Douglas developed a fear of getting into the water at a very young age due to two severe water related accidents. However, later when he realised that he was missing out on a lot of fun because of his fear, he decided to face it. The experience of fear and death and its conquest made…
The near death experience of drowning had a very strong impact on his psychology. He was deeply perturbed and shaken by the whole experience. A haunting fear of water took control of his physical strength and emotional balance for many years, as he couldn’t bear being surrounded by water. He was deprived of enjoying any…
Douglas’ experience at the Y.M.C.A swimming pool left him weak and trembling. When he reached home, he shook and cried, he couldn’t eat. The fear of the experience always haunted him and the slightest exertion upset him. At a later stage, he couldn’t go near water for years. It deprived him of the joy of…
When he was pushed into the swimming pool, he was scared but planned to hit the bottom as soon as he touched the ground and come up to the surface like a cork. Then he lay flat on the surface of drowned under a wave water and paddled to the edge of the pool.
Douglas’ aversion to water started when he was three or four years old and his father took him to the beach in California. They stood together in the surf. He hung onto his father, yet the waves knocked him down and swept over him. He was buried in water. His breath was gone and he…
Douglas’ mother recommended that he should learn swimming at the Y.M.C.A pool because it was safe. It was only 2–3 feet deep at the shallow end. The other end was about 9 feet deep and the drop was gradual.
William Douglas’ fear and aversion to water started when he was three or four years old and his father took him to the beach in California. They stood together in the surf. He hung onto his father, yet the waves knocked him down and swept over him. He was buried in water. His breath was…
William Douglas wanted to learn swimming in Yakima River but many cases of drowning had been reported. There was a swimming pool at the Y.M.C.A. It offered the opportunity to learn swimming. The pool was quite safe as compared to the Yakima River. At one end, it was just two to three feet and at…
Bit by bit, the instructor turned Douglas into a swimmer. Initially, he put a belt around Douglas and the attached rope went through a pulley that ran on an overhead cable. He held on to the rope and went back and forth across the pool until Douglas began to relax in the water. Next, the…