Originally Posted by
jaesun
So I was wondering, does anyone else have a fear of the ocean?
For example, for me, I have a hard time going in the ocean farther than I can stand in. Watching Jaws when I was little, and having a fear of heights ("vertigo" in the water?) gets me everytime. Hell, even in a swimming pool, in the back of my head, an eery feeling sometimes gets to me. I think it's mainly the thought of how deep the ocean can get that really gets me. Of course, being in a part of the ocean that may have sharks, just compounds the effect for me.
So for anyone else who may be afraid, how might you suggest getting over it? Something I have always wanted to do, scuba diving, snorkeling, requires me getting past this. I plan on doing it when I make my trip to the Philippines.
Usually I don't have a fear of the ocean, although our last vacation to the Hawaiian islands, since the Tsunami hit a few weeks prior, had us wondering about the safety in the oceans, because of the Japan nuclear fallout. There was lots of talk with food and milk with radiation.. hence our thinking that the ocean may have had dangerous radioactive levels. But I don't think any concerns were documented in Hawaii. We'll be enjoying the ocean once again this year extensively.