Originally posted by Danski
Dark, murky water is my biggest fear. I've had many dreams where I've been under water and have not been able to see anything because it's so dark. I think it's the vulnerable feeling about being in the water that I find so frightening. It's hard to see anything in the darkness and, like in your vision, you don't really see anything until it's right in your face about to take a bite out of you. And the fact that people are rather slow and sluggish under water as opposed to a shark which can swim quickly and easily really frightens me.

I love every activity involving water, but often suffer from anxiety in the middle of a very enjoyable time. This is when I am in natural bodies of water. One of my biggest fears is that my ankles will be wrapped with seaweed and I will drown. I also sometimes get the feeling that there is something in the water and it will drag me down, eat me, tear me to shreds, drown me, etc. I think it's just the aspect of not being able to see what's underwater, and knowing that you are in a large body of open water that really scares me. It's really quite annoying because I love to swim, waterski, jetski, dive, clff jump, etc, etc, and this anxiety often ruins a very good mood.