Guy With Fear of Deep Water Looks at /r/Thalassophobia (Again)

Ahhh, nothing like a little detour into my worst nightmares.
We are back once again with a classic dive into Thalassophobia related pictures and videos on Reddit. Time to cringe and feel very uncomfortable at some creepy deep sea horror.
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[@BumblebeesLover]

The ship passing over that diver, is the water equivalent of someone stuck in train tracks And a train passes over you. Bloody terrifying.

[@rogamer7895]

It's not as scary when you have a a cool person like GregBroDudeMan watching them with you

[@greeneggz_n_ham]

Absolutely

[@kimluterbacher6865]

This comment deserves a heart from him man

[@croc_moat2327]

Faxx lol

[@jamesthomas1566]

Ong

[@SpaceDuckQuack]

About the man that was stuck in the sunken ship. I believe he actually became a rescue driver after those divers saved him. And years of therapy of course.

[@Evan858]

Unfortunately he is scarred for life. He has taken a vow to never return to the sea, and currently works permanently as a cook on land only establishments

[@SpaceDuckQuack]

@@Evan858 ah I see, I couldn't remember if he had became a diver or not

[@Keraroo101]

Also if you don't know about the rest of the story, the man said the rest of his friends and such were eaten/attacked by sharks.. He said that he could hear their screams and them being torn apart ://.. It was really sad. Sharks are just babies in my head ngl but sometimes stuff like that does happen.

[@purpleblack475]

​@@Keraroo101 He didn't say he heard them scream, he said he could hear the sound of the sea creatures (it's not clear if they were sharks or other fish) eating them. They were already dead when they were eaten because they locked themselves into their cabins as a safety measure in case pirates would attack them, and therefore drowned when the water came rushing in because they couldn't get out. The man got lucky because he was in the washroom when they sunk. On top of that, the divers who rescued him weren't actually there for that purpose, they were there to look for corpses. The actual rescue came the day after the incident but they didn't hear him. He's very unlucky and lucky at the same time.

[@AviusL]

​​@@Evan858 Incorrect. That's Harrison Okene. If I remember correctly, at first, he did swore to never return to the water, you're correct there, however, he later conquered his fears and eventually recieved his diving licence and is licenced to dive up to a depth of 50 meters. As of Sept 2023, he works as a diver to makes underwater repairs on oil and gas facilities. The same rescue diver as seen in the footage was the one to present him with his diving diploma.

[@cokeandcheese.6617]

_"if i was cthulhu"_ never thought i'd hear that be said, ever

[@Wild_Danimal]

In all seriousness this series has me challenging my greatest fear. I’m actually looking at becoming scuba certified to overcome this, thanks dudemanbro

[@lesbianenabler]

yo good luck

[@mellymologist9399]

aw thats great. just stay safe and good luck

[@thataintfalc0]

You can do it man, there's no other feeling like it!

[@PSBADDIE5095]

I have thalassophobia pretty bad and I am PADI open water certified. I cant be in a swimming pool by myself (day or night) I freak out looking at the chains attached to bouys, caves, any fish bigger than my hand. Once I found out you always swim with a buddy I was ok with the idea. Something about having someone else with me is comforting and takes my mind off of it. Maybe you are the same way. Going out and coming in are the worst part but once you are in the water it's neat. Hope this helps

[@dhruvnarain3948]

Im scuba certified and i wish you luck. You have instructors and they wont let anything happen to you. take your time and look at fish!

[@indicamberr]

Holy shit, that guy that survived the boat sinking 😳 he’s gonna need therapy for sure.

[@typhoonhaiyan5956]

why?

[@artmoth7507]

@@typhoonhaiyan5956 Because he was stuck in a sunken boat surrounded by darkness with limited oxygen for three days straight! If that were me I would for sure need therapy

[@bubbubberson3812]

@@typhoonhaiyan5956 what do you mean why?! He was in a traumatic, deadly situation. What part of that is hard for you to understand?🤨 We got a smooth brain over here🙄

[@Jacob-ABCXYZ]

He also became a rescue driver

[@thorkveld]

9:36 the water being so green and the regulator of his air pump sounding like a geiger counter adds SUCH another layer of anxiety.

