Have you ever felt uncomfortable looking at pictures like this?
Have you ever been CONVINCED that there's something beneath you?
Was your irrational childhood fear a shark lurking right below you in a pool?
Well, you're not alone. You're one of many people with thalassophobia, or the fear of the sea.
How does this picture make you feel?
What about this one?
Imagine being on a boat and seeing this lurking just below the water:
Or imagine diving deep down into the ocean and finding this sign:
Think about all the ocean is hiding:
Everything that lies deep beneath the surface...
And everything that rises to the top:
And, while we're at it, think about allllll the organisms in one little drop of water:
A tiny drop of seawater, magnified 25x times
"Thalassophobia" - The fear of deep
Uncomfortable yet?
Feel sick?
A little shaky?
Palms a little sweaty?
That's normal. The ocean is terrifying.
Simply terrifiyng.
Still with me?
Well, imagine being on this tiny, tiny boat:
Or looking down from the side and seeing an animal so big you can't even begin to comprehend it:
Imagine being deep, deep down and finding an animal you never knew existed:
Or sitting on the edge of this deep, dark hole:
Terrified by all this? Well, you just might have thalassophobia.
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