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Been swimming loads both in the pool and the sea since. But the anxiety is still simmering. Hopefully things will continue to improve.
Have a lot of Sympathy for those with phobias now. Never realised how little say in the matter I'd have. Its like the emotional center of my brain throws a fit, and the logical side bails.
I am sure that exposure will help, and good luck! If only I had a private jet...
That second part is true. I always thought that I was too rational to get worried about planes, but then I sat on one with my palms sweating, unable to convince myself that I was going to make it back to terra firma in one piece.
I came across aliefs during the course of my studies, and I think that it's a pretty funny concept (in some instances)
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I had 5 near drowning episodes as a kid. All pretty serious. It's never really affected me though. Still like playing in the water. Can't dive from the highest boards anymore. But nothing major.
Starting getting into triathlon training this year. Hadnt realised that I'd never swam more than a few laps before. Got to 200m or so, in our tiny local pool, then as a smidge of fatigue set in I freaked. Never saw i coming. Had to get out and sit down. Managed to work through it untill, building to 1km, before my first tri. In which I had a massive panic attack. Literally meters from from the beach.
Been swimming loads both in the pool and the sea since. But the anxiety is still simmering. Hopefully things will continue to improve.
Have a lot of Sympathy for those with phobias now. Never realised how little say in the matter I'd have. Its like the emotional center of my brain throws a fit, and the logical side bails.