[@michaelmcgee5478]

As someone who loves the water & swimming it's really interesting to watch this. I'm afraid of bugs so it's interesting to have that perspective of not being afraid of someones irrational fear.

[@mayasafarik8961]

you’re personality is so comforting to me

[@Akira_Jatho]

He sure is personality

[@UnLuck_I]

Fun fact just to make you more scared: some sharks scales are big enough to scrape or cut you just by brushing against you

[@reaperofsouls321]

Fun fact of a fun fact: those "scales" are actually small teeth, not scales.. sharks are literally covered in teeth

[@reisatsuki5891]

Fun fact to make shark not so scary. sharks actually love being petted (nose rub) some shark biologist actually likened them car that loves being scratched under their jaw.

[@eva1585]

@@reisatsuki5891 Awww thank you for that

[@AbyssDark]

I didnt knew sharks have scales Like it makes sense but wtf

[@DenDarEmi]

the worst ones for me is when there's a huge area of dark, deep, foggy water and then something huge comes out if it. Saw one like that where a shark appeared and you couldn't see until it was like 3 meters away from the camera, got chills all over

[@SunayanaSB1998]

Oh yes. Also when ppl dive and it's just water and darkness all around you

[@kittycatastrophe09]

I learned this when I did a scuba class, for the two divers that see the 6 gill, thumbs up means go up. If they want to say okay they do this 👌

[@adolfsnape1481]

Yup

[@MemeBee.]

Ha gottem

[@adolfsnape1481]

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[@adolfsnape1481]

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[@Swissswoosher]

*Looks at a picture of the Marianas trench in the middle of the ocean*: There’s a lot of water in there

[@too-bright]

11:50 Mr Ballen told tis story perfectly, dont know how this dude not only survived but didnt lose his mind entirely

[@khalyasongofnerdsandwriter5473]

The deep cavern mermaid pictures always get me. I’ve saved so many because they’re beautiful; but they terrify me. The obsidian inkiness engulfing the small glow of luminescence, always makes me think of something ridiculous - like a Meg or a Kraken lurking and just waiting to lurch from the shadows. The worst for me is swimming upwards, because light penetrates only so far and from the depths below, anything can rise. Absolutely horrifying and still, the shots are gorgeous. And those women deserve props for being that brave and actually being down there, with a tail. That’s hard work even with a rope to aid you.

[@stanxaz6707]

i love how cool and respectful u are in all the vids while being really funny at the same time your one of the most underrated youtubers imo but keep up the work!

[@ladysaturn3876]

Spent my entire childhood and most of my adult life trying to explain my (this) fear to people... literally paralyzing...and I would always have the hardest time explaining it! So happy I have the word for it now and a group of like minded freaks like me 😂😂😝😝🤗🤗🤗

[@rand0m_dud3]

Poor whale shark. He just wanna help. He lonely. In the wild whale sharks will let you hold onto there fins while they swim to give you a lift

[@reisatsuki5891]

Yeah he's best boi.

[@farvencore]

That guy trapped in the sunken ship: the worst part of those three days would be the waiting. There he was, in pitch black, not knowing if anyone would ever find him. The first day would have hope. The second day would see that hope fade. By the third day, he must have been in despair.

[@brodyarmbar5332]

I think my thing is that I’m not even really afraid of being killed by a sea creature, but it’s more so the uncanny vastness of the deep dark ocean that gives me chills. The creatures only add to the other worldly nature of it. I think there’s a lot of existential fears attached to the ocean, I.e. it really quantifies how tiny.

[@Skelegamer1745]

You helped me realize that I had thalassophobia, I have always felt this way about deep bodies of water but I never knew the name.

[@jackofallcosplayjack6473]

12:32 scary fun fact is that he also told he would hear the sharks eating his friends

[@mbrsart]

I usually love stuff like this. When the ship's screw passed over the dude I was white knuckling my chair.

[@rothgamez]

My hometown has the Luray Caverns, and at a certain point there's an underwater lake that's so still it looks like a giant mirror. Combine that with the fact that they say they don't know how deep it goes and that they know the lake is dangerous. That's a whole lot of nope for me. I remember going there on a field trip for the first time as a kid and I'm pretty sure that's where my fear of water started.

[@symonetaylor4664]

Greg love it when you said the "who is in the wrong" and then Said the diver why are you in the water 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great point bro!!.

