Fear of jellyfish?!
Question:
Fear of jellyfish?
ok so ive been on holiday to the maldives, was great absolutely fantastic went with some friends, we went on the banana boat which i have never been thrown off before until now, when i was in the water i began to suffer really bad anxiety and started to sweat which i found really wierd and constantly kept thinkign there were kellyfish below me, i have no idea why this happened, i can swim in the sea fine but as you know banana boats go far out to see, anyway i looked down and there was a school of jellyfish and i just freaked, i started smacking the water tucking my legs up and everything. i never knew i had a phobia until now is it normal to be this scared of them :S ?.
Answers:
i'm sure it is! jellyfish are seriously freaky. i dont think anyone would argue with that. some people are just more scared of certain things than others. it sounds like you had a panic attack though, which might be a good reason to check in with a therapist.. just to make sure everything's cool and put your mind at ease. good luck