Current Events > The deep ocean is one of the most natural terrorfying things IMO

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I have something of a phobia for the bottomless empty never ending abyss that we call the ocean. Seriously, it's so bad that I struggle to play the water levels on Donkey Kong Country.

Even with my phobia with the deep ocean, I still find it interesting as hell. I love videos comparing our tallest buildings and mountains to the depths, what kind of creatures live down there, how far we got down, what wreckage and gems are found and even the unknown. Maybe a real-life Godzilla? Maybe aliens? Maybe Emerald Weapon? Scary as fuck and yet very interesting.
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How do you feel about space in comparison? Is it less visceral for being mostly inaccessible in comparison to the beach?
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Guide posted...

How do you feel about space in comparison? Is it less visceral for being mostly inaccessible in comparison to the beach?

I dunno why but the deep space don't scare me anywhere as near as the deep ocean. I guess maybe because pop culture painted space with brimming stars? Or maybe living on the surfaced has adjusted me into seeing the endless night sky all my life that it doesn't bother me?
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I have the same phobia

/r/thalassophobia
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burritosatan posted...

I have the same phobia

/r/thalassophobia

I'm not afraid of surface level ocean. I could be on a boat in the middle of the ocean and be completely fine. It's when you peak down into the waters that makes me shake.
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Veggeta X posted...

Guide posted...

How do you feel about space in comparison? Is it less visceral for being mostly inaccessible in comparison to the beach?

I dunno why but the deep space don't scare me anywhere as near as the deep ocean. I guess maybe because pop culture painted space with brimming stars? Or maybe living on the surfaced has adjusted me into seeing the endless night sky all my life that it doesn't bother me?

I hadn't thought of that. I don't share your phobia, but the vastness of the ocean still impresses strongly upon me. Even snorkeling in "shallow" areas, you're not swimming for more than 30 seconds before the ground is 20 feet below you, and nothing looks like it gives a remote-controlled fuck how reality worked just a minute ago.
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Space is much scarier to me given the greater unkown factor, for all we know there's some Lovecraftian shit out there right now devouring time, stars, galaxies etc
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you ever seen that video of the diver recording his own death as he plummets into the ocean depths? i think it was related to an issue with his oxygen tank
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Holy_Pumpkin posted...

you ever seen that video of the diver recording his own death as he plummets into the ocean depths? i think it was related to an issue with his oxygen tank

If it's the recent one, he actually survived. The water was so cold that is preserved his body in time for them to come back and grab him.
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Holy_Pumpkin posted...

you ever seen that video of the diver recording his own death as he plummets into the ocean depths? i think it was related to an issue with his oxygen tank

Fuck no and I don't wanna see it.
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The funny thing is that this is exclusive to oceans for me. I can watch a dude diving into a deep lake or river and be fine with it because usually you see the bottom.
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I have similar feelings with water, but going past Neptune scares me way more. Even though there's stuff beyond that, it's light years away. This is perfectly encapsulated in Stargate SG1 where Jack and Teal'c end up on a stranded course towards past the gas giants. They were doomed simply because there weren't any ships with Hyperspace capabilities around to save them, iirc. So they would have drifted endlessly. Despite going to other galaxies all the time.
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Guide posted...

Holy_Pumpkin posted...

you ever seen that video of the diver recording his own death as he plummets into the ocean depths? i think it was related to an issue with his oxygen tank

If it's the recent one, he actually survived. The water was so cold that is preserved his body in time for them to come back and grab him.

fuck that's amazing. glad it didn't end up being a true horror story

Veggeta X posted...

Holy_Pumpkin posted...

you ever seen that video of the diver recording his own death as he plummets into the ocean depths? i think it was related to an issue with his oxygen tank

Fuck no and I don't wanna see it.

perhaps we should try immersion therapy. wanna go do one of those shark cage things where you're underwater in a metal cage with sharks swimming all around you with me?
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At the beach I dont wade out further than waist deep. Fuck that noise.

Its different if Im geared up, Ive had some great scuba experiences. Deepest Ive been is 110 feet. If those kind of depths didnt have an inevitable feeling of euphoria that washes over you, it probably would have been a bit more nerve wracking. Going up seems like it would be the worst. Youve gotta take your time, so youll just be floating there, looking out into seemingly unending distance. You dont see anything, but then again, you havent looked behind you...

Naw. Watching those deep ocean vidyas is enough for me. What was that one PS1 game where you're a dude hunting ocean life and shit and you ride on those mini submarines?
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All you gotta do is swim up and grab shore to stay alive lol
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It's this game. Man, this game was scary as hell to play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzSfJpH5TdM" data-time="
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Wait you wont swim or go out over your head but youll scuba dive?

