I think I understand the reason behind this by: Anonymous
When a person sees a shipwreck, particularly one that has been exposed to the harsh elements of the ocean floor for a prolonged period, it is obviously in a state of extreme decay. I think that can play into a natural human fear of decay and death in general. Seeing something like that can remind people that all physical things, no matter how mighty or "unsinkable," can and will eventually decay. It makes people face their own mortality, in a way.
Also, the fact that it's pitch black deep in the ocean doesn't help. It's like floating through space, but with no idea what may be right out in front of you. Seeing a mangled, rotted ship carcass emerge from the darkness can certainly be unsettling.
My fear by: Lauren
Oh my I am so glad that I have found someone else that shares the same fear as I do. Everyone thinks it is so weird that I cannot watch the move Titanic or any other ship wreck movie for that matter. I go into a complete state of panic if I see a picture or a movie with anything to do with the subject. I have no idea where this fear comes from. I have never had a bad experience with water or boats. And yes, I love the ocean and fish and all that good stuff. I think it is beautiful but what lies beneath and the fear of discovering something like a shipwreck terrifies me. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine and I went to a psychic. Cheesy I know, she did palm readings, spirtual readings and past lives. I thought it was all fun and games and fake but then she told me that my last past life was as a nurse that treated wounded soldiers in the Revolutionary War. She also told me that I treated soldiers after sea battles and witnessed lots of ships sink. I never told her of my fear and she came up with that on her own. I know that theory is way far fetched and some people reading this probably think I am being crazy to even suggest the theory but I guess it could be a possible one. Nothing else makes sense seeing that I cannot think of anything that triigered the fear in the firat place. I have tried everything to help conquer my fear but nothing has worked. The best thing for myself and anyone else that suffers from this very real phobia is stay away from the ocean and acoid watching Titanic.
then there's two of us, you and i by: Anonymous
i swear, i have the exact same fear. this is not a joke to me. the first dream i ever had when i was only two years old - i dreamt that i fell into some water and i sank. i was not scared until i looked over and saw that there was a shipwreck beside me, then i got insanely terrified.
i didn't realize what was wrong until i saw the motion picture Titanic. in the opening scenes when it showed the ship appearing from the darkness, i almost threw up.
now, i'm actually very akin to water. i love water, but i do showers not baths. i live for pools, but i can't stand to look at the circular lights underwater because they look like portholes, and i'm terrified to be in water with a boat of any kind. on the boat, fine. in the water with a boat, gross.
today i tried to look at some pictures online of shipwrecks, and it's not a joke, i'm really scared of that! but the only explanation for this fear (in my head) is that it comes from a pastlife trauma because there's nothing in my past that connects with this. there's nothing conceivable that would relate shipwrecks and fear to me.
thinking now, though, i guess it is the shadows that are so scary. i'm not scared of sharks, but i get pretty freaked out to see anything appear from underwater shadows.
i'm basically freaked out by anything that's been submerged underwater for too long. pipes, trash, esp metal things, or anything that doesn't belong in water. i'm very freaked out by this.
