Thank you all who commented on this topic... it means so much to know that I am not alone with my fear of dams. The way some of you described exactly what I feel surprised me. I am used to people laughing at me when I try to explain what it is that I feel when I actually see a dam.
Marlafb123 said: "If I glimpsed at it out the corner of my eye, an overwhelming fear came over me like I've never felt. So, I didn't look at it fully." I can totally relate to that statement!!
Dams have always creeped me the hell out, and I have never understood why!! When I know I will be approaching one, my heart races and I can barely breath. It doesn't matter if I am approaching from the bottom, with it looming over me; or the top where I can see the water all of a sudden drop off... both terrify me. I always thought it might have something to do with my fear of heights, but it really does not. It does not feel the same at all. Where I have always understood my fear of heights, I have never understood my fear of dams.
I want to thank everyone who shared their fears on this subject. It has helped me more than any of you will ever know.
Dams scare the hell out of me
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Thank you all who commented on this topic... it means so much to know that I am not alone with my fear of dams. The way some of you described exactly what I feel surprised me. I am used to people laughing at me when I try to explain what it is that I feel when I actually see a dam.
Marlafb123 said: "If I glimpsed at it out the corner of my eye, an overwhelming fear came over me like I've never felt. So, I didn't look at it fully." I can totally relate to that statement!!
Dams have always creeped me the hell out, and I have never understood why!! When I know I will be approaching one, my heart races and I can barely breath. It doesn't matter if I am approaching from the bottom, with it looming over me; or the top where I can see the water all of a sudden drop off... both terrify me. I always thought it might have something to do with my fear of heights, but it really does not. It does not feel the same at all. Where I have always understood my fear of heights, I have never understood my fear of dams.
I want to thank everyone who shared their fears on this subject. It has helped me more than any of you will ever know.