go numb, or both. So as you can imagine, I am not the world's most roller-coaster-loving girl and I get picked on A LOT by my family when we go to the amusement parks. BUT, I am working my very hardest to go mind-over-matter because I feel like I am missing out on having a lot of fun. Hope you can get over your fears too, Dodie. I love you and your channels, you are brilliant, funny, beautiful, and so bloody amazing.
I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU X I also have a fear of falling more than heights weirdly
I love watching Dodie's videos, it just makes me super comfortable and fine. It makes me smile, I feel like I'm listening to a friend
hello mr. doddleoddle. nice video! 10/10
Mr?
doddleoddle?
hello?
hello your channel is amazing
nice video?
That footage was actually really adorable thanks to Evan, him trying so hard to comfort you while he loses his shit. Whatta good pal.
i don't have a fear of heights but i do have a fear that dodie will never say hi to me
I have a fear of both :( That's not really a fear for me, I would just love if people that I love noticed people like me, I think one day one of your idols will notice you
Fear of heights so big that I'm scared when I'm standing on a chair or in a staircase (ANY staircase lmao). I really understand the feeling you're talking about and how you felt in the video! Aaargh it's the worst thing about this fear, it's that once you are there, you cannot control yourself, you know you have to calm down and all but you just can't haha! Anyways, really proud that you did it, I would've never ever been able to do it, all my respect Dodie!
I will probs cry when Dodie gets 1M subscribers.
Thinkingouyloud time to cry
:’)
OH MAN Dodie I understand what you went through!! I did a ropes course during middle school and it was so high up and I fell off of this floating bridge type thing and had a full on panic attack- like no one could help me out of there because I would not let go of the rope it was dreadfulllllllllll. They finally calmed me down a bit and helped pull me out between the floating bridge slats, but geez I'm still scarred from it. It's honestly so impressive that you went through with it like major props to you because that is such a difficult thing to overcome.
I'm early omfg hey hi hello I should say something special??
Dodie I love you please notice me 👀
I love how Evan supported you the whole way. You two are so lucky to have such caring friends.
where did you get your loft bed?
i have a really small room and itd help me out a lot
she got it at ikea :)
Gabrielle Vachon
ive searched ikea but the bed isnt there
been watching for months but can't afford the bed and it's now upwards of £400.
so I'm getting a metal one instead hopefully
i just love how you tell stories. also i felt bad i was laughing at your suffering but it was just so funny
i need to go to sleep but this vid is more important
I have homework to do but this is more important
I have to study for a test but this is more important
I have to eat but this is more important
i found a better one
I have to get a life but this is more important
#relatable
I'm happy that you stayed strong, and I wish I could've gave you a hug telling you it's okay and you didn't have to do it. But you were so brave! Good job
I NEED A MACHINE. I DON'T NEED A MAN.
OH, GIRL. I have so much respect for you that you did that at all. I wouldn't have been able to make myself climb over that little rail. I am so afraid of being up high, and the sensation of falling. Nope. Nope. Sorry you had to go through that, Dodie, you were seriously so brave! *hug*
guess you could say that you fear is pretty dodie-gerous sotry I can't pun
is that supposed to be dangerous?
I'm disappointed in u son
sorry kiddos
gold star for trying, though
+kate m nice try dilly
Hey Dodie, I have a fear of heights and I used to have to cling to the wall at home when we had bar railings as I could see the ground below and it terrified me. Now I can easily walk down stairs though! It was tough to battle the fear and I'm still aware of it (don't think that will ever go away) but it doesn't terrify me like it used to. Just wanted to let you know its not always gonna be as crippling as it feels rn. Keep your head up, love you! You are awesome xxxx
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(This is a joke I promise I make this joke so much whenever I see Coca Cola tops I say it, okay cool)
Also, I have a fear of injuring myself and I hate anything. Any form of skating (ice, roller, boarding), I can't even go on climbing frames and sometimes I feel fine and I do it, but then I'm like "lol no this is awful" because I'm scared I'm gonna land wrong and break my leg or ankle or something.
