When I was 12 years old, I drowned once but luckily I was saved and since then I started to fear water. I can't go to public swimming pools or go to the beach I can only stand on the shore even though my family and friends try to encourage me. I never thought I would learn to swim, but I couldn't imagine that when I went to university swimming was a compulsory subject. I had to accept and learn how to pass it. It was an opportunity for me to get rid of my obsession, so I decided to try and determined study swim.
Learning to swim is not as easy and smooth as I thought. The first day of swimming lessons I thought it would be OK and I would do it. When I saw the swimming pool, I felt nervous and scared because memories of that drowning came flooding back. After warming up and learning some basic skills we went down to the pool to practice, but when I stepped into the pool I panicked and jumped up in panic. I kept calling for help and slamming my hands into the water, maybe because the obsession is really too big. The teacher came to get me out of the pool and wait for me to calm down. I told him about my obsession and then he took my hand and gently led me back to the pool. I felt more secure with his enthusiasm, but in the end I still couldn't do it. After a week of studying. I still can't get into the water and I'm starting to want to give up.
The teacher found a friend who also has the obsession like me and arranged for the two of us to learn the extra tutoring in the evening. She is a very beautiful girl with the hair is long and glossy black, so she looks very gentle. She and I eat dinner and practiced together, we understood each other's feelings and always encouraged each other to try. We became friends and now we are still best friends. We used to cry together from fear and also happy because we bravely faced our obsession. She and her teacher are two people that I'm really grateful for because they've always been by my side. After a month, we were able to get into the water by ourselves without the help of the teacher, we started to do basic movements for swimming such as kicking our feet, fanning our arms and holding our breath. I find it more and more interesting every day, not scary anymore.
The hard study eventually paid off, after six months, I completely overcame my previous fear and become a proficient swimmer. I'm so happy and proud for that I thought I couldn't do it. Really facing the fear is extremely difficult, but if we don't try we won't know the wonderful things it can bring. I feel really lucky and happy to have my family, the teacher and my friend to help me.
When I was 12 years
old
, I drowned once
but
luckily I
was saved
and since then I
started
to
fear
water
. I can't go to public swimming
pools
or go to the beach I can
only
stand on the shore
even though
my family and
friends
try to encourage me. I never
thought
I would learn to swim,
but
I couldn't imagine that when I went to university swimming was a compulsory subject.
I
had to accept and learn how to pass it. It was an opportunity for me to
get
rid of my
obsession
,
so
I decided to
try and
determined study swim.
Learning to swim is not as easy and smooth as I
thought
. The
first
day of swimming lessons I
thought
it would be OK and I would do it. When I
saw
the swimming
pool
, I felt nervous and scared
because
memories of that drowning came flooding back. After warming up and learning
some
basic
skills
we went down to the
pool
to practice,
but
when I stepped into the
pool
I panicked and jumped up in panic. I
kept
calling for
help
and slamming my hands into the
water
, maybe
because
the
obsession
is
really
too
big
. The
teacher
came to
get
me out of the
pool
and wait for me to calm down. I
told
him about my
obsession and
then he took my hand and
gently
led me back to the
pool
. I felt more secure with his enthusiasm,
but
in the
end
I
still
couldn't do it. After a week of studying. I
still
can't
get
into the
water
and I'm starting to want to give up.
The
teacher
found a
friend
who
also
has the
obsession
like me and arranged for the two of us to learn the extra tutoring in the evening. She is a
very
beautiful
girl with the hair is long and glossy black,
so
she looks
very
gentle. She and I eat dinner and practiced together, we understood each other's feelings and always encouraged each other to try. We became
friends
and
now
we are
still
best
friends
. We
used
to cry together from
fear
and
also
happy
because
we
bravely
faced our
obsession
. She and her
teacher
are two
people
that I'm
really
grateful for
because
they've always been by my side. After a month, we were able to
get
into the
water
by ourselves without the
help
of the
teacher
, we
started
to do basic movements for swimming such as kicking our feet, fanning our arms and holding our breath. I find it more and more interesting every day, not scary anymore.
The
hard
study
eventually
paid off, after six months, I completely overcame my previous
fear
and become a proficient swimmer. I'm
so
happy and proud for that I
thought
I couldn't do it.
Really
facing the
fear
is
extremely
difficult,
but
if we don't try we won't know the wonderful things it can bring. I feel
really
lucky and happy to have my family, the
teacher
and my
friend
to
help
me.