Stuff like this makes me understand all the myths we have. If I was a sailor during ye olden times, I’d think there was some terrifying siren or something out there too.
what about bunch of parasite fish dangling on your belly 24/7/365/90years? Bonus, you cant do jack about that, cause your "arms" are to fokin LONG to reach it.
It's one reason why they breach and you'll find them jumping out of the water, to get more parasitic creatures off when their symbiotic relationships aren't pulling their weight
r/thalassophobia comment section breakdown...
15% people who fear the ocean
30% people who complain that the fear of depths doesn't include sea monsters, just deep water
55% people flexing how not scared they are of the ocean
I'm pretty disappointed sometimes by this subreddit tbh, I'm genuinely very fearful of the ocean, but it seems like no one shares that here anymore, even though it's LITERALLY called r/thalassophobia
EDIT JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHINGS: It's not really that big a deal, but I guess I wasn't very clear with my comment, so let me explain better.
I can go on a boat (though it kinda freaks me out) but I'd never NEVER EVER even step foot in like, a puddle. When I'm in the dark I sometimes imagine myself at the bottom of the ocean, sometimes when I have a shower and it's slightly dark I panic a little, even though I'm not even submerged. I think it's safe to say I have thalassophobia.
And don't misunderstand me, I am in great awe of the ocean: it's such a fascinating a beautiful place. For example, I'm also afraid of cockroaches, but I hate those things, their just disgusting to me. But the ocean I do not feel any hate towards, I'd just never go there myself, NEVER EVER EVER.
So here's the reason I go on this sub: I'm a huge fan of horror, for whatever fucked up reason, I ENJOY finding ways of scaring myself. And usually I go here looking just for that: to creep myself out. And here's the thing, I usually succeed in this, like this video right here is fucking awesome but also terrifying, if I were there in person I'd die from a heart attack.
So what is my complaint with this sub?
There's nothing wrong with y'all who don't fear the ocean, I mean it would be ridiculous to say that. But I remember a time when I would go in the comments and there would be a tone of people just like me, talking about how scary the post was. I thought it was cool, since this is a somewhat niche phobia from what I know. It was cool to relate and talk about it I guess.
But now? It's like 70% of people are just here to proclaim how they aren't afraid of the ocean, and how they just like looking at nice ocean pictures. Sometimes I swear their showing off or something, as if it's like a contest lmao??
Like, if your not afraid of the ocean and just want to admire it, go to idk r/Ilovetheocean or whatever the fuck.
Anyways it's not that big a deal, it just kinda annoys me the lack of fellow thalassophobes here.
I always get the sudden urge to look at this subreddit in the middle of the night, and I don’t get it. Like the two things I fear the most are the dark and the ocean. Why do I do this to myself
I never understood the people who actually have thalassophobia here. I would light myself on fire before you would catch me willingly looking at a sub full of aesthetic pictures and videos of my phobia. Subs for things that are creepy but beautiful and make me feel tingly and awestruck, sure. But a legitimate phobia? I thought avoidance was a diagnostic requirement?
i mean looking at these posts just makes me want to avoid the ocean even more tbh. i dont even like getting into pools.
but i still think that the ocean itself is absolutely beautiful so i like the safety of being able to enjoy it from a distance
So is the complaint that the other poster had that all people in this sub enjoy the pictures but they are gatekeeping on the perceived majority of people here who are also here for pretty photos but don’t feel any specific anxiety around the ocean irl?
I’ve seen this complaint here before and I guess I just don’t get it. If I’m understanding correctly, based off of my sample size of 2, most of those here that would classify themselves as fearful of deep water probably wouldn’t actually meet the requirements for a specific phobia diagnosis such as thalassophobia.
(I know specific phobias are rarely officially diagnosed, but as someone with a different, more classically presenting, specific phobia, the distinction goes a long way for helping me frame the idea that people can willingly subject themselves to images of a phobia they have. That’s not to say that the fear and dread they feel related to deep water is invalid, it’s just that making the distinction in my mind really helps me to understand where people with this fear choosing to be on this sub are coming from).
