Fear of Swimming

Why some fear swimming?

When it come to swimming some people fear even to get in to the water and this fear of swimming is a natural psychological reaction to many people because humans are land occupants swimming doesn't come naturally to many (Ireland, 2011). Moreover the main reason to fear swimming is not enough confident or doesn't know how to swim very well. However this situation can be deadly if you find your self in deep water without the ability to swim. 

Therefore it is called Aquaphobia, where some one suffering from an abnormal and persistent fear of water (Bailey, 2009). Furthermore people who suffer from aquaphobia go through anxiety when ever they see water in such places like sea, pools and lakes and they generally avoid  activities like swimming or boating (Bailey, 2009). However some may be able to be in shallow water but fear when the water is above their neck.

How to overcome the fear?

To overcome this fear of water first of all you need to build confidence. This is Important to do before starting to take swim lessons. According to Bailey (2009), it is advice to spend some time around the water or in the water so that it will help to reduce and slowly remove the panicky feelings and make it easier when taking swimming lessons later on. Furthermore one of the best way to get in to the water is to find a partner who is good in swimming or not suffering from the same problem because then you will feel less anxious or scared to go deeper (Bradley, 2012). When their is another person with you in the water you will be confident and aware that there is a helping hand next to you if any thing goes wrong. 

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According to Bradley (2012), one of the important thing is water can support the body weight and it allow you to float but you need to know how to hold your self in water. Basically you can spend some time near the wall of the pool and walk along the edge of the pool. so then comes the swimming lessons where you can learn how to hold your body in a floating position. 


Therefore in my opinion and experience each and very person try swimming for the first time will face some fear. During my first lessons of swimming the coach was training us how to float and i took many weeks than all my friends just to put my face in the water. However i was lucky that i didn't had to go through major fear like aquaphobia since from very young age i use to pools. 

Reference list

Bailey. E. (2009). Aquaphobia: The fear of water. Retrieved from     

       http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/22705/71074/aquaphobia-water

Bradley.M.(2009). How to overcome your fear of swimming.

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Ireland.J.(2011). Fear of swimming. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/467043-fear-of-    

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