Saturday 16 January 2016

HOW TO TACKLE AQUA-PHOBIA

WHAT IS AQUA PHOBIA?
There are many conditions that a human being has to face in his life ,some of them are physical and some are mental .Aqua phobia is one of the psychological or mental conditions that is faced by thousands of people across the globe.it is generally known as the fear of water. There are a lot of reasons behind every psychological problem but they may vary from person to person. According to the researchers who have done a lot of research in this regard aqua phobia is a problem that some of the people have from their early childhood but many cases have been reported in which it developed in later stage of life and sometimes it may occur to the people who were once swimmers and loved water. There are cases in which a person has spent his life at a city that had no natural water body around it and so has no idea what it feels like to enjoy near water, after shifting to a new places that is surrounded with natural water bodies ,developing the fear of water is very common in such people.
The fear of water in life becomes a burden as the person cannot enjoy the small picnics and family gatherings like beach picnics and pool side parties. If a person is invited to such a place he will out rightly reject the offer as being close to water has a great impact on their mental condition and they show every sign of discomfort. Cases have been reported in which the friends who did not know about a person’s fear of water forced him to enter the pool and the situation got worse as the person with aqua phobia actually drowned due to the over powering fear of water.
HOW TO HELP A PERSON WITH AQUA PHOBIA?

In many cases of aqua phobia the affected person is unable to understand whatever you tell him about enjoying the water.it is very Comfortable zwembroek voor zwemmers difficult to make an aqua phobic person feel at ease with water. The best way to help him get away from fear of water is to develop a relationship of trust with the person, and once that is achieved one should try to take him to areas with shallow waters and a lot of pool toys where the water cannot be seen. If you are able to make the person sit at the edge with feet in water then your chances to help him conquer the fear of water might be successful. It’s all about the patients trust and gradual and willing introduction to water bodies.

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