Hi Everybody,
I need your help. I am writing a book that aims to help people overcome their fear of water or deep water and I need some input and interviews with anyone who fits the following categories:
1. You are comfortable in the water/underwater. Yet you can remember a time when you were not and can describe in great detail what changed for you.
2. You consider yourself part fish(!) and are extremely comfortable in any one or all of the following: surf, deep scuba, competitive swimming, open water swimming, or freediving. How do you view fear in your activity? Are there things that are beyond your considerable comfort zone?
3. You may be a confident swimmer, but still have fear or anxiety about being in deep water/open water/ or water over your head. What thoughts, feelings, and ideas are contributing to that unease? How do you feel in a pool, lake, river, sea, or ocean?
4. You or someone you know overcame a fear of the water on their own or with the help of someone else. What made the difference?
Obviously, it would be great to have a discussion here, but I am also looking to interview those of you with have interesting things to say that can help other people see their own relationships to water in a new light. I believe that thread content is copyrighted, so I don't think I can use anything posted for my book. I will ideally like to conduct the interview over the phone, Skype, or by email. If you are in Vancouver, BC, I'd be happy to meet you.
Please send me a Private Email if you can help!
Many thanks,
Peter Scott
Vancouver, BC
Parents
Former Member
Thank you Barb for the compliment and the encouragement. Yes, I am the only swimmer. I decided to do something big as I turn 60 and I wanted to enter the last quarter of my life with something in my memory bank. However, now that this swim is getting more well known, there are a couple of people who may want to do it as a relay; they are from the States. They will have their own boat and own support staff for their swim. I am basically doing it to raise monies for Alzheimers because my mom is in the last stage of this disease. This swim is for her.
So, as we talk about this swim here, it is relatively unknown, it is something I decided back in October and am training for now. It will take 18 months of training for me as I am an older swimmer, but still strong as a bull.
And hopefully, it will become an event after my first swim of it. Let's hope!!!
Donna
Thank you Barb for the compliment and the encouragement. Yes, I am the only swimmer. I decided to do something big as I turn 60 and I wanted to enter the last quarter of my life with something in my memory bank. However, now that this swim is getting more well known, there are a couple of people who may want to do it as a relay; they are from the States. They will have their own boat and own support staff for their swim. I am basically doing it to raise monies for Alzheimers because my mom is in the last stage of this disease. This swim is for her.
So, as we talk about this swim here, it is relatively unknown, it is something I decided back in October and am training for now. It will take 18 months of training for me as I am an older swimmer, but still strong as a bull.
And hopefully, it will become an event after my first swim of it. Let's hope!!!
Donna