[@symonetaylor4664]

I hiked a waterfall on Yosemite and saw a few red woods standing straight up in side the water I knew at that moment I needed to keep going and I had to jump over them to get out cause going back was pointless. Took the BIGGEST jump I could I cleared it and never looked back.

[@violetharless1851]

I found these videos by accident. I thought I was just being childish by refusing to get into natural bodies of water or swimming alone. I feel so validated that it's an actual phobia that has a name. I grew up in the country where every body of water is murky and all the other kids had no fear of it at all but I'll have a full blown panic attack in lakes and stuff like em. I'm so fascinated with marine life but I could never get in the water that holds em cause I'll literally drown from panic. Thanks for sharing your fear with us. I see you and appreciate you making me feel seen. Maybe one day I'll be able to go diving or be in a shark cage without dying of fear but until then I'll just try to desensitize myself to it with stuff like this.

[@cher2642]

Right when you got the the Norway part, I instantly said “woah that’s some smooth water”. Then you the second after I said that said “that’s some smooth looking water” lmao

[@corylister1243]

Yes another video so soon. It’s like Christmas has come early. Great work yet again Greg.

[@TickleMeHarder]

I’ve been diving in the blue hole in Beliz. You go about 130 ft down at your max for a rec dive. The open is like an overhang and it widens out as you go down. You can see some of the largest sharks I’ve ever seen in my life swimming in circles at what appears to be a few hundred feet further below you. You can barely see them against the background of the dark bottom

[@WarriorofSunlight]

I’d recognize the famous Bold and Brash painting anywhere. Good to see people appreciating true art.

[@Cheesewizard165]

Being even remotely near to the container ship, not even under it, is super dangerous when underwater. Their sonar can rupture lungs and (I think) break bones. Like, you can be I believe a mile away and still have consequences

[@AllLostThings]

The container ship literally made my stomach do loops....

[@maxgreen9776]

4:18 That deep breath was definitely how I felt. That's how you know it's bad.

[@collinstagner6811]

These never get old.

[@vukjovanovicofficial]

This guy and this channel deserves the algorithms good will. You'll explode, it's just a matter of time.

[@jessiestinks]

the sunken forest was creepy, I find mangroves to creep me out a lot too

[@AnnabelChick]

I went diving at the blue hole in Belize. I also kind of have the same fears and honestly the experience really helped me in a weird way. I thought I was going to be really scared but I wasn’t.

[@davinator225]

I have a fear of being in the water with massive ships, and seeing the props and the boat and stuff is terrifiying

[@badgerbar3623]

Im dives a thumbs up usually means get to the surface, it’d be kinda funny if they thumbed the dive because of the shark

[@lesbianenabler]

have you ever watched mr ballen's videos especially about cave diving / saturation diving ? certainly makes me feel a lot worse ab the water lol

[@sneeze3147]

dude mr ballen has solidified my fears in a lot of different things XD

[@lesbianenabler]

@@sneeze3147 me too especially the cave / diving ones

[@rasberryrain926]

I am no professional diver but I do have my license, and with the dude who had the boat drive over him it could be either who is at fault for that situation. Like if the diver didn't have a dive flag with him to indicate where they was then they would be in the wrong, But if the boat just ignored the flag then they would be in the wrong.

[@brendabinau1187]

Noooooo! I could never go on a cruise, deep water terrifies me!! And dams scare me too. If I had a choice of driving off into the water or the dry side, I’d choose the dry side and probably die. I also have a weird thing about being afraid of empty big swimming pools!! They creep me out

[@DrZeddy-wo5fd]

yes I'm the same way I have slight thalassophobia but I'm fascinated by the ocean

[@marroz7271]

i dont really think i have thalassophobia, but i absolutely CANT swim in a natural body of water unless there's a sort of beach area that i can exit through. the thought of climbing up a muddy or steep bank makes me so nervous. also i kayak at my college sometimes and im always terrified of getting stuck on top of a submerged branch or something. and dont even get me STARTED on murky water thats relatively shallow but i cant touch the bottom,,,,, maybe i do kind of have thalassophobia

[@Jhosk95]

Been watching almost all of your videos like this and i must say I am more terrified now of the deep blue than I were before.

