Why do I feel terrifed in learning how to dive into a pool?

Answer 1

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It wont hurt that bad, just keep that in mind..You have to learn it.

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will do that, thanks

Answer 2

It's not a natural human act.
Start off by diving off from the side, be careful.
If diving in from the side is still a problem, try jumping in feet first, start from the shallower end first then work your way up.
Once you get a few rounds in it will come easier, just like with anything else.
You were nervous your first day of school but you kept going and now you don't even think about it.

Answer 3

it's scary! I remember thinking that my head would hit the bottom and I'd die, or my legs wouldn't make it in and get hit on the edge, or I'd make painful belly flops, but once you do it a couple time, you lose the fear and become more comfortable. I don't know the extent of your fear, just my experience :)

Answer 4

i've always had a fear of it, and that's why i've never learned in the eighteen years i've been around. for me, it's the fear of either my head hitting the bottom or the fear of going so far down and not being able to come back to the surface. just think about it a little bit. it may be one of those two that make me fearful of it.

Answer 5

Instinctive fear of hurting something vulnerable such as your head? Survival instinct? You don't believe that it is safe? Diving phobia, if there is such a thing? You generally believe that your feet are less vulnerable than your head so...
Or you could be connecting it to some experience that you had when you were younger.

Answer 6

omg when i first started swimmming i was soooo scared!
it was mostly because i'd belly flop almost everytime.. make sure you tuck in your chin!
and start out by doing sit dives, then kneeling, then standing and then off the block.

Answer 7

everyone is their first time.

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i was

Answer 8

mabey cause you might smack your stomach hard or is it more then that??

Answer 9

its natural, just do it once n u'l get used 2 it
n if u dnt it might b ur fear