NeverSleeps: If I had my way, I wouldn't even drink it. But my doctor told me I need water to live. Anyway, just to give you a very brief reason why I hate water, it stems from when I was about 9 years old. I was over at a friend's house. They had a swimming pool. I didn't have a fear of water then. I was sitting at the pool with my feet in the water. One of the bullies in the neighborhood was sitting next to me. He threw me in the water, and held my head underwater as a joke. He wanted to see how long I could stay under water I guess. I began to panic. I was trying to do everything to release his hold on me. I was running out of air. I had to breathe. Thankfully, some of my closest friends were coming out of the house and saw what was going on. One of them yelled to have the owner come out. She did and she managed to rush over to the pool and release the guy's grip on me. She grabbed my arms and pulled me out of the water.
If she had waited another 5 seconds, I would have drowned. The lady called the bully's parents. The bully was arrested for attempted drowning. From what a few of my friends told me, his family moved out of town the next month and I never saw him again. Now you know why I have such a fear of water. I went to therapy for it but still can't face water. I'm a bit better now, as I can actually drink it without shaking, but take me near the water, and my heart starts racing and I go into panic mode.