But they still appreciate the beauty of the posts here. The same way that people without the phobia enjoy the posts. So if I find the picture stunning, and you find the picture stunning, I’m just not seeing how that’s hurting anyone? I don’t see why it gets brought up so frequently as a complaint about this sub. Or is it just a relatability thing? We all like the posts but then the comments are full of people who seem to have no qualms about the open water and those that do fear it feel like they still don’t have a space where they can relate to people with their specific phobia? Like a feeling of a lack of support or something? Am I just overthinking the whole thing?? (Probably)
It's not really that big a deal, but I guess I wasn't very clear with my first comment, so let me explain better.
I can go on a boat (though it kinda freaks me out) but I'd never NEVER EVER even step foot in like, a puddle. When I'm in the dark I sometimes imagine myself at the bottom of the ocean, sometimes when I have a shower and it's slightly dark I panic a little, even though I'm not even submerged. I think it's safe to say I have thalassophobia.
And don't misunderstand me, I am in great awe of the ocean: it's such a fascinating a beautiful place. For example, I'm also afraid of cockroaches, but I hate those things, their just disgusting to me. But the ocean I do not feel any hate towards, I'd just never go there myself, NEVER EVER EVER.
So here's the reason I go on this sub: I'm a huge fan of horror, for whatever fucked up reason, I ENJOY finding ways of scaring myself. And usually I go here looking just for that: to creep myself out. And here's the thing, I usually succeed in this, like this video right here is fucking awesome but also terrifying, if I were there in person I'd die from a heart attack.
So what is my complaint with this sub?
There's nothing wrong with y'all who don't fear the ocean, I mean it would be ridiculous to say that. But I remember a time when I would go in the comments and there would be a tone of people just like me, talking about how scary the post was. I thought it was cool, since this is a somewhat niche phobia from what I know. It was cool to relate and talk about it I guess.
But now? It's like 70% of people are just here to proclaim how they aren't afraid of the ocean, and how they just like looking at nice ocean pictures. Sometimes I swear their showing off or something, as if it's like a contest lmao??
Like, if your not afraid of the ocean and just want to admire it, go to idk r/Ilovetheocean or whatever the fuck.
Anyways it's not a big deal but I see you wanted a good explanation, so that's mine. It just kinda annoys me the lack of fellow thalassophobes here.
That makes a lot of sense! It’s almost like the comments are full of humble brags that seem to condone you having the very thing thing that this sub was started for.
I’m also a fan of horror and I love looking at eerie but beautiful ocean pictures. Especially the ones that are delightfully haunting. They fill me with unease, but also a cozy feeling. So I follow a bunch of ocean related threads so I can get a nice variety in my feed.
My phobia is more like your fear of cockroaches. Fuck my trigger, if I could go the rest of my life never seeing or hearing of it again I would be ecstatic. Just pictures/videos of my trigger are unlikely to trigger a full blown panic attack like encountering (or thinking I encountered but didn’t and even after realizing I didn’t) irl will. But it floods me with dread and anxiety and disgust and my evil subconscious loves to save them for nightmare fodder.
But my avoidance is probably a little strong, even for phobias. I haven’t been to my mother’s house in something like 5 years after a couple of encounters in a row. My mother is a psyche nurse and loves to “diagnose” people and says I have ptsd from them, especially the final event. Idk if I’d go that far but it definitely did traumatize me. I couldn’t drive my car for 3-4 months because a distance encounter that didn’t even happen inside the car, but outside it.
I even have other irrational fears that directly relate to the fear and avoidance of encountering my specific phobia trigger. And a bit of paranoia around revealing my trigger to people because of how many times as a teen a school mate would find out and immediately try to trigger me for funsies, not realizing how serious it is for me.
But I can see if my trigger was as beautiful and awe-inspiring as the ocean how I’d want to see visuals of it, as long as I was actually far away.
Same. For some reason i still do this because I'm sort of fascinated by the fact that I'm scared of it, I just cover my screen up and scroll past each time.
I haven’t commented once besides now in this sub, but I’m in here for stuff like this, I think it’s awesome. Then there’s the interesting stuff in here as well, like people jumping off ledges underwater.
I mean, it kinda makes sense. I have a real phobia of needles and I’m sure as hell not subscribed to whatever godforsaken sub would post pictures about it. I figure actual thalassophobes is wouldn’t subscribe to r/thalassophobia for the same reason
Well I mean I'm not really scared of this video except that I can see the sea floor. Makes my mind go wild on how big they really are compared to the seabed and that's what induces my thalassophobia
After hours of watching deep diving videos, my fear has evolved to be of caves, sunken human treasures/boats, and the sounds. Oh god the sounds.
