The relationship between me and water ends in a cup.

Hello, everyone.

Growing up, we all had different things that we feared. As kids, we feared a lot of things, even things that were not worth being scared of, but as adults, the number of things we feared reduced, but the rate at which we feared certain things increased, and if it is possible for us, we do not want anything to do with these things that we fear. As a kid, I feared the dark more than anything; I cannot stay in the house alone. I remember following my mom everywhere she goes once it was nightfall, and if she refused to let me follow her, I burst into tears 😂. Now I have outgrown that, but I still have certain things that I fear even more than I feared the dark.

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I used to follow friends to sneak out of school to go play in a river nearby, but I don't know how it happened, and I never got to really learn how to swim. I have witnessed cases of drowning. Even while in school, we met a student floating on water once and were accused of being the ones who made him drown, but thank God he was okay after getting medical attention, and he helped clear our name. I have heard different cases of people drowning and me not knowing how to swim made me start avoiding big bodies of water in order to avoid stories that touch the heart.

The one thing I fear the most is water. The fear of water is known as aquaphobia. Currently, the relationship between me and water cannot go beyond seeing it in a cup or a bottle; aside from this, I cannot involve myself. No matter how fun and enjoyable I find videos of people swimming, I can never picture myself trying it out. People say swimming is fun, but not for me; I don't even know how to, and I am not bothered about learning unless I can learn how to swim on land since I don't want to have anything to do with big water bodies. My fear for water increased when we almost lost a friend right before my eyes, but thank God people who could swim were around because I was never going to jump in there to save him; that would make it two people fighting for life.

In school, they have had countless pool parties, but I attended none. I just see their videos online and encourage them to keep having fun. Any fun that has to do with entering water that could drown me is no fun for me and should be avoided. I have had friends promise to teach, but all I have to do is enter the water deep down within me I know I am never doing that. Whatever imagination or dream related to swimming I ever had while growing up is never going to be a reality because I don't see myself giving swimming a chance.

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Many people do not rate their mental health like they are supposed to. Some people go for checkups but have never bothered to check their mental health to know it is managing to cope with all the stress we put it through. Mental health is as important as our general health. We stress our mental health as we go about our day-to-day activities. When it comes to mental health, we adapt different ways to help make sure we stay sane and on track. For me, I practice relaxation while listening to music that helps me ease off. Get a cool place, if possible, away from the rest of the world, listen to slow music, and watch your entire body come to rest.

_{This is my entry for day 24 of the InLeo monthly prompt. You can join by clicking the above link.}

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