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Loopyleesa said:
I used to dive for my school off of a 5m board.
As I got older I developed a fear of heights, and I hate it.
I shake, get dizzy and tearful when I know I have to go up!
Good luck to you! Let us know how you got on!
Why did you agree to it knowing you don't like heights?
It's for my new job and a requirement of that job. i.e if I don't do it I won't have that job anymore. Also I am fed up of being afraid realistically I know I won't get hurt and I like water so there should be no reason to fear it. As I got older I developed a fear of heights, and I hate it.
I shake, get dizzy and tearful when I know I have to go up!
Good luck to you! Let us know how you got on!
Why did you agree to it knowing you don't like heights?
I don't like heights, but have no fear if over the water. I don't like climbing up the steps of the diving board, but once I walk along it and am clear of concrete below me, what's to worry about. I'm quite happy to dive in from the top board.
You say you don't like heights, but in reality what you don't like is the idea of hitting the ground from a height! Like people say they are scared of flying, but are actually scared of crashing.
Suggest you do as I do, get up as quick as you can and get clear of the concrete.
You say you don't like heights, but in reality what you don't like is the idea of hitting the ground from a height! Like people say they are scared of flying, but are actually scared of crashing.
Suggest you do as I do, get up as quick as you can and get clear of the concrete.
Do it as regularly as you can between now and then, it probably won't improve the fear (might for some, didn't for me) but it will improve your ability to cope with it. I still get pretty nasty vertigo if I'm up high or near a ledge, but I handle it much better than I used to.
PS what the f
k kind of job is dependant on diving from a height?!
PS what the f
k kind of job is dependant on diving from a height?!BlackVanDyke said:
Do it as regularly as you can between now and then, it probably won't improve the fear (might for some, didn't for me) but it will improve your ability to cope with it. I still get pretty nasty vertigo if I'm up high or near a ledge, but I handle it much better than I used to.
PS what the fk kind of job is dependant on diving from a height?!
not diving jumping feet first I will be going to sea so it's part of my sea survival training to simulate abandon ship proceedure. PS what the f
k kind of job is dependant on diving from a height?!Go and stand up at the 5m board as often as you can. Just go and be there. Initially you might not even be able to let go of the ladder or whatever, but familiarise yourself as much as you can with what the height feels like. If possible, watch other people dive from that height. It won't cure you overnight, but it will help plant the thought in your deeper brain that jumping from that height is okay for those other people.
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