/r/thalassophobia
Less than 10% of the ocean has been explored. For more information see: https://reddark.untone.uk/
Pictures and videos, fiction or real, related to the deep dark water that make us really uncomfortable.
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thalassophobia - fear of being in large bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, of sea waves, and fear of distance from land
megalohydrothalassophobia - fear of large things in the water
We have both!
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Subreddit rules.
1. Only thalassophobia related posts and titles
If you’re posting something, ask yourself: Is it triggering my thalassophobia (fear of vast and/or deep bodies of water) or is it triggering a different sort of fear? Make sure your title highlights thalassophobia - see rule 3.
2. Restrictions on sea life
Sea life is permissible as long as it isn't the main focus of the content. Generally speaking, you should not post pictures with sea life as the main focus. A shark swimming calmly next to a diver is not a suitable post for this sub, neither is a shark having a seal for lunch. If it is the main focus, it also has to emerge unexpectedly from nothing. Absolutely NO dubbed in noises (this usually applies to whales).
Posting sea life is also okay under megalohydrothalassophobia (fear of large water creatures) criteria:
- It must not dominate the picture/video or be the sole factor of fear.
- It should serve the purpose of demonstrating the scale and vastness of the body of water (i.e. Holy CRAP, that giant thing can hide in the water??).
3. Use proper titles
Any posts with just “Nope” as a title will be automatically removed. Don’t do that. Just don’t. Same with “That’s a nope from me”. Just avoid the word “nope”. Furthermore, titles in the spirit of “OMG SO CREEPY” or emojis will also be removed.
Your title should highlight the thalassophobic nature of the post rather than any sea creature in the post. For example, if you're posting a video of a shark, we're not interested in the shark itself, we're interested in the massive blue void of nothingness behind him. Titles focusing on sea creatures will be removed.
4. No jokes, memes, or cartoons
While we all love a good laugh, it isn’t specifically what we’re looking for in this sub. Thalassophobia-related artwork is okay as long as it adheres to all the other rules.
5. Be nice and courteous
Seriously, there’s seldom a need to be nasty. There’s absolutely no need to be nasty on this sub. So don’t be.
6. No reposts
Reposts will be monitored within a 90 day window. We will also be maintaining a list of retired submissions that have been posted so much that they have been retired to the "Thalassophobia Hall of Fame" to never be posted again...
7. No gore
Absolutely no gore is allowed on this subreddit, not animals, not people, nothing.
For additional information, including enforcement, please see our rules wiki page.
Hall of fame
Hall of Fame posts can be found here
Our siblings
- /r/thedepthsbelow - All the nightmare fuel that exists in the ocean
- /r/submechanophobia - Fear of submerged man-made objects
- /r/megalophobia - Fear of large things
- /r/nyctohylophobia - Fear of dark woods
Our friends:
/r/thalassophobia
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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters being recovered. Makes me slightly ill thinking about how they are 45 meters tall and barley poking above the water.
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Cortes Bank: 100 miles offshore
16:01 UTC
What my mind thinks will happen
This ish this is with the place my mind always goes when I think about diving into the ocean.
23:12 UTC
A creepy looking underwater trail to nowhere on the bottom of the ocean in Saint Thomas
17:58 UTC
20 minutes of relaxing waves above the Pacific Ocean, Soundscape to unwi...
15:14 UTC
Hey guys, I need some ideas for "Deepophobia" my underwater horror game, so give me all your phobia related ideas
15:33 UTC
A little swim in the dark water
05:16 UTC
A fraction of the oceans power.
Had to pause my evening run a few days ago to capture this. Location Haugesund Norway.
09:24 UTC
A frighteningly deep swimming pool
06:41 UTC
Is it thalassophobia?
I have seen many discriptiond of this as being afraid of depth or sea creatures, but my fear is different. I’m afraid mainly when swimming in pools or bathtubs alone and it’s because I’m afraid a ghost or something is going to try to drown me. I know it’s illogical but I’m wondering if anyone else thinks this way.
02:41 UTC
I think I’ve discovered the origins of my phobia…
02:12 UTC
This unnerving experience I had tells me the boat about to capsize at any moment.
01:13 UTC
I’d start saying my prayers
17:50 UTC
Huge pipe opening under water
13:30 UTC
Going under... I can't imagine getting stuck under and not finding a way out.
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21:51 UTC
This might be silly but I can't go in the oceans in minecraft. I always get a pit in my stomach.
18:32 UTC
I made these weeping mermaids for my underwater horror game, Deepophobia (they are inspired by Dr.. who)
17:56 UTC
At an inlet in south Florida. Didn’t see the flip over that happened where it opens up to the ocean, but currents brought them in and they were rescued.
If you guys are in here, please tell us what you did, because it was a clear night lol.
18:32 UTC
Imagine if this was farther out
16:16 UTC
Something about a big old tree disappearing into the murk like this makes my skin crawl
Deadheads (if you haven’t seen the famous reddit copypasta before) are logs or old trees that soak up so much water they float vertically under the surface. Hitting one with a boat would be like hitting a rock, it could crush or pierce the hull of your boat and you’d capsize. They’re terribly dangerous and can occur almost anywhere.
14:20 UTC
The ocean will do whatever it wants to do to you
From the comments on a YouTube short: https://youtube.com/shorts/Fe3zUDB3QgI?si=Kqhp7JzPYZ9wYArM
21:49 UTC
Flying The Drone Inside of The Glory Hole
There’s another video showing the drone hovering above the hole when water’s flowing through but here, the anticipation makes it more intense.
19:31 UTC
This scene from Interstellar always makes me scared.
05:08 UTC
Rudder failure in the pacific, pretty intense footage.
20:18 UTC
This brings the worst thalassophobia in me. How about you?
Not my video, but I think it deserves to be here.
16:32 UTC
Just imagine being in this situation /:
13:25 UTC
Do not fuck with water. No matter if its dark murky or waterfall after heavy rains
I was on a vacation in Maui a few years back. Family decided we'd go to Twin Falls near Lahaina. The family in the water were very innocently enjoying their time down there and eating lunch. Days prior there was massive rain dumps in the mountains. Within a matter of 15 minutes, that falling water along with gravity just unleashed an avalanche of water. Everyone made is safely. but never in my have i been so close to see the potential death of other humans with my own eyes. Note to all---DONT FUCK WITH WATER
18:19 UTC
58.8m High Dive World Record Full Version---ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING WAY EVER
17:05 UTC
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