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    William Douglas had a lifelong fear of water due to nearly drowning as a child. He tried to overcome this fear first on his own by learning to swim in a local YMCA pool, but had another traumatic experience there when another boy tossed him into the deep end where he nearly drowned again. Later, Douglas hired a personal trainer and spent three months training rigorously until he had finally mastered swimming and overcome his fear of water. He then swam two miles across a lake to prove to himself that he had truly conquered his phobia.

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    William Douglas had a lifelong fear of water due to nearly drowning as a child. He tried to overcome this fear first on his own by learning to swim in a local YMCA pool, but had another traumatic experience there when another boy tossed him into the deep end where he nearly drowned again. Later, Douglas hired a personal trainer and spent three months training rigorously until he had finally mastered swimming and overcome his fear of water. He then swam two miles across a lake to prove to himself that he had truly conquered his phobia.

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    DEEP WATER Part 1

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    May 04, 2020 (Miss.

    Ananya)

    DEEP WATER
    (WILLIAM DOUGLAS)
    William Douglas
     Born in Maine, William Douglas did a
    Bachelor of Arts in English and
    Economics and spent two years
    teaching High School in Yakima
     Douglas initially became an adviser
    to the President and later retired in
    1975 as a leading advocate with a
    term lasting more than 36 years!
     William Douglas, one of the most popular and
    powerful American Supreme Court Chief Justices in
    the history, had an enemy since the childhood. He
    tried to defeat this enemy in all possible ways.
     First he tried to overcome this enemy all by himself
    and later with the help of a trainer.
     Though he took years to defeat the enemy, finally
    Douglas killed his enemy.
     He was not arrested or sentenced for this murder,
    not because he himself was the chief justice, but
    because his murdered enemy was his fear of water!
    INTRODUCTION
     Owing to his inability to swim, the author,
    decided to master this art by optimally
    using the opportunity provided by the
    Y.M.C.A in Yakima which had a pool. The
    Yakima river being treacherous, was
    disallowed by his mother. The Y.C.M.A pool
    was safe and was 9 feet deep at the end
    with a gradual slope.
     The author was fascinated and planned to
    learn and master the art!
    The Drowning Experience
    Stage 1
     The Author recalls...
     His fear for water had started while he was very young.
    He remembers the incident he encountered he faced
    while he was 3 or 4 years old. He was in California with
    his father and even though he stood on a surf with his
    father the waves of the beach knocked him down
    leaving him completely breathless. The author was in a
    complete state of shock but the father laughed and did
    not make a lot of noise about it but there was a terror
    in his heart at the overpowering of the waves.
    The Y.M.C.A Pool
    Stage 2
     The Y.M.C.A pool was not associated with very
    pleasant memories. The author enjoyed his first
    couple days but then not after long did he
    experience another life changing experience!
     The author was alone in the pool a fine day and
    was scared to go in alone. He planned to wait for
    others but not very soon, an 18 year old teen
    picked up on him. The big bruiser was well built
    and had thick hair on his chest. He popped him in
    the deeper part of the pool. The author landed in a
    sitting position, swallowed water and went deep
    down in the water and was not very successful in
    coming out safely!
    The Drowning Experience
    Stage 3
     He was tossed and went down the water at once. He
    got frightened but not frightened out of his wits. On
    the way down he made his action plan and decided to
    push himself with all his might when he touched the
    tiles.
     The author did not loose his calm and was composed
    even at these breathtaking moments. The way down
    was very long, long enough to fill his lungs with water.
    He panicked but pushed himself with all his might. The
    push was not very effective but he did manage to get
    his eyes and nose outside the water - but not his
    mouth.
     He tried to grab a rope or catch hold of a ladder and threw his hands
    up but could not hold anything but the water. He panicked and
    shrieked for help but none came. No one heard but the water. His
    legs became paralyzed and rigid. He had to make the long journey
    once again.
     He lost all his breath, his lungs ached, he was tired, he felt dizzy but
    none of this made him forget his strategy to pop up like a cork. He
    was supposed to lie flat, strike out with his arms, thrash his legs and
    get to the edge of the pool and be safe. Stark terror seized him,
    terror that was beyond control, terror that couldn't be understood!
    Only his heart and the pounding in his head made him feel alive.
     At last he felt the tiles under him and jumped with all that was left
    into him.
     the efforts were in vain. He finally felt that he was leaving the horrid
    yellow water. He called for his mother the final time. He thought he
    was getting out of water but he went down the third time too.
     All the efforts ceased. He relaxed.
    This time it was peaceful! He did
    not feel his body. Everything went
    numb and everything was very
    peaceful. There was no fear, no
    terror and everything was so
    comfortable. He crossed to
    oblivion and finally felt his curtain
    of life fall down.
    Stage 4
     The next thing he knew was he lying flat outside the pool,
    puking. He overheard people telling that he was about to die
    and then was carried to the locker room and taken care of. He
    walked home in a few hours never to return back and feared
    water and avoided as much as he could. For days that incident
    haunted him and was not able to eat or sleep or for that
    matter do anything properly. The slightest exertion upset him
    making him wobbly from his knees to his stomach! He could
    not get over that trauma for years and was scared to get into
    waters for a avery long period of time.
     It took a lot of experience and time to make him
    realize how much fun was he missing out by not
    enjoying the waters and soon changed his mind to
    overcome his fears.
    HIRED AN INSTRUCTOR
     He then decided to overcome his fear. Later that
    October he hired a personal trainer to overcome his
    fear. With all the rigorous efforts and hardcore
    training of three months he finally mastered the art!
     He mocked his fears and had now overpowered it!
     He was not satisfied and felt a bit of fear even after
    that and therefore he went to Lake Wentworth in
    New Hampshire, dived off a dock at Triggs Island,
    and swam two miles across the lake to Stamp Act
    Island. He mocked his terror and made sure it never
    return again. He had conquered the fear of water.
    He had WON!! :D
    HOMEWORK

     Read Ch-3, Deep Water.


     Mark all the important parts as instructed.
     Prepare self made notes of all the
    incidents from the chapter.
     Find additional material on Edumantra.net

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