I am one happy girl today as last night, I faced one of my BIGGEST fears - and it felt sooooo good!! (Afterwards of course, because during I felt like I was about to vomit) I have a huge fear of swimming in dark open water..... I swear that there is something lurking in the dark murky water, waiting to grap me as soon as I get in. I am fine on rafts, kayaks, boats, as long as I don't get IN the dark, scary, yucky water. Once I get in the water, cue hyperventilating to start. As much as I tell myself to chill out, I just can't! ( Jeff says, "Just don't worry or think about it" Ohhhhh, is that all I have to do :)
So, last night I went on a 1/2 mile open water swim, in the dark and scary water of Lake Natoma. I swam through my hyperventilating and was shaking for a good 1/2 hour AFTER the swim, but I DID IT! I FACED MY FEAR and it feels sooooo good........until the next time I have to get in the water :)
4 comments:
You go girl!
I have the same fear, although I imagine dead bodies. I still can do it, but I have to tell myself your fine, there's nothing in there! I prefer swimming in clear water, thank you very much!
I think there's dead bodies in the water too! Seriously - there are soooo many people who are always drowning that they never find....yep, they're in there all right.
I am the same way. At least I thought. 7 years ago in Hawaii I realized I don't want to submerge my head in the water even if I can see. I gripped Brent really hard as I tried snorkeling standing up. Couldn't do it even though I could see and still didn't want to go swim in it. I wasn't that scared as a kid!
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