Feeling the fear and doing it anyway!
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Topic: Feeling the fear and doing it anyway!
Posted By: Maya
Subject: Feeling the fear and doing it anyway!
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 9:41pm
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OK so this isn't strictly PND related, but it is along the same veins...
As most of you know, as well as depression I also have me a few anxiety issues (just a few, I promise!  ). I am terribly claustrophobic, scared of situations where I am out of my depth/comfort zone, and basically just a good ole worrywart.
But today I did something which was waaaaay out of my comfort zone, and I didn't even feel anxious, maybe a little nervous, but not anxious. I went SNORKELLING!!!! 
I know it sounds silly, but think of all the things to obsess over - I was worried about getting out of my depth, about drowning, about being able to regulate my breathing and not panic when I had the snorkel on, and about what sort of nasty things I might see lurking under the water (yes, I was thinking dead bodies...  ) I used to swim competitively as a teenager and am a trained pool lifesaver so am reasonably confident in the water, but the other things were nagging me.
But once I got out there, I really, really enjoyed it. We took Maya for a while on my sisters back and she loved it, then my sister and I went out round the point by ourselves. We didn't see much, a few fish and lots of weed, but it was so empowering and confidence building! Tomorrow we are going to a spot recommended by the dive place which will be way out of my depth, so more of a challenge, but I'm actually looking forward to it. I am so proud of myself. I know it seems like such a small thing, but for someone like me who is always ultra conservative and 'safe' it is a huge achievement! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 9:49pm
  ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 10:05pm
| thats so cool. i hyperventalate snorkelling so can appreciate the control needed. well done you! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 10:41pm
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That's awesome. Well done you!
I tried it in Fiji and ended up choking to the point I thought I was going down. My son actually dragged me to safety, it really scared me. I want to try it again, and one day I will. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 10:59pm
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Way to go Emma! So admire you for pushing through the fears and enjoying it! Awesome!
Hope you have just as much fun tomorrow! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 11:38pm
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wahoo Emma that is so cool I am totally the same way whne getting out of my comfort zone and love to play it *safe* so that is soo neat to hear someone can do it. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 11:43pm
well done emma!!! i'm proud of you
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 7:49am
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 7:50am
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yay for you!!! What a cool thing to do ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 8:08am
| yay good on you. I am majorly claustrophobic to (cant even do lifts without panicking) so know how you feel. I got on a motorbike at christmas and felt same as you did, it was great to be able to actually make myself do it even though it took me about half an hour to get the helmet on and I still couldnt close the visor! |
Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 10:04am
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Way to go Emma, hope you have a great day today out again, also that you get to see some really special stuff down there!! Well done Robyn, next time dont worry about trying to close visor, just relax and remember you can wear sunglasses to protect your eyes & a small scaf or hanky to protect you mouth & nose - bugs at speeds are not nice lol ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: gemsmum
Date Posted: 09 January 2008 at 12:07pm
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Well done Emma. My attempts at snorkelling don't involve underwater at all. I just float on the top, looking thru my mask and breathing thru my snorkel.....usually with the Jaws theme running thru my head. Hmmm, yup, I have some anxiety issues too!! Hehe.
Good luck tomorrow. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 9:26pm
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LOL Gemsmum, that was me too, I didn't go UNDER the water, just had a good look around where I didn't have to get my snorkel filled with water!
I'm so glad we went out again yesterday tho, there were literally thousands of fish, heaps of brim, some fish that looked like Dory from Finding Nemo but according to my sister the fish expert they are a different species, heaps of zebra fish and some cool rainbow fish plus a carpet shark! It was sooooo much fun, I didn't want to come in! Mum and Dad took Maya back there this morning and she loved it too so we're all going back tomorrow for one last go before we go home. I am SO glad I got up the guts to do it! Oh and go Robyn on the motorbike! That's one thing I could never do! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 9:55pm
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WTG Emma!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 02 February 2008 at 7:37am
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well done you hon! I am so scared of water. Waterfalls freak me, you would never get me on a cruse ship or diving I think I would die of a heart attack.
I did tried snorkling a few years back when we were in Egypt at the red sea and I just couldn't do it. It wasn't the dead bodies that got me, but just the 100's and 1000's of f***ing fish! Ewww, they just freaked me out too much. Anyhow, I got a great tan while everyone else got sunburnt backs. I did though somehow go whitewater rafting on the Zambezi river and it was truly the worse thing I have ever done but man I was proud. I get scared just watching the video of us in that raft! Anyway, just wanted to tell you my story cos I know how hard it must have been for you to actaully do it in the first place and then manage to stay calm enough to stay there and even enjoy it! What a ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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