[@gabrielvaldeswho]

15:57 That beautiful light blue makes this only slightly less scary for me

[@Griftyfox]

Whale sharks are just big sea puppies!

[@Dr.Spatula]

The only problem with sharks is their teeth are razor blades so the test nibble turns out fucking terrible

[@akashi944]

I’m now really afraid of deep water but being in the middle of the ocean

[@akashi944]

And*

[@JackJackUrban]

10:38 I think there's something really hauntingly beautiful about overcast grey mornings looking out at the grey ocean, somber and peaceful

[@raoulduke7668]

6:46 this one is fake, look at the shapes underwater before and after the camera goes into the water

[@DarkShadowTide]

Thalassophobia is a type of specific phobia that involves a persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water such as the ocean or sea

[@DizzyAviator]

I'm a scuba diver and I love watching your videos very amusing and it's okay to be afraid of the ocean what's life without a little thrill

[@chrisanschau8169]

I was there when the picture in the thumbnail was taken! It’s at kilsby sinkhole in south Australia, I have a similar photo I took on my Instagram. The cave opens up underground and reaches 60 metres. While I was there, a turtle was playing around but besides that, no life. Beautiful fresh clear water filtered by limes stone

[@lululestat]

I use to swim the deep end of the swimming pool in my childhood then in my late teen years I developed a lot of anxiety I have GAD and deep water is one that makes me panic the worst along with heights. 😿😿

[@Alex425trejo]

this is why I prefer the mountains over the ocean but the deepest part of the oceans is deeper than the mt everst Is high

[@SunayanaSB1998]

Yes. Mt Everest can fit in it

[@elderlybrunch4169]

Gonna be super honest here, ive never heard of thalassophobia until i started watching your chennel, but i have parents and an aunt/uncle who are extremely adventurous, who like to go snorkeling and deep see scuba diving and even since i was little, ive always thought "yeah you have fun but youll NEVER catch me doing that" and ive been super spooked about water stuff, but i never thought anything of those fears... but i might have extreme thalassophobia. So... thanks for the diagnosis, guy. Tbh for your next "thalassophobia" video, you should actually read some of your comments about people who didnt know they had this fear until you came along. It would be really enlightening to see how many people youve helped to understand themselves like me 🥹

[@rowellbeast]

Gameplay seems complicated. But would you think you'd ever try Barotrauma? And do you think it would have an effect on you being pixel art? Still seem pretty freaky to me. It's a submarine management sim game

[@ZeroGravityFuneral]

Skyrim has a trench in the north that like makes me shudder

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

No, the ultimate Thalassophobia is " FREE DIVER Triton down" I can not finish it. it is VR in a capsized ship. I lose my bearings fast and freak out.

[@verysIeepy]

the guy in the boat.. holy fuck.

[@biteme2922]

Yeah that guy was over 100 feet deep in the boat for 3 days his village thinks he’s a witch to this day

[@gamersupreme7980]

I'm not thalassophobic, but that first video was painful

[@ncisfan78]

The image from the movie, I’m pretty sure it is from Titantic when Rose was about to go looking for Jack. I have watched that movie a lot

[@gothgirl4evr414]

The last video of water crashing into the boat is what Capt Smith of the Titanic saw right before he died.

[@N1ck2725]

The Guy who was sunken in that boat also had to listen to his crew mates get eaten by sharks.

[@sarahteianna8921]

Buddy boy in the air pocket actually trained to be a diver himself

[@bailysawyer804]

The worst part is diving goggles have a minor magnification effect so if a fish looks that big in the vid it must’ve looked even bigger in person

[@SunayanaSB1998]

I've heard some organisms are as big as houses

[@daywalkersarkis3983]

The ships propellers are dragging them closer and closer to the spinning propellers

[@chelsthegameruiner8669]

The horrifying story the guy told while he was stuck in the sunken boat is also freaky. Apparently, he heard sharks and other fish feasting on the remains of his dead crew mates

[@SunayanaSB1998]

Oh my..!!

[@daywalkersarkis3983]

Navy Seal training they do this so the Seals know what sounds ship makes also gets dark and loud you know a ship is coming.

[@fragnshrapnels]

I did a tandem skydive a week ago. Most crazies thing I did. But the deep water freaks me out. Just the unknown...shivers.

