should i talk to my swimming teacher about this?!
Question: Should i talk to my swimming teacher about this?
Anyways, I have swimming this year. I'm terrified of swimimng - like literally terrified. I'm scared of drowning but more than that, I'm afraid of having an attack in the water. See, I'm always standing in the corner, by the edge, because when I get this depersonalization/derelization attack, I get dizzy and everything looks distorted. I need to be at an edge because randomly, things appear distorted. so thats why I'm afraid to just go in the middle of the pool ,without hanging onto the edge. Now my teacher doesn't know this- she thinks I'm just being a negative person by not trying anything. What she doesn't know his how much I'm suffering.
She's very understanding, she knows my brother and family, so I want to tell her but it's so embarrassing. Plus if my parents find out, they'd be extremely mad at me for making an issue out of this. Nevertheless, I want to explain to her the reason for why I'm not doing anything in class. Maybe if she knows that, we;d understand each other better and I could actually learn. Any omments? Please don't say anything negative- I've heard enough about how I'm crazy becaues of this.
Oh and I also forgot to mention - there's this other helper teacher now. SHE IS SO ANNOYING LIKE, I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU. Haha. She convinces my teacher to make me do these crazy things that I"m too afraid to do. I want to go on step at a time, not right into the fourteen freakin feet. My gym teacher used to love me until this new teacher got her to believe that I'm a stupid fifteen year old who is afraid of the water. :|
I'm stuck in a mess here.
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Yes, you need to tell your teacher about everything -- and I suggest you have a note from either your parents, therapist, doctor or school counselor when you approach her. If you don't have authorization like that, they will most-likely think you are just trying to get out of the class (like they already think). It is too dangerous for you to be around water with this condition, let alone while having some vindictive ***** of a teacher's aid forcing you into things. I highly, highly suggest that you tell your parents to schedule a doctor's appointment immediately, and while you're there discuss it with your physician. Bring up every detail and ask about having a psychological evaluation. Having those positive results and that handwritten note will make it nearly impossible for your gym teacher to deny you. Too many kids suffer in public schools thanks to ignorance on the authority's part. Don't let anyone -- even your parents -- try to intimidate you into believing you're wrong about this disorder and can simply get over it. Get that tangible proof.
Tell ur school counsler tell her tht ur parents dont support u and mabey she will help