anyone else scared of pool drains?

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layla87
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29 Jan 2012, 8:27 pm

Everytime I go swimming it's there on the side of the pool, staring at me as though it can sense my fear.
I love swimming, but there are very few pools I can go in that are drain free, so I always have a sense of unease while swimming. it really sucks.

List any experiences, similatities, what type freaks you out the most etc..

is it me, or is this a legit fear?



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29 Jan 2012, 9:25 pm

I can remember thinking those are great as a little boy. I recall gigantic horseflies being my main nemesis when going swimming. Those suckers take a chunk of you when they bite.



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29 Jan 2012, 9:31 pm

Yes, but a controlled phobia.

I just had a bad dream last night about avoiding a pool that had them at the bottoms.... I wouldn't get in.

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29 Jan 2012, 9:45 pm

YES.



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29 Jan 2012, 9:51 pm

I'm also scared of them.


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30 Jan 2012, 1:09 pm

layla87 wrote:
Everytime I go swimming it's there on the side of the pool, staring at me as though it can sense my fear.
I love swimming, but there are very few pools I can go in that are drain free, so I always have a sense of unease while swimming. it really sucks.

List any experiences, similatities, what type freaks you out the most etc..

is it me, or is this a legit fear?
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30 Jan 2012, 1:53 pm

I'm aware of phobias starting from trauma, but where or how do these originate without a personal bad experience? I have a certain range and it is around control issues. Tight places like working underneath my vehicle under jack stands. I still leave the jack in place. Funny thing is when I'm under there I think "earthquake." :lol: I couldn't do a regular MRI being in that tube. When in a pool I think of a short as in electrical by the pump systems.

Never been in a precarious position, but why the fear?

Anyone? Let's test your brain.



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30 Jan 2012, 9:01 pm

I went out for lunch and the answer dawned on me: *Trauma* comes in many forms and one not need to experience the same event.

The different circumstances here, e.g. pool drains, etc and "loss of control" crossover to a direct loss of control from a real trauma.

Anyone here find this in their phobias?



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01 Feb 2012, 9:21 pm

Y.E.S. I don't know which is worse--deep water or drains!

I might not be now but now I don't swim in pools because I worry about the health effects of chlorine!


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