Is there any way to get rid of thalassophobia?

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It all started when I heard of Cthulhu. And not being able to see the bottom of a body of deep water is horrifying to me, not to mention colossal sea monsters

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  • Sanara
    2 years ago | pl

    Not sure. But maybe bathing at the beach at shallow water, or boat/ship trips in nice weather. Or watching underwater documentaries with cute animals like seals and dolphins and pretty fishes like clownfish just as an example. Learning that the ocean can also be enjoyable may help.

    I personally love being at the ocean and cant really understant the phobia of ocean as a whole (dont mean its invalid), I get being scared in certain situation but thats just as much on land.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    2 years ago | pl

    i couldnt imagine gittin worked up over this shit really

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  • YE
    2 years ago | pl

    Pfft...I can't even dip my feet in a swimming pool.

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  • anabnormal_guy
    2 years ago | pl

    I'm scared too, but now is the first time I heard this 'thalassophobia' the first time I noticed it is when I've seen a picture of whale in a digest, from that day onwards my younger brother misused it to make me do what he wants😭😭.
    I don't know what to do. some days I can't sleep because of I have seen some creature from somewhere else like YouTube/insta/books.
    I'm scared of ships too...
    even if it doesn't change my face my heart will beat sooo hard🙁.
    Because of this this I've burned🔥 somany books and calendars,without my parents knowing.

    [I don't know why texting this comment is also making me feel scared]

    I've never heard of the monsters names you have used,
    but I am sure, I'll never Google it

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    • Boojum
      2 years ago | pl

      Cthulhu is the name of the ultimate boss in the cosmology created by HP Lovecraft for his horror stories.

      Part of Lovecraft's appeal is that his stories are very sketchy on details, which means that readers are free to fill in the blanks with whatever nastiness trips their "eeek!" trigger.

      He's usually portrayed as a sort of enormous uber-squid type monstrosity with some humanoid characteristics.

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  • a-curious-bunny
    2 years ago | pl

    That would suck i love the ocean. Honesty those murky deaths dont frighten me. They excite me. If I only had one wish I'd wish to be able to shape shift entirely at will so I could explore those depths abd survive

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  • RoseIsabella
    2 years ago | pl

    Last night I dreamed about clear blue/green bodies of water, but the waters were full of crocodilians. I'm relatively sure that the reptiles were alligators, because I was riding in a boat with a bunch of Cajun people in my dream.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      2 years ago | pl

      if you was ridin with cajuns around alligators the water would be muddy brown

      i know cause ive done that

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      • RoseIsabella
        2 years ago | pl

        I know, because I went to school in Louisiana, and I've see plenty of documentaries about swamps. Dreams are hella weird, yanno?

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        • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
          2 years ago | pl

          i spose so

          i guess i really want to brag about ridin around in swamps with coonasses

          on a side note im eatin popeyes fried chicken as i type this

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          • RoseIsabella
            2 years ago | pl

            No problemo, I can't blame you. I miss Louisiana, although I didn't spend much time in swamps. People in Louisiana are really nice, sal of of the Earth people.

            I'm jealous of that fried chicken you've got there!

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  • charli.m
    2 years ago | pl

    Omfg deep water is terrifying...

    If it's really affecting your life, you could see a therapist about it. Many do help their patients overcome phobias.

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    • Simon545
      2 years ago | pl

      Thanks for the suggestion of seeing a therapist. And yes, it's really affecting my life, because I would like to go scuba diving or something like that if I do manage to get rid of it. My father said it's not possible, but it's very possible

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      • PukeyMcDookie
        2 years ago | pl

        "If I can't scuba, what's this all been about?"

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      • charli.m
        2 years ago | pl

        Aww that sucks that it's a big conflict for you...I know "see a therapist" is such standard advice...but it really probably is the best chance you have at over coming your fear.

        I hope you can find someone effective who can help you. I'm sorry your dad is less supportive.

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        • Simon545
          2 years ago | pl

          Again, I thank you for the suggestion because I'll take any helpful advice. And I'll find a therapist whenever possible. I'm writing a novel, so, I'll do that until then. Also, about my father, it's ok, because he'll be proven wrong. One more thing. Your username Charli reminds me of the character Charlie Magne from Hazbin Hotel. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly suggest it. It's on YouTube

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