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Originally Posted by hgray104
OK... This is embarassing.
For as long as I can remember, I have been utterly TERRIFIED of swimming pool drains (and lights and filters too). It's not that they can suck me down, that would be far too logical. No, this is a total irrational panic-inducing fear.
I'm not afraid of bathtub drains or sink drains either... just pool drains
Just seeing a picture of one is enough to make me scream. It's the scariest thing on earth to me.
I was wondering if anyone else has this phobia?
Thank god all I have to do is avoid swimming pools. But sometimes, I think of the drains. And it makes me scream inside!  |
I bet sometime in the past, you saw a movie or heard of someone being sucked down in a swimming pool. At one time that was a real possibility. But there are safeguards that prevent it from happening. Likewise, the pool lights were a problem. I spent a year working on pools. Even in the worst of times a person would have to put their arm or body very close to the drain. And most pools are taking water through the filter via the skimmer baskets anyway.
Most fears like that have a basis though.