I did abseiling before, I couldn't do the whole "pro, stand and walk down thing". I had to shimmy off of the side because they wouldn't let me go back down by the stairs.
Poor dodie, I understand how you feel and I'm glad you understand how I feel.
omg I'm exactly the same!! I'm not necessarily afraid of heights, but of falling. like you I'm afraid of any form of skating and some climbing frames
+Shan Webb someone can relate! All my friends think it's strange because I'm a dancer and I can injure myself through that... But that's the reason I don't want to injure myself. It's a strange phobia but it links in with having a fear of needles. I do believe it's called traumatophobia
+Beth Jefferies yeah. idk it's just the thought of falling while doing one of those things and injuring myself which makes me scared
Hahaha I'm so glad we finally got to see more of the footage! I remember checking your snapchat and twitter throughout the day and seeing how terrified you were, so when the coke video came out I knew they must have put it together cleverly to make you look less scared. This was funny, oh bless you Dodie.
and then she jumped out of a plane
i want to see the whole raw unedited footage, and then just give you a hug dodie! i think i probably would be the same as your really, like id be freaking out but id force myself just to get through it through sheer will power! proud of you :)
Dodie, it's 10 and I have to wake up at 6am tomorrow for school :(
Go to sleep
for a whole year of college I didn''t go to sleep before midnight, to wake up at 6:30. sleep at 11 was/is world news for me
i get so much less sleep than that on a normal school night lmao
Her voice is so soothing like it’s so calming .
Oh God, that sounds terrible :O I can't believe they didn't "react more" when you started crying!
Personally I'm not afraid of heights at all if I'm just depending on a
building or a strong structure (like being at the top of a tower or a
mountain and looking down), however if I feel like my position depends
on me and my physical abilities (like rock climbing, or those tree ropes amusement parks), I just lose it. I was fine when I was younger, but a few years ago, I realised even though I had no problem abseiling along the side of a mountain (because I felt like the harness was "in charge"), I was unable to climb rocks without panicking, because I felt too weak. Same thing last summer when I went to a tree amusement park with my friends, I ended up just taking pictures of them instead of doing the climbing haha
That tower looked terrifying!!! I'm so impressed that you managed to abseil down! You were scared but you were so brave! Well Done Dodie!! Xxx
*scared of dentists and the dark*
dodie I've been super depressed and anxious because of school and when i saw you posted, it made me feel so much better love uuuu
are you sure its not a fear of falling??
your videos always cheer me up so much thank you dodie ily
anyone think that when she's crying it kinda sounds like she's laughing? 😂
This whole video i wanted to hug you! I know Evan's normally the funny guy cracking jokes but even him doing that you can still sense he's worried about you. You're amazing for doing it though!!
(watching this back during lockdown don’t mind me)
but I live in Northampton and as soon as you started talking about a tower I knew you meant the Lift Tower - you are so brave to have done that as you can literally see that thing from the other side of the town so well done!
ahh just letting you know, you were able to make me laugh for the 1st time in like 5 days cuz im down with fever. and just thank you, ily :)
I'm so proud of you for doing it!! And yes, it's checked off and you never have to do it again! I know how this feels; I did something similar once when I was a kid with a high dive. *not fun* But I did it! Way to go Dodie!!
This literally the BEST story in the entire world. I've a fear of this too but this storytelling had me laughing so hard. Aaah life, I can't, I'm still cry laughing ! Brilliant.
Dodie soothes me and makes me feel like all this mess of my mental health is maybe slightly fixable...I love her bunches
You just summed up how I felt on the Via Feratta in the Lake District. It was a horrible experience but I'm proud for getting through it. You should be proud too, Dodie xxx
Honestly having someone at the bottom is much safer and so much more comforting than the automatic line - you get to communicate with the person at the bottom and they can give you as much or as little support as you need, the machine just drops you if you fall off, where as you'll stay in the air if you have a person
this made me pretty happy about you being able to talk about this because i am terrified of heights. theres a bridge by my house that goes over a freeway and it scares me so much that i have to hold someones hand while going over it, so im a little less self concious about my fear because i always feel like a baby when i talk about it.
