learn to swim

I’m an adrenaline freak. I’ve bungee jumped, I rock climb, I’ve flown, I race, I do a lot of things that are dangerous in nature. However, I’m terrified of the water and I don’t know why. I have panic attacks if I get into water that is over my head. It’s crazy that something so insignificant can scare me so badly. I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2003 and decided that I didn’t want to drown during water survival training, so I started going to the Y for lessons. I freaked on my night and had to be rescued by the life guard! Luckily or unluckily something happened that kept me from going into the Marines, so I didn’t have to worry about drowning there…..but I’d still like to learn how to swim and overcome my fears of the water.