DAE fear deep sea creatures?

I’ve had this fear, and it still resurfaces from time to time. And it is not just in lakes, oceans, etc, but not mainly in showers. I thought I was crazy, but for some reason I would panic whenever I had to get in the shower because all I could think about were sharks and fish and I somehow came to the conclusion that they would be in the shower when I hit the water. It also happened even when I wasn’t near water. I think it may have something to do with ichthyophobia or hydrophobia. It’s actually reassuring that someone else had similar thoughts (though I am not happy that you are going through this). Everyone I ever worked up the courage to tell (even therapists) were really weirded out and confused. But it’s just a weird ocd/anxiety thing. You’re not alone :)

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