This cracked me up Dodie, I didn't enjoy your fear because phobia's are horrible but you told the story in such a hilarious way :') - L x
It's gotten to the point where I just 'like' your videos before I watch them because I know how much I will love them :)
Jon uploaded a few minutes again and now Dodie (:
Christmas is early. Thank you for uploading. I'm most likely watching this with my few remaining data cuz no wifi. I don't regret it
I realized I was terrified of heights when I first climbed on top my sister's loft bed in her college dorm, which was NOT even that high at all. I would've fled so fast from this abseiling activity. You're brave for pushing through!
I laughed so hard, and Evan was too on the video. But I think you could get over your fear of hight's you just have to work with it. I did get over mine and it was very hard and scary. Love you Dodie.
I have always hated heights which is something I think I got from my mum, but it's gotten to a point where one day my friends were trying to get me to hop a very high wall, and instead of doing that I took the 45 minute route home and leFT THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL I'M SO BAD
I can't imagine what that must have been like! I'm not a fan of heights either and also discovered that while rock climbing. Good job for pushing through, I don't think I could have!
Thank you for talking about this. After watching the CocaCola video (where you were very obviously not fine and yet did go down) I was worrying quite a bit about how and if you had actually given your conscious consent to do this and not being pressured into doing it by the team or whoever.
I'm still not sure about anything but seeing you talk about it and still speaking so positively about the job puts my mind at ease at least a little bit.
Hope you are well & please don't ever let someone pressure you into doing something, no matter who they are or whatever the reasons. Otherwise you might just end up with yet another fear to add to your list. But you probably already know that.
It's not really my place to tell you any of this, so I'm sorry. But I was really worried and I wanted to thank you for making that video that helped clear up at least some of the confusion.
Have a wonderful day, I wish you the very best (:
"a house and a half" is my new favorite measurement. also, yeah heights are TERRIFYING i climbed up this really tall like 200 ft light house the other week and i was shaking so hard i almost fell on my way back down it was so scary. tbh id probably do something like what you did and be super excited bc i love adventure type stuff but just looking down from really high is the absolute worst.
This is astonishing to me! I love heights and rock climbing, it's funny to me that doddie says "I need a machine not a man" because it's the complete opposite for me. I don't trust the machine at all!!! But kudos to her for doing it! She's even more lovable now!
That last clip were you say 'ooooooooook.' totally shouldn't laugh at it but made me laugh. Love you Dodie.
Evan is a pure bean and Dodie's story actually made me feel like I was there and I got scared for a sec
I respect that you went further than your mental wall and you broke through and pushed it as far as you did. As a former rock climber, the gig did do it right by slowly working you up to that height great job on both sides
omg I would've been scared!!!!Though I love heights but not that high!!!I'm happy that you made it safely down.
On the bright side, you did it! Even if you were terrified, you managed to do it. I know exactly what it's like having one traumatic experience suddenly bring about a phobia. I never used to be afraid of spiders, then I moved somewhere where every autumn the house gets invaded with huge ones, and now I am afraid of all them regardless of size. Ugh, brains right?
I love how you start the audio for little snippets before the visuals, it's really clever and effective
I can't stand at the top of a ladder without feeling like I'm going to fall off, so I understand how you feel Dodie. You were very brave, I wouldn't abseil down anything for all the money in the world :)
Just listening to this story makes me nervous xD I have a huge fear of heights, you were so brave to even do the inside one!
I am crying laughing! 😂
bless you! 😘
You have yet again proven why you are my HERO Dodie ! They would have had to bring up a stretcher to carry me down the stairs once I had looked over the edge even one time and then they would have had to have an ambulance to take me to shock therapy to get me back in this world again.
I get way to excited when I see one of your videos in my subscription box, love you so much ❤️🙌🏼
Aww Dodie you're adorable! ❤️ I loved this story, made me laugh so much!