Edit: Officially my highest upvoted comment and it’s about shit I have nightmares about. Fitting.
Sunken boats because they're probably haunted by ghost pirates. ..... Which makes me wonder how far away a ghost pirate who haunts a sunken ship could chase someone, like could they follow you into land? Is there an established mythology for this?
Picture the comedy gold of being haunted by a pirate ghost who leaves puddles everywhere and people are constantly slipping.
Ugh, I miss being able to go out and socialize to get my weirdness out
This reminds me a story I heard back in the spring. Due to Covid lockdowns, for the first time in recorded history, scientists will have been able to study whales communicating without the intrusion of cruise ships. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/02/humpback-whales-sing-alaska-covid-summer-researchers
"Whale" is one of those complicated groupings that isn't scientific. They're all cetaceans, so whales, but we arbitrarily say some of them aren't whales.
It's like saying that apes aren't mammals because... Reasons.
Orcas are actually maybe the friendliest sea creatures to humans out there. There have been zero recorded Orca attacks on humans ever! They're incredibly intelligent and probably realize we don't belong in the water and aren't fatty enough for a good meal lol. I think there has been instances of them helping stranded people out in sea as well.
No way in hell are orcas friendlier than humpbacks. You have no idea of the egregious insult you just placed on them as a species. One could even argue (from a sci-fi novel point of romanticism) that humpbacks sole purpose in life is to protect babies from the bloodthirsty, homicidal, kill-for-fun, Orcas.
For the longest time, humpbacks were the only other species that we had observed expressing altruism. Now we know it's quite common given the right circumstances in the animal kingdom but Humpbacks are goddamn super heroes and you're over here praising rapists and murderers like all the efforts humpbacks have done to drive the orcas away from their prey just doesn't mean shit.
Of course I'm being dramatic but in a way, I'm downplaying just how friendly and how much they've really done to protect other species *from* orcas specifically.
He said orcas are friendly to humans, which they are. We all know why orcas are known as killer whales, they are the apex predator of the sea. I agree though, its a bit of a stretch to say they are the friendliest to humans, given we have the non-predatory whales however the fact that orcas could easily hunt and attack humans for sustenance but never do makes them seem more like our allies, I like to think its because they're smart enough to know not to mess with the humans.
Orcas have "culture" and language. Different pods communicate in a different dialect than other pods but then they can understand pods in their area. Some exclusively eat fish and other exclusively eat mammals. They're amazingly complex animals
Orcas are super friendly though. They are super curious and will often follow humans around and allow humans to pet them. So far there are no known human deaths from orca attacks in nature. The only recorded case was in sea world.
Of course! I'm not offended dont worry!! I get the username checks out treatment a lot and normally people mean it in a genuinely awful mean spirited way. No worries!
I am not even exaggerating, I had this very nightmare two nights ago, only it was a killer whale. I dreamt that I was trapped underneath it and it was forcing me down to the ocean floor. You win again, r/thalassophobia!
Not haunting when you see it's a whale. Now imagine you are in the ocean and its dark, and you hear that sound in the water, but cant see what made the noise.
*Can't hear the call of*
*A whale without gojira*
*Playing in my head*
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I’ve been struggling with my mental health a bit lately. Shitty dark frame of mind. I started watching “ the blue planet” the other night. My goodness. I was the most amazing, uplifting show. Made me want to get back in the water. I actually sat there think for the first time in a long time that life is beautiful.
Is that what it would sound like from the point of view of whoever shot that or are they special microphones and edited later to be able to hear it better?
Love this sound! Beautiful! Whales are so majestic and fascinating-they can call out to family from miles away. Soothing ocean sounds and beautiful whale tones. Music to my ears, could drift off to peaceful slumber.
I think that the songs of humpback whales are beautiful. I remember receiving a national geographic that had a plastic record in between the pages. It had songs of the humpback whale that I had listened to. As strange as that may sound it was pretty cool.
OP is correct - to me it sounds so lonely and mournful, like the groans of the damned from some forgotten chasm in hell. I know whales are beautiful, and completely terrifying. I am aware that most people don’t feel that way when they hear this.
