What is the phobia name for being afraid of swimming in open water?

Answer 1

Agoraphobia, the third category of phobic disorders, is the most disabling and the most difficult to treat. Agoraphobia can be defined as the fear of being alone, or the fear of being in public places in unfamiliar settings. Some agoraphobics fear open spaces, like large bodies of water or open fields without fences. Most agoraphobics fear more than one situation, which contributes to the disabling nature of the disorder. The list of fears is long and extensive: public transportation, bridges, tunnels, crowded theaters, or simply being home alone. Agoraphobia rarely begins before age 18 or after 35. Sometimes it appears to be precipitated by major illness or stress. The fear is of a physical attack from an unknown object or animal. Though there are varying degrees of this fear, ranging from sea snakes to sharks.. in a dark water where the swimmer cannot see the bottom or a particular area is terrifying.

Answer 2

thalassophobia An excessive fear, or dread, of seas or oceans or other large bodies of water. thalassophobic Someone who has an excessive fear of seas or oceans or other large bodies of water.

Answer 3

I believe that it would be classified as aquaphobia (The fear of deep water or large amounts of it) Hydrophobia being the fear of water in general and Thalassophobia being the phobia of seas and oceans.

Answer 4

Aquaphobia is the fear of water, so that might be part of it.

Answer 5

It is Aquaphobia.

Answer 6

Thalassophobia.

Answer 7

aquaphobia