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Originally Posted by masraum
So what's the fear? Fear of drowning? Fear of "I don't know what's in there that I can't see"? Something else?
How about beaches, like the gulf coast of FL or Atlantic or Pacific?
I grew up swimming, mostly in salt water, mostly in the Gulf of Mexico. I've done very little lake swimming. The deep mat of vegetation on the bottom of a lake bugs me. I don't like to stand in that stuff. But it's not a fear/phobia.
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For me, it's the realization that I'm not a predator in the water (big water, like oceans). Not so much a fear of drowning...just knowing I'm prey.
I've developed a little bit of anxiety on long/high bridges the past couple years. Not sure where that came from, as it just popped up. I used to jump out of planes for the Army, so heights never bothered me before but I tense up noticeably (to me) when I have to go on a large bridge.