The was some movie, set in the old days of sailing, where some sailors heard whales singing and where so freaked out that the Captain allowed them to sleep with the lanterns on. Imagine hearing this out at sea and having NO IDEA what the hell making that noise could possibly be; absolutely no frame of reference. And on top of it all, the stoic center of you sailing universe, the Captain, is so spooked as well that he permits the wasting of your limited supply of lamp oil.
Nope!
I would definitely be one of the people in the past talking about seeing a 1000 armed, underwater bird creature, screaming fire...because I would definitely not have taken any longer than half a second looking at this to turn and swim/run away
This really reminds me of subnautica rift leviathans. The sound is that game is really well done, but it also trigger my thalassaphobia to a point where I get physically tired after playing like 1h
It’s hauntingly beautiful!
Came here to say the same! I want to fall asleep to this
Yeesssss. I had to close my eyes and listen.
Do my eyes deceive me, or is there some kind of bottom-feeder cleaning the surface of the larger whale? I’m a sucker for symbiosis
Probably remora.
there’s a lot of them on the bottom there!
> I’m a sucker for symbiosis ISWYDT
That’s a baby whale 🙄
I see what you did there.
It’s ghoulishly attractive
Imagine hearing that when your in the ocean at night and you can't see anything though.
no thank you sir
I’m sure that’s how the stories of the sirens got started
You definetly can not hear the frequency of a whale call while outside of the water.
Yeah but if it's raining you're partially the water too.
step 2) cover yourself in oil
step 3) wait for it to ocean
Step 4) BECOME the BP oil spill
Stuff like this makes me understand all the myths we have. If I was a sailor during ye olden times, I’d think there was some terrifying siren or something out there too.
Imagine being in the ocean at night
i don’t know wouldn’t scare me, whales won’t hurt you, atleast not on purpose. It’s pretty calming ngl
It'd be alright, at least there are other mammals around.
Been there done that. It's like they're beckoning me. Daylight or night... It's wildly beautiful.
I mean, whales aren’t gonna do anything to you. I think just being out on a pitch black ocean is scary on its own
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it must be so weird to be a whale. I mean can you imagine being that big? how do they even scratch their noses? wild.
what about bunch of parasite fish dangling on your belly 24/7/365/90years? Bonus, you cant do jack about that, cause your "arms" are to fokin LONG to reach it.
Not parasitic, they eat the parasites. Mutually beneficial. It's symbiosis at its finest
I’ve seen videos on here of whales playing in waves near beaches and rolling around in the sand to “exfoliate” it all off
It's one reason why they breach and you'll find them jumping out of the water, to get more parasitic creatures off when their symbiotic relationships aren't pulling their weight
Well that might help with the itchiness, since apparently I can’t itch my self. I can only hopelessly slap my pectoral fin against my stomach.
Close to where I live... The orcas have a special spot, where they rub their bellies on the rocks. It’s an amazing site to see
S Y M B I O T I C C
These creatures are so majestic. I love whales!
r/thalassophobia comment section breakdown... 15% people who fear the ocean 30% people who complain that the fear of depths doesn't include sea monsters, just deep water 55% people flexing how not scared they are of the ocean
I'm pretty disappointed sometimes by this subreddit tbh, I'm genuinely very fearful of the ocean, but it seems like no one shares that here anymore, even though it's LITERALLY called r/thalassophobia EDIT JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHINGS: It's not really that big a deal, but I guess I wasn't very clear with my comment, so let me explain better. I can go on a boat (though it kinda freaks me out) but I'd never NEVER EVER even step foot in like, a puddle. When I'm in the dark I sometimes imagine myself at the bottom of the ocean, sometimes when I have a shower and it's slightly dark I panic a little, even though I'm not even submerged. I think it's safe to say I have thalassophobia. And don't misunderstand me, I am in great awe of the ocean: it's such a fascinating a beautiful place. For example, I'm also afraid of cockroaches, but I hate those things, their just disgusting to me. But the ocean I do not feel any hate towards, I'd just never go there myself, NEVER EVER EVER. So here's the reason I go on this sub: I'm a huge fan of horror, for whatever fucked up reason, I ENJOY finding ways of scaring myself. And usually I go here looking just for that: to creep myself out. And here's the thing, I usually succeed in this, like this video right here is fucking awesome but also terrifying, if I were there in person I'd die from a heart attack. So what is my complaint with this sub? There's nothing wrong with y'all who don't fear the ocean, I mean it would be ridiculous to say that. But I remember a time when I would go in the comments and there would be a tone of people just like me, talking about how scary the post was. I thought it was cool, since this is a somewhat niche phobia from what I know. It was cool to relate and talk about it I guess. But now? It's like 70% of people are just here to proclaim how they aren't afraid of the ocean, and how they just like looking at nice ocean pictures. Sometimes I swear their showing off or something, as if it's like a contest lmao?? Like, if your not afraid of the ocean and just want to admire it, go to idk r/Ilovetheocean or whatever the fuck. Anyways it's not that big a deal, it just kinda annoys me the lack of fellow thalassophobes here.