That seems so odd to me. Ive never scubad but I want to so bad. If I wasnt comfortable swimming in deep water I think Id be terrified to scuba
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Veggeta X posted...

It's this game. Man, this game was scary as hell to play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzSfJpH5TdM" data-time="

Indeed, almost as scary as Ecco The Dolphin...
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CanuckCowboy posted...

Wait you wont swim or go out over your head but youll scuba dive?

That seems so odd to me. Ive never scubad but I want to so bad. If I wasnt comfortable swimming in deep water I think Id be terrified to scuba

Scuba gear makes you feel way safer, which I get where he's coming from.
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CanuckCowboy posted...

Wait you wont swim or go out over your head but youll scuba dive?

That seems so odd to me. Ive never scubad but I want to so bad. If I wasnt comfortable swimming in deep water I think Id be terrified to scuba

Huh? I swam at oceans before.
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Scuba has just enough gear that you could feel like you're insulated and protected, so I kinda get it.

The closest I can come to this phobia is when I imagine going on a spacewalk. Christ. Just that one rope. That's it. That's all that's keeping you from the closest approximation to infinite emptiness in reality.
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I can't look at the oceans on Google Maps in satellite mode. Weirdly, my sister has the same aversion. The contour map of the ocean floor just creeps me out.
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burritosatan posted...

/r/thalassophobia

ooo this is fun

I wish it were possible to stay at the bottom of the ocean or some trench without being crushed by the pressure
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Sariana21 posted...

I can't look at the oceans on Google Maps in satellite mode. Weirdly, my sister has the same aversion. The contour map of the ocean floor just creeps me out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhIk2PqPU3o" data-time="

This freaked me out a bit the first time I saw it. Great game though.
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I think pop culture plays a lot into our phobia. Although there have been recent movies about a livable society in the ocean, most of it has shown use giant monsters.
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Ex-Kefiroth posted...

Veggeta X posted...

Seriously, it's so bad that I struggle to play the water levels on Donkey Kong Country.

Lol, Ecco the Dolphin would probably give you a heart attack

Thank God I had an SNES
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It's honestly so vast that my mind can't even comprehend it so I don't really even think about it.
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My little nephew plays Minecraft and loves submerging into the deep and that shit terrifies me.
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Veggeta X posted...

CanuckCowboy posted...

Wait you wont swim or go out over your head but youll scuba dive?

That seems so odd to me. Ive never scubad but I want to so bad. If I wasnt comfortable swimming in deep water I think Id be terrified to scuba

Huh? I swam at oceans before.

They were talking to me. And Ill swim and go over my head etc in freshwater if its above a certain latitude. Oceans though. Full of monsters, they are.

Guide posted...

Scuba has just enough gear that you could feel like you're insulated and protected, so I kinda get it.

The closest I can come to this phobia is when I imagine going on a spacewalk. Christ. Just that one rope. That's it. That's all that's keeping you from the closest approximation to infinite emptiness in reality.

Exactly. Space is fucked. Imagine that youre moving at a pitiful one half of a mile per hour from where you need to be, and you know youre fucked. Have you watched Love, Death and Robots?

NeoShadowhen posted...

Veggeta X posted...

CanuckCowboy posted...

Wait you wont swim or go out over your head but youll scuba dive?

That seems so odd to me. Ive never scubad but I want to so bad. If I wasnt comfortable swimming in deep water I think Id be terrified to scuba

Huh? I swam at oceans before.

They were talking to me. And Ill swim and go over my head etc in freshwater if its above a certain latitude. Oceans though. Full of monsters, they are.

Guide posted...

Scuba has just enough gear that you could feel like you're insulated and protected, so I kinda get it.

The closest I can come to this phobia is when I imagine going on a spacewalk. Christ. Just that one rope. That's it. That's all that's keeping you from the closest approximation to infinite emptiness in reality.

Exactly. Space is fucked. Imagine that youre moving at a pitiful one half of a mile per hour from where you need to be, and you know youre fucked. Have you watched Love, Death and Robots?

No, but I keep meaning to. Thanks for reminding me. I hear nothing but good things.
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Cant say I share your fear. I did watch a video recently of a timelapse of the future and that shit had me freaking out. I wonder if fearing the distant future is a phobia lol.

Heres the 30 minute video if anyone is interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA" data-time="
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NeoShadowhen posted...

Exactly. Space is f***ed. Imagine that youre moving at a pitiful one half of a mile per hour from where you need to be, and you know youre f***ed. Have you watched Love, Death and Robots?

Oh damn, I know exactly the episode you are referring to. I still get the jitters from that episode, both the problem faced and the way the problem was resolved. o_o
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