How To Overcome Fear Of Sea

The year was 1771, when Morton Brunnich a Danish naturalist was exploring the beaches of Norway, when he stumbled upon something he could not in any sense identify with. It surely was a fish as it had been washed ashore to its death. But it was of mammoth size and had alien looking features, the kind that had never been sighted before. This was the first account of what is known as an oarfish or more popularly the “sea monster”. It was 15 meters in size and had queer protrusions from its oddly shaped head. Till today this strange sea tale ignites fear in many people about the “sea monster”. There are various tales, movies and beliefs that create fear in people to venture out into the sea. The long standing mystery of the Bermuda triangle still keeps people at bay from adding that part of the North Atlantic Ocean in their travel routes. The fear of the sea or thalassophobia is similar but should not be mistaken for the fear of water or Hydrophobia. It is classified as a specific phobia where people have an irrational, constant and intense fear of the sea. Panic is triggered by a single, specific brain wave and some of the symptoms usually involves increase heart beat rate, nausea, increased sweating, losing control with the fear of dying or an extreme anxiety attack. Some of the treatments available to overcome the fear of the sea are mentioned ahead.