precisely. water isn't a big deal for me, but i used to be uncomfortable with blue water. motorboating (as in the little tin rafts) around the deep part of tahoe was always a scary point for me, probably because the boat was so damn small.Vub wrote:
Kinda like what they say to those scared of heights--don't look down. Try swimming backstroke, because then you'll always be looking at the sky.JT_001 wrote:
I'm the same way -- If I can't see the bottom, I get freaked.
I am not scared of water when I know what is under me, but when you are far out in the ocean and you have the ignorance of not knowing what might be under your feet yes. I do agree that I also have a slight fear of deep ocean water. I just don't feel comfortable sticking my head in the water when it is dark and murky and when it is hundreds of feet deep. You aren't alone buddy.stkhoplite wrote:
Of water, when i went on holiday to Lanzarote a couple of weeks back, i found myself and a couple of friends going on one of those pedalo things in the sea, we got quite far out and the water started to get darker..... some more of my friends had hired another pedalo and came up to us.....
They shouted to us and said..... " One of you swim over to here! " anyway without a chance to say anything... my mates pushed me in... It was bloody freezing! anyway i swam over real fast and ever since i hate water.... on the way back to the beach, i couldnt look into the water, i was so freaked out for some reason.... all my friends thought i'd suddenly gone insane....
Is anyone else on thes Forums afraid of Water?
LT.Victim wrote:
I don't really like swimming in the ocean.. Fresh water, and swimming pools I love though.
Fenris_GreyClaw wrote:
LT.Victim wrote:
I don't really like swimming in the ocean.. Fresh water, and swimming pools I love though.
God, I'm the same way. Hate it. The entire time I'm in the water and can't see what's below me, my skin does that weird tingling like it's anticipating touch.Cougar wrote:
Also, if I'm swimming in a large lake or the ocean, I always get the feeling some big fish is about to reach up and pull me under.
I absolutely love swimming, ocean, lake, pool, you name it. Yet I still fall victim to this. Just the last time I was waterskiing, I crashed, and while waiting for the boat to come get me, all I could think about was a fish whose mouth was as big as me just coming up and taking me forever, haha. It also didn't help that it was right above where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. They never raised the ship or the victims who passed away when it went down. Imagining Sea Ghosts FTL.Homeschtar wrote:
God, I'm the same way. Hate it. The entire time I'm in the water and can't see what's below me, my skin does that weird tingling like it's anticipating touch.Cougar wrote:
Also, if I'm swimming in a large lake or the ocean, I always get the feeling some big fish is about to reach up and pull me under.
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roflthareaper254 wrote:
I'm afraid of pickles...
QFE!usmarine2005 wrote:
I hate the water. Unless there is some hot chicks in a hot tub.... a shower is all I do.
lol? they are some crazy phobias! I'm sure it comes in handy knowing them hey sarrk.....Sarrk wrote:
No, but I am have
Hedonophobia: is the fear of feeling pleasure. A person with this phobia has such a fear of feeling any form of pleasure that they stop doing anything they might enjoy.
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But seriously. I dont really love the water, but I dont hate it either. Its just a nice refreshing change to go swimming in a pool or a beach with friends.
Same here. Went as a kid some 3 times under the surface in the eighties and had to be pulled up by my parents and that's spooking around. I guess it's something like if you can't see the bottom no one else will either, so if you go down, bye bye. With masks and stuff it's easier on the mind though Need to have a clear vision of the surrounding. So no problems with pools, or pooltables for that matterJT_001 wrote:
I'm the same way -- If I can't see the bottom, I get freaked.
ya but i hate when you hit your head against the wall if your going to do in a swimming poolVub wrote:
Kinda like what they say to those scared of heights--don't look down. Try swimming backstroke, because then you'll always be looking at the sky.JT_001 wrote:
I'm the same way -- If I can't see the bottom, I get freaked.
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Just some advice on bears, you never want to run from them because they will always out run you. Your only hope is to climb a tree but if there are no climable trees in the area then you should just play dead. If you can tell that the bear has the intent of killing you then you should fight it if you have a knife on you or something. They suggest carrying a bottle of pepper spray when you are in bear country. Pepper spray startles the bear and it has no idea what hit him and it will just run. If you encounter a bear at night, then it is a "rogue bear" which means it probably wants to kill you. If it is during the day, then you need to identify its behavior to see if its intent is to kill you. There are plenty of resources to help you with this topic when you go to canada._raab wrote:
I love the water. I only fear 2 things: j-10's and bears. Yes, bears. They're big, hairy and scary, and yes I do live in Australia. But one day i'm gonna go to canada and alaska and see some fucking bears and be like, holy shit bears, run.
Is this wierd?