1. You open the door to the pool and get that first whiff of chlorine and think to yourself, "I love the smell of chlorine in the morning!"
2. Your new issue of Swimmer Magazine arrives :bliss: and you immediately sit down and read it cover to cover (including the ads!). But, then, the realization sets in that now you have to wait two months until the NEXT issue arrives.
3. You find yourself counting strokes instead of sheep to fall asleep at night. Then, just when you're about to fall asleep, instead of your leg twitching a little bit, it does a full whip kick :afraid:, and you ride the glide to slumberland... :bed:
Now it's your turn...
I have had the dream of swimming in 2" of water,swimming in a pool with no water and my favorite,swimming in the air(breaststroke of course).Then there are the anxiety dreams of; missed my heat,forgot to shave,lost my suit,lost my locker etc.
I always find my locker in those dreams, but I forget the combination to the lock! :censor:
My swim-related anxiety dream is more of a reality than anything: Falling off the dive block before my race. I don't know if you remember how slowwwly I got up on the blocks and edged my toes up to the front during Nationals, but I have to do that, so I don't lose my balance. I must look like an old :cane: doing that! Having Meniere's (inner ear disorder for those who are not familiar with it) has made something that I used to take for granted become something I have to concentrate on and be quite deliberate about.
I have had the dream of swimming in 2" of water,swimming in a pool with no water and my favorite,swimming in the air(breaststroke of course).Then there are the anxiety dreams of; missed my heat,forgot to shave,lost my suit,lost my locker etc.
I always find my locker in those dreams, but I forget the combination to the lock! :censor:
My swim-related anxiety dream is more of a reality than anything: Falling off the dive block before my race. I don't know if you remember how slowwwly I got up on the blocks and edged my toes up to the front during Nationals, but I have to do that, so I don't lose my balance. I must look like an old :cane: doing that! Having Meniere's (inner ear disorder for those who are not familiar with it) has made something that I used to take for granted become something I have to concentrate on and be quite deliberate about.