[@Kmongaloid]

Bruh the man in the wrecked boat that’s so fucking scary!!! Ugh couldn’t imagine just being in the dark down there no knowing if anyone came looking😭

[@motylek9915]

Sea of Thieves. Ship's wreck. That always scares me. Cuz you have a ship semi under water and only the blue deep ocean around it.

[@gmanzeaden]

It's not about creatures only.. just the concept of dark unimaginable surface underneath of water is scary 😖

[@IDEKashimo]

10:41 as a norwegian this makes me happy

[@donniewalters00]

we would love more liminal space / dream core !❤️

[@jayjonesrgaming]

Apparently, the guy that was trapped in that boat for 3 days said he still has nightmares and refuses to go out to sea again

[@shardinhand1243]

have you seen the glowing sea that happens off the coast of some island, its cuased by bioluminesnt backteria thats harmless to people and animals, so theres lots of video of people and dogs playing in the brightly blue glowing water, so cool.

[@Shippo28]

The ship is the one thats in the wrong, the diver has a line where they're supposed to dive.

[@stillbreathing667]

12:02, DUDE YOU HAVE KNOW IDEA, that man’s who crew died, he was in that room I can’t remember which room that is, (I think the bathroom, but he had to swim across the hallway UNDERWATER IN THE PITCH BLACK into another room to get wood to prop himself out of the water so he didn’t die from hyperthermia. also did I mention that there were sharks and stuff IN THE BOAT before they got in there were hitting the side of it looking for an entrance.If the boat were to tip from them running into the boat his air pocket would have collapsed.

[@rosdos100]

The one with the swordfish is a saturation diver with a diving bell. The diver most likely lives in an underwater habitat at that point.

[@letsart6434]

I never really knew about thalassaphobia until adulthood but I've always been afraid of the dark and I just assumed that was why I was always afraid of deep dark water too. I can swim in lakes and stuff, but the ocean scares the life outta me. I don't think I could even swim with a dolphin or anything. Not being able to see scares me. Hence I'm afraid of the dark and water I can't see through.

[@Dot_FLP]

GregBroDudeMan is brave. My respect for ALL the horrors of the deep won't allow me to watch these videos alone. I need a support system for this shit.

[@briandevine8292]

I have this two it makes me terrified but when I get used to it I’m not scared just when I first get in I’m terrifird

[@pxmaarch7998]

i dont understand how im so scared of these pictures but when i actually swim or surf in the ocean its just meh. it might just be pure imagination

[@SunayanaSB1998]

Thalassophobia isn't an imagination. It is very much real

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

That container ship should've changed course when they saw the dive boat.

[@Basically_Beemer]

I'm on vacation at the beach right now... so this is perfect :)

[@robohoninsslant9203]

Me too lol

[@SunayanaSB1998]

I do go to beaches. So far I've been with my parents and brother so things have been fine. When I'm alone.....no

[@FadoraMan83]

You should do spooky insane asylums

[@B1tchface22]

The sunken forest is absolutely not ok. Every time I see it I get more upset.

[@FlacoPorApodo]

Watching 47 meters down uncaged madness this more scary

[@STATUSTANK]

Also the big ass great white in that one video, legit got my heart rate up

[@chrisserfass8635]

I think you should do a reaction video of. The Ocean is way deeper than you think.

[@Echo4Sierra4160]

Yeah... a big cargo ship needs miles to turn or stop. This is on the diver.... a big ship will suck you off the bottom into its keel.

[@jessiestinks]

oh yeah, you should look at Australian sinkholes, especially the shaft! water is crystal clear but so dark, so scary

[@daywalkersarkis3983]

What about a video on heights I’m terrified of heights

[@keantha4149]

When you're diving, the thumbs up, means go up/surface.

[@animationlivegerman5989]

A list of every dangerous creature that lives in under water caves. Congratulations, you've reached the end of the list.

[@Astrialogical]

14:10 that is literally one of my biggest fears. Just....looking under the water to see a shark there. I have a love-hate relationship with sharks. I am fascinated by them but I'd also rather not go in the water with them.

[@STATUSTANK]

That first video makes me think fish, even big sharks, have a fear of big as ships. I mean look at it from their perspective, they probably want nothing to do with it