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
Hi
Good luck with your article.
I remember being very fearful of going in water over my head as a child. My mother is extremely water phobic,but she made sure her kids had lessons so we would not have her fear. I probably did not go in deep water until I was over 10 years old.
I don't know when I finally was brave enough to leave the area where my feet could touch. Probably my friends all swimming in the deep area made me venture out of the shallows.
Now I am a complete fish and love the deep water. I compete in open water races including bays, oceans, lakes, and rivers. Last year I had 8 races including Alcatraz Sharkfest. I love the adrenaline rush.
I agree with Diana(my swim bud) that I would not do that Amazon swim. That is just insane! We are not that crazy, right, Di?
Swimmy:)
Hi
Good luck with your article.
I remember being very fearful of going in water over my head as a child. My mother is extremely water phobic,but she made sure her kids had lessons so we would not have her fear. I probably did not go in deep water until I was over 10 years old.
I don't know when I finally was brave enough to leave the area where my feet could touch. Probably my friends all swimming in the deep area made me venture out of the shallows.
Now I am a complete fish and love the deep water. I compete in open water races including bays, oceans, lakes, and rivers. Last year I had 8 races including Alcatraz Sharkfest. I love the adrenaline rush.
I agree with Diana(my swim bud) that I would not do that Amazon swim. That is just insane! We are not that crazy, right, Di?
Swimmy:)
