We’re made of water, you know. But I learned to be tense about it until I accidentally fell into the warm water of a river’s inlet. It felt so good I had to give fighting water an argument. Fearing oceans is a little different. They can be intimidating.
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How are you doing? @PinCushion
I’m ok. Just can’t sleep.
That makes two of us!
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I’m catching up on fb. Hoping it will make me drowsy.
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I was really scared of the ocean and lakes when I was a kid. Even now I’m not comfortable… especially when you can’t see bottom of the ocean… it’s unsettling not knowing what’s down there.
I was really scared of the ocean after “Jaws” came out-as were a lot of people. I still swam in it but I was just very nervous.
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I enjoy swiming in 
. Befor mine trouble with psychic, that summer started the problems with swimming in open waters. But now im cool and tranquil in again.
I haven’t had a bad experience with water. I used to fish as a kid, been on boats, went swimming in lakes or the ocean. I’ve always had access to pools, too. But then I’d check out creepy ocean creatures, read about underwater caves people die in, high alkaline water, radioactive spills, etc etc. It’s made me very leery of water. I would get in a swimming pool, but only when it’s light out. Nothing else for me nowadays.
When I had my first psychotic break I was warned “telepathically” to stay away from the water. I’ve been afraid of it ever since.
Aside from the time I spent in Texas and Georgia,
I’ve been on the coast.
Close to the beach.
I hate the beach.
The water is full of dead things and you’re going to go play in it?
And then the ancient sand sticks to your body and gets in the car.
But back to the water,
The vastness of it all scares me.
I don’t even like to take a shower.
The feeling of water on my body isn’t pleasant.
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I no longer go into the ocean or lakes.
I hate the feeling of walking in bodies of water.
All those rocks, corral and seaweed rubbing against my bare feet disgusts me.
I no longer enjoy taking showers.
Our oceans and lakes are polluted yet I see tons of people wading in them.
Go figure
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I like to swim pools and lakes. I’m a little more iffy about rivers but I’m scared of the ocean. Not scared enough to not swim in it but I refuse to go in past my shoulders. I once had to save someone from a riptide. It was terrifying.
I don’t even like swimming in pools.
All that chlorine and chemicals sticking to me.
No thanks
My early years were on an Island off the coast out here. The ocean side was the Pacific Ocean although there was another island further out that used to be a whaling station up until like the 1960’s which isn’t that long ago…
Love the water but that whaling station used to attract the big sharks so that was always something to be fearful of. So no. I’m not afraid of the ocean but of the things that are in it! So out here that is sharks, stingers, rays, even the octopi are dangerous.
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I love water. But I’m terrified of deep water. Like the deep end in a swimming pool (12 feet deep, usually). The water gets darker and creepier as you dive down.
And the scariest thing is when there are pitch black windows, in the pool, near the bottom. They’re probably there to watch competitions, from an underwater view. Still scares the ■■■■ outta me.
About 10 years ago, I did some cliff jumping. Super fun, but I quickly got back to the rocks, to climb back up. I was so scared of the super deep water, like what could be beneath me?
Yeah. So, I love water but I’m also scared of it.
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Water is discusting, fish have sex in it.
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I don’t like water. Unless it’s a hot bath.
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I love water. This topic reminds me of swimming lessons as a kid with my granddad. I miss him.
I’m not big on water. I’ve seen too many episodes of river monsters… lol.
Water freaks me out. Deep water really freaks me out. My step mother asked me if I would go on a cruise ship with them, and I was like “nope, that’s too much water, too many people, on a confined space in the literal middle of nowhere.” Which, the middle of nowhere part I’d be cool with as long as it wasn’t in the ocean.
Plus moving water gets filtered wrong in my brain and it becomes a cacophony of voices, screaming, berating, telling me things I’d rather not hear. So showers are very difficult. I’m better about taking them somewhat regularly now that I’ve been living in a house, and my parents will remind me if I’ve gone too long without one.