It helps my migraines if I let the water from the shower run down my face for a few minutes. Large bodies of water kinda scare me.

OMG!! I love your posts.

My niece and I were just talking about this. She has never been swimming in the river or the lake or the ocean. She is 12 by the way and was asking if I had ever been in the big river.

About fifty-eleven times. (That's a lot of times.) I love jumping off a pier or a boat into the water. I love hitting an icy cold spot. I love the calming effect of just floating around. I even love the fishy smell while swimming.

That is just the river. The ocean - salty air, suntan lotion, the waves splashing, little drinks with little umbrellas - completely different experience.

The lake - my favorite place in the world to be. The water is calmer than the ocean or river. Just peace on earth.

I have an aversion to getting in water, whether it be a pool or a shower, yet once I am in there, most of the time I start to relax and feel good. What I do really enjoy is feeling clean afterward. I don't understand why I feel this way. When depressed I've gone 3 days without a shower due to my aversion to the water pounding on me. And I don't like baths either. Yet when I was a kid I loved lakes, pools, anywhere I could get wet. I wonder why this all changed when the bipolar got so severe?

oh absolutely... just makes me feel at peace.. and it's fun too... one of my best memories is snorkelling in Crete.... and when I lived in New Zealand I would do the same at a local marine nature reserve.... sometimes the dolphins would swim in quite close too which was awesome

when we used to tour Scotland and camp we used to wash in the Loch we were camping next too... and my was it bloody cold, lol.... but that was pretty awesome too.. just being in nature itself is so cool beyond words

and a nice hot bath with candles and a glass of wine.... sublime

yip I'm definitely a water babe at heart

I have always loved water since I was a kid. I love water sports. I did try to swim to an island in the sea once, whilst I was hypomanic. I'm a strong swimmer but I almost drowned doing it.

I don't get to be in water, I get a shower every other week at a friends house and I make it quick. Sounds like it would be lovely though, going to a lake, the lake we have here is almost out of water and it's too far to drive to anyway. I haven't had the luxury of a bath in years.

depends

i grew up competatively swimming, so i can't stand that, but there's nothing better than throwing on the 5 mil. wetsuit and playing in the waves up here.

That's a good word for it; it Depends. lol

I looooove pools, like at vacations and backyard, etc - love the shower, too, but I Hate baths.

...which is only relevant because except for backyard pools and the like, I HATE still water. NO ponds, No lakes....and no baths. No! idk why....

But I Loooove rivers, creeks, and I am Addicted to the ocean - draws me like a moth to a flame....my old psychologist had a Field Day with this one, I can tell you. lol

I would love to go swimming but the thought of being in public in a bathing suit gives me bad anxiety.

MMMMMMMMMMm....water.....

I LOVE it. Growing up we have an in-ground pool and I would spend the ENTIRE summer in there - from the time I woke up until it was time to bed! As I grew up and moved away from home and the pool I said goodbye to the water for a long time.

I also can't STAND the thought of a bath :-P BUT I could stand in a warm shower all day long! I re-discovered my love for the pool with my Orthopedic Dr sent me for water PT. OMG...I fell in love again! Although the work-outs with the physical therapist were sometimes difficult and almost ALWAYS exhausting I couldn't wait to go to each appointment. Walking in the warm water as it swished past me was the best part of my day. Now that my PT is done I LONG for the pool. There isn't a WARM pool nearby so I've put off continuing the exercises. Now that I'm back to working in the office though my back and hips are getting so painful again...I've starting thinking about trying to find the closest warm pool and just prioritizing it into my week!

Yep I love the water, going swimming I a pool today =0)

yes, from shower to river, to beach, to rock quarry - such beauty and elegance, simple delight....

I like the pool and the ocean.

This is a great post.... I love water as well... I so wish we had a pool and hot tub to finish it off... Decadent ....smile....x

Eeeeeee...no way. I shower to get clean. Can't stand being in any other water!! Pools and hot tubs gross me out, natural bodies of water scare me. Have always been this way.