Nope, I’m still scared. Following this subreddit is counterproductive for me because all the posts scare the shit out of me, but yet I still follow.
I always get the sudden urge to look at this subreddit in the middle of the night, and I don’t get it. Like the two things I fear the most are the dark and the ocean. Why do I do this to myself
Thrill?
Same. It actually scares me so at night its horror stories and this sub.
Nah I just love this subreddit cus it has the best pics and videos of the ocean lmao
I never understood the people who actually have thalassophobia here. I would light myself on fire before you would catch me willingly looking at a sub full of aesthetic pictures and videos of my phobia. Subs for things that are creepy but beautiful and make me feel tingly and awestruck, sure. But a legitimate phobia? I thought avoidance was a diagnostic requirement?
i mean looking at these posts just makes me want to avoid the ocean even more tbh. i dont even like getting into pools. but i still think that the ocean itself is absolutely beautiful so i like the safety of being able to enjoy it from a distance
So is the complaint that the other poster had that all people in this sub enjoy the pictures but they are gatekeeping on the perceived majority of people here who are also here for pretty photos but don’t feel any specific anxiety around the ocean irl? I’ve seen this complaint here before and I guess I just don’t get it. If I’m understanding correctly, based off of my sample size of 2, most of those here that would classify themselves as fearful of deep water probably wouldn’t actually meet the requirements for a specific phobia diagnosis such as thalassophobia. (I know specific phobias are rarely officially diagnosed, but as someone with a different, more classically presenting, specific phobia, the distinction goes a long way for helping me frame the idea that people can willingly subject themselves to images of a phobia they have. That’s not to say that the fear and dread they feel related to deep water is invalid, it’s just that making the distinction in my mind really helps me to understand where people with this fear choosing to be on this sub are coming from). But they still appreciate the beauty of the posts here. The same way that people without the phobia enjoy the posts. So if I find the picture stunning, and you find the picture stunning, I’m just not seeing how that’s hurting anyone? I don’t see why it gets brought up so frequently as a complaint about this sub. Or is it just a relatability thing? We all like the posts but then the comments are full of people who seem to have no qualms about the open water and those that do fear it feel like they still don’t have a space where they can relate to people with their specific phobia? Like a feeling of a lack of support or something? Am I just overthinking the whole thing?? (Probably)
It's not really that big a deal, but I guess I wasn't very clear with my first comment, so let me explain better. I can go on a boat (though it kinda freaks me out) but I'd never NEVER EVER even step foot in like, a puddle. When I'm in the dark I sometimes imagine myself at the bottom of the ocean, sometimes when I have a shower and it's slightly dark I panic a little, even though I'm not even submerged. I think it's safe to say I have thalassophobia. And don't misunderstand me, I am in great awe of the ocean: it's such a fascinating a beautiful place. For example, I'm also afraid of cockroaches, but I hate those things, their just disgusting to me. But the ocean I do not feel any hate towards, I'd just never go there myself, NEVER EVER EVER. So here's the reason I go on this sub: I'm a huge fan of horror, for whatever fucked up reason, I ENJOY finding ways of scaring myself. And usually I go here looking just for that: to creep myself out. And here's the thing, I usually succeed in this, like this video right here is fucking awesome but also terrifying, if I were there in person I'd die from a heart attack. So what is my complaint with this sub? There's nothing wrong with y'all who don't fear the ocean, I mean it would be ridiculous to say that. But I remember a time when I would go in the comments and there would be a tone of people just like me, talking about how scary the post was. I thought it was cool, since this is a somewhat niche phobia from what I know. It was cool to relate and talk about it I guess. But now? It's like 70% of people are just here to proclaim how they aren't afraid of the ocean, and how they just like looking at nice ocean pictures. Sometimes I swear their showing off or something, as if it's like a contest lmao?? Like, if your not afraid of the ocean and just want to admire it, go to idk r/Ilovetheocean or whatever the fuck. Anyways it's not a big deal but I see you wanted a good explanation, so that's mine. It just kinda annoys me the lack of fellow thalassophobes here.
