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133 Pics To Trigger Thalassophobia – Fear Of Deep Waters
Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė
What is thalassophobia, you may ask? Thalassophobia is a persistent and intense fear of deep water, such as the ocean or sea. What makes this phobia different from aquaphobia — the fear of water in general — is the fact that it centers on vastness, darkness, and depth. People who have this condition are not terrified of getting wet but rather of the might and mystique behind the waves.
It is, in fact, a scary thought — the endless depth of the ocean underneath your boat with unknown creatures filling the vast voids of unexplored seas. No, scratch that — you might even start getting uncomfortable just by looking at pictures depicting the endlessness of the deep blue seas!
And if you were wondering what it is like to have thalassophobia or what images could cause this unsettling feeling, take a look at our selection of photos from the Thalassophobia subreddit. While we agree that at first glance, they are just beautiful, there indeed is a certain unsettling aura about them!
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Apparently This Is The Sunken Goddess Sculpture- That’s All I Know But Look At How Big It Is!
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Fresh Water Always Creeped Me Out More Than The Ocean. The General Low Visibility And Feeling "Enclosed" With Whatever Was In The Water Was Always Gnawing At The Back Of My Mind.
#43
Flip (Floating Instrument Platform), A Ship Flipping Vertically To Study The Behavior Of Sound Waves Underwater
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Holy Sh I Didn't Know That'd Trigger Me
#63
Gliese 1214 B Is A Planet Located 48 Light Years Away From The Sun. It Is Believed To Be 100% Ocean, Giving It The Nickname “The Waterworld”
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Lighthouse In Portugal. This Is The Time Of The Year That The Waves Are Massive. Not On My Bucket List!!!
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A Photo Of A Diver Exploring The Underside Of An Iceberg In Antarctica By Jill Heinerth. Apparently, They Went Inside A Cave In This Giant Iceberg. I Couldn't Imagine "Cave" Diving Inside An Iceberg That Floats In Nearly Black Water
#80
My Wife Easing My Mil Closer To The Water After She Saw The Ocean For The First Time In 10 Years And It Made Her Feel “Dizzy”
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Where I Live There Is A Lake Created By A Meteor Which Is 115 Meters Deep. This Is A Photo Our Free Press Released Of It. Not A Fan
#88
It's So Weird Knowing The Hoover Dam Is This Deep. The White Line Is Where The Water Usually Is
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An Average 1,700 Containers Are Lost Overboard Every Year. Most Of Them Don't Sink, But Instead Hide Just Below The Surface, Held Up By Trapped Pockets Of Air. Without Radar, There's Nothing You Can Do If You're Going To Hit One At Night Except Pray It Doesn't Sink You.
#102
Hit An Eerie Patch Of Calm About 20 Miles From The Mainland. Just Flat And Deep In All Directions
#103
This Is Me In Gavdos, Greece On The Southernmost Point Of Europe. Across The See Is Libya And Nothing Else Between
#105
"That Is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie" - Ussr, Circa 1970s. A Large Monument Of Lenin, Sunk In The Black Sea After The Dissolution Of The Soviet Union
#113
The Arch Of The Blue Hole In Egypt Which Has Claimed The Lives Of An Estimated 130 People From 1997-2012
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This Buoy Bobs On 20 Feet/6m Swells In The Bering Sea Waters Of Alaska - Photo By Corey Arnold
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This Massive Capsizing Ship (Mv Princess) Is Easily Obscured Under What Is Barely The Very Surface Of The Ocean Depths
#126
“Oil Rocks” (“The Soviet Atlantis”) Is An Industrial Settlement Consisting Of Platforms Built On The Caspian Sea, 40 Km From The Nearest Coast Of Azerbaijan. The City Is Home To 2000 People Today
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