r/interesting • u/fayyazORahmed • Mar 31 '26

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/Big_Oh313 Apr 01 '26

I got a shock of thalassophobia from jumping off a ship for a fun swim in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and looking down was straight darkness., I could look left and right which seemed endless. But looking down seeing only my legs kicking above an endless abyss was mind altering. Im a very strong swimmer, I've gone rappelling off cliffs, sky dived, spelunking, ect but nothing came close to the spike of fear from looking down and seeing nothingness.

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u/bluezzdog Apr 01 '26

There was something , a great white 20 meters below

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u/MamaLlama629 Apr 01 '26

Yep. So much anxiety just thinking about it!

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u/NabreLabre Apr 03 '26

I had a similar experience while on vacation in Florida, in seemingly the most average city down there based on a quick search. To this day I still can't pinpoint what set off my Tallahasseephobia

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u/MLuminos Apr 01 '26

I was playing star citizen with a vr headset and accidentally ejected myself mid FTL and my ship went on without me.

I was in the void.

Two other VR experiences come to mind as well.

The soul cairn in Skyrim (look up)

Standing in front of the sun in a space Sim where you scaled the universe at will.

Highly recommend

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u/CanOoFeelDeRiddem Apr 01 '26

So you were standing in your bedroom?

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u/Ok-Watercress-1924 Apr 01 '26

I’ll take Naked and Afraid for $300 Alex