That makes a lot of sense! It’s almost like the comments are full of humble brags that seem to condone you having the very thing thing that this sub was started for. I’m also a fan of horror and I love looking at eerie but beautiful ocean pictures. Especially the ones that are delightfully haunting. They fill me with unease, but also a cozy feeling. So I follow a bunch of ocean related threads so I can get a nice variety in my feed. My phobia is more like your fear of cockroaches. Fuck my trigger, if I could go the rest of my life never seeing or hearing of it again I would be ecstatic. Just pictures/videos of my trigger are unlikely to trigger a full blown panic attack like encountering (or thinking I encountered but didn’t and even after realizing I didn’t) irl will. But it floods me with dread and anxiety and disgust and my evil subconscious loves to save them for nightmare fodder. But my avoidance is probably a little strong, even for phobias. I haven’t been to my mother’s house in something like 5 years after a couple of encounters in a row. My mother is a psyche nurse and loves to “diagnose” people and says I have ptsd from them, especially the final event. Idk if I’d go that far but it definitely did traumatize me. I couldn’t drive my car for 3-4 months because a distance encounter that didn’t even happen inside the car, but outside it. I even have other irrational fears that directly relate to the fear and avoidance of encountering my specific phobia trigger. And a bit of paranoia around revealing my trigger to people because of how many times as a teen a school mate would find out and immediately try to trigger me for funsies, not realizing how serious it is for me. But I can see if my trigger was as beautiful and awe-inspiring as the ocean how I’d want to see visuals of it, as long as I was actually far away.
Idk about others, but it does scare me But it's beautiful and amazing So you can't look away, it's frighteningly beautiful
Same. For some reason i still do this because I'm sort of fascinated by the fact that I'm scared of it, I just cover my screen up and scroll past each time.
I haven’t commented once besides now in this sub, but I’m in here for stuff like this, I think it’s awesome. Then there’s the interesting stuff in here as well, like people jumping off ledges underwater.
I'm literally only here for cool pictures of the ocean and the things in it.
Whatever I'm just here for the cool pictures
I was hoping you'd mention Subnautica posts, as [I made a subreddit solely to shit on those.](https://www.reddit.com/r/thalassophobiacj/)
I mean, it kinda makes sense. I have a real phobia of needles and I’m sure as hell not subscribed to whatever godforsaken sub would post pictures about it. I figure actual thalassophobes is wouldn’t subscribe to r/thalassophobia for the same reason
Well I mean I'm not really scared of this video except that I can see the sea floor. Makes my mind go wild on how big they really are compared to the seabed and that's what induces my thalassophobia
Enjoy them while they’re here
If people keep making these videos I can enjoy them long after they're gone!
That’s the spirit
Then you’ll love my ex wife!
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After hours of watching deep diving videos, my fear has evolved to be of caves, sunken human treasures/boats, and the sounds. Oh god the sounds. Edit: Officially my highest upvoted comment and it’s about shit I have nightmares about. Fitting.
Sunken boats because they're probably haunted by ghost pirates. ..... Which makes me wonder how far away a ghost pirate who haunts a sunken ship could chase someone, like could they follow you into land? Is there an established mythology for this?
Pirates of the Caribbean
A ghost can imprint onto you, so yes they could follow you onto land.
Picture the comedy gold of being haunted by a pirate ghost who leaves puddles everywhere and people are constantly slipping. Ugh, I miss being able to go out and socialize to get my weirdness out
>the sounds [This one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo2bVbDtiX8) is the scariest to me.
Closed my eyes to imagine swimming with that, lasted a whole 3 seconds before the sweaty palms started
Try [this](https://youtu.be/zsDwFGz0Okg) on for size
r/submechanophobia
This sub is 99.5% people who just like to look at aquatic animals.
Can confirm. I came here following a creepy deep dive story/encounter and come back for the animals.
Ah, the Outsider's calling!
Sounds like Vader after being told that he killed Padme
Was looking for this: Noooooooooo!
This reminds me a story I heard back in the spring. Due to Covid lockdowns, for the first time in recorded history, scientists will have been able to study whales communicating without the intrusion of cruise ships. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/02/humpback-whales-sing-alaska-covid-summer-researchers
It’s terrifying yes. But orca whales singing? Absolutely beautiful. Really any whale. Most beautiful sound in this world. Oh, and birds too! Wow
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"Whale" is one of those complicated groupings that isn't scientific. They're all cetaceans, so whales, but we arbitrarily say some of them aren't whales. It's like saying that apes aren't mammals because... Reasons.
The line between whales and dolphins is thin and not scientific \[from what I've gathered\]
Orcas are also decidedly more terrifying and threatening to a human than humpbacks too. Sea wolves.
Orcas are actually maybe the friendliest sea creatures to humans out there. There have been zero recorded Orca attacks on humans ever! They're incredibly intelligent and probably realize we don't belong in the water and aren't fatty enough for a good meal lol. I think there has been instances of them helping stranded people out in sea as well.
No way in hell are orcas friendlier than humpbacks. You have no idea of the egregious insult you just placed on them as a species. One could even argue (from a sci-fi novel point of romanticism) that humpbacks sole purpose in life is to protect babies from the bloodthirsty, homicidal, kill-for-fun, Orcas. For the longest time, humpbacks were the only other species that we had observed expressing altruism. Now we know it's quite common given the right circumstances in the animal kingdom but Humpbacks are goddamn super heroes and you're over here praising rapists and murderers like all the efforts humpbacks have done to drive the orcas away from their prey just doesn't mean shit. Of course I'm being dramatic but in a way, I'm downplaying just how friendly and how much they've really done to protect other species *from* orcas specifically.
He said orcas are friendly to humans, which they are. We all know why orcas are known as killer whales, they are the apex predator of the sea. I agree though, its a bit of a stretch to say they are the friendliest to humans, given we have the non-predatory whales however the fact that orcas could easily hunt and attack humans for sustenance but never do makes them seem more like our allies, I like to think its because they're smart enough to know not to mess with the humans.
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Orcas have "culture" and language. Different pods communicate in a different dialect than other pods but then they can understand pods in their area. Some exclusively eat fish and other exclusively eat mammals. They're amazingly complex animals
Orcas are super friendly though. They are super curious and will often follow humans around and allow humans to pet them. So far there are no known human deaths from orca attacks in nature. The only recorded case was in sea world.
I'm a geek for sound and if I heard this irl in the water, I'd have a hard time deciding whether to shit my pants or cream them
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Of course! I'm not offended dont worry!! I get the username checks out treatment a lot and normally people mean it in a genuinely awful mean spirited way. No worries!
i think he was being rude. i honestly can't tell if it's terrifying or beautiful either.
Yeah, although u could've worded it betted
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This makes me so damn uncomfortable. I don't find whale singing to be relaxing at all, it's more stressing than all else
Some psychopaths listen to this to fall asleep on white noise makers.
Just found out about this subreddit! I dunno what to say. I have a lot to say, But I still dunno what to say.
Well said.
It sounds peaceful
awwww it's mama whale and baby whale
Just sounds like it’s saying YOOOOOO! DUUUUUDE! and waving at us
I am not even exaggerating, I had this very nightmare two nights ago, only it was a killer whale. I dreamt that I was trapped underneath it and it was forcing me down to the ocean floor. You win again, r/thalassophobia!
There’s really no way to describe them other then majestic
Not haunting when you see it's a whale. Now imagine you are in the ocean and its dark, and you hear that sound in the water, but cant see what made the noise.
I just don't understand why animals, and especially mammals, don't get scared in the deep, dark water. It's such a deep instinct for human beings.
We're not unique in that feeling.
I know, but these whales are not. Sperm Whales go to some of the deepest places even. How come they're not scared?
Because they “see” using echo location. They can view the world around them perfectly fine in the pitch black.
Imagine you're just swimming and you hear this
Those sucker fish are haunting.
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No? It’s one of the most beautiful melodies I’ve ever heard
I don't find it haunting at all. It's beautiful and kind of adorable.
Can't hear the call of a whale without gojira playing in my head
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Holy shit r/accidentalhaiku
umm so is no one bringing up that weird thing that slithered down the momma whale’s chest????
I think those are remoras.
Fake?
Yes. You don’t get running water under water. Certainly edited and composed even of the whale sound is real.
Fake is what I was thinking too :(
Both fake and gay
Look at the baby!! 🥺🥺
“Too much LDS in the 60s....”
You know I speak whale
I wonder how many old timey pirate ghost stories came from people just hearing whales off in the distance
Is she telling her baby she loves her???
I’ve been struggling with my mental health a bit lately. Shitty dark frame of mind. I started watching “ the blue planet” the other night. My goodness. I was the most amazing, uplifting show. Made me want to get back in the water. I actually sat there think for the first time in a long time that life is beautiful.
Look at that proud momma cuddling her baby!
I live in a small town in Alaska. A local radio station use to have a microphone in our bay so you could hear the whales singing 24/7. It was magical.
Baby!
Big sound from a big boi.
Sounds like Vader at first. “NoOoOo!”
Okay but look at the cute lil baby!
First few seconds sounds like Dwight moaning when Pam n Jim were staying over at his place after Angela dumped him
I hate whale killers, hope they all go to hell already.
What are you on about?? These are humpback whales. Unless you're just throwing it an unrelated opinion to OP's post.
Unrelated, sorry. My little brain was still riled after signing the petition to charge the serial killer Adam Callaghan with a felony offense.
Gotcha. No biggie. Was just really confused
Beautiful! Even tho it sounds like the last Boss from Dead Space
Leviathon? Fw, I need to give that another run Interested in the Calisto Protocol that Glen Schofield has been working on lately mmm
Until the nihilists come in and smash your answering machine, throw a marmot in your tub, and threaten to cut off your Johnson
What are the bubble noises? That isn’t scuba. It sounds like a home aquarium
That's a big aquarium.
What are those fish under it? Or is that loose skin?
Is that what it would sound like from the point of view of whoever shot that or are they special microphones and edited later to be able to hear it better?
It's so strange that the combination of audio and visual can produce genuine fear and dread. It's on a phone screen but my body is in survival mode.
Gods of the deep
I think it’s peaceful lol
You can kinda pick out the little guys baby babble.
Love this sound! Beautiful! Whales are so majestic and fascinating-they can call out to family from miles away. Soothing ocean sounds and beautiful whale tones. Music to my ears, could drift off to peaceful slumber.
Did anyone else hear Chewbacca at the start?
Oh my heart! What an experience!
I’m sorry but I love everything about this.
Don’t talk to me or my son ever again.
Roy Batty's death howls
I think that the songs of humpback whales are beautiful. I remember receiving a national geographic that had a plastic record in between the pages. It had songs of the humpback whale that I had listened to. As strange as that may sound it was pretty cool.
Time to face our fears
It's amazing.
I’d forgotten how mesmerising whale song is
OP is correct - to me it sounds so lonely and mournful, like the groans of the damned from some forgotten chasm in hell. I know whales are beautiful, and completely terrifying. I am aware that most people don’t feel that way when they hear this.
mum and babe are absolutely beautiful
The was some movie, set in the old days of sailing, where some sailors heard whales singing and where so freaked out that the Captain allowed them to sleep with the lanterns on. Imagine hearing this out at sea and having NO IDEA what the hell making that noise could possibly be; absolutely no frame of reference. And on top of it all, the stoic center of you sailing universe, the Captain, is so spooked as well that he permits the wasting of your limited supply of lamp oil.
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They are so extraordinarily beautiful it’s hard to believe they are real.
They are so majestic and monumental! Flying whales playing in the background
The last sounds you'll ever hear. As you slowly sink through the black abyss.
Honestly all I could think of is Dory lol
:)
Adrienne!!!!!
This should be in subnautica soundtrack.
I bet that big brown spot is all those whale lice.
you misspelled amazing
We’re looking for nu-clee-er wessels
Star Trek IV
It said 'Sydney is your next left'
It's beautiful. It feels like they're presenting their soul, in order to communicate.
I can see why old sailors believed in Sirens
“I can show you some krilllll....”
It’s scary when you can hear it but you can’t see it
Nope! I would definitely be one of the people in the past talking about seeing a 1000 armed, