It's natural to exercise healthy caution and take safety precautions in deep water. You know, wearing a life preserver or not venturing far out in the ocean if a lifeguard isn't on duty. However, some ...

I’ve been traveling the country speaking about facing fear since Some Nerve came out last year. Nowhere has it been more of a life and death issue than the 11th annual World Aquatic Health Conference ...

When I was a boy, I was afraid of the water around me. Growing up near Chicago in the 1960s, water bodies were infamously polluted. We heard of rivers such as the Cuyahoga catching fire. Swimming in ...

Thalassophobia is a fear of large bodies of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes. Phobias are a type of anxiety disorders. Thalassophobia is an example of what experts call specific phobias. These ...

For the past several years Chapman University in California has conducted a revealing annual survey titled the Chapman University Survey of American Fears. The study identifies what Americans fear so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If You Have a Fear of Deep Water, You Probably Exhibit These 6 Traits, a Psychologist Says originally appeared on Parade. It's ...