All of us have fears and often those fears become extreme fears or phobias.  Fear of water is a common fear and the scientific term for it is aqua phobia or hydrophobia, and I suffered from fear of water for twenty one years.  After experiencing a non-fatal drowning incident as a child I had a subconscious fear of water and deep seated memories of what slow suffocation by swallowing water feels like.  I finally learned how to swim at the age of twenty seven, and conquered my biggest fear. I had…See More