Is it normal to be afraid of deep water?

I can't stand water that is deeper than up to my neck.
It freaks me out when I can't feel or see the bottom of a body of water.
I hate the ocean because of this.
The thought of being in deep water scares me because I don't know if something can or is going to grab me and pull me under.

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Comments ( 12 )
  • i'malwaysok

    No a lot of people are like that.

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  • megadriver

    Probably normal. Common fobia. I for one, love deep water. I do diving and stuff. I like water.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    i love deep water

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  • Andyen

    I think this is compleatly normal. I get compleatly scared when swimming out to sea or in a lake. We really have no idea if there could be something down there. Its terrifying. Its also a very common fear, so have no fear that your fear is not normal.... Cause it is.

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  • I hate it, it's the fear of the unknown, what's down there, can i feel something moving?

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  • butacup

    I feel the same. I love the water, just not big bodies of it nor deep ends of pools. Makes me really nervous. Always dream of having to walk along edges of pool.

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  • will.i.am

    I love deep water but I'm scared of open water like swimming out in the middle of the ocean and stuff. Scary shit.

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  • I dont care if im in a deep end, i mean ima pretty good swimmer so i trust myself to stay up haha. but in an open ocean or something i totally agree! like wth is down there? freaks me out

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  • bear312

    o my gosh same here lol but mine is gators and sharks and my friend surfs it scares me so much

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  • roxylinds

    Same here... I took up a water sport to "combat" the fear, so far it's really helped!

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  • mysti446

    I'm the same way.. Terrified of any water if I can't see the bottom, no telling what creatures are down there!!!!

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  • sincity

    I'm the same. What if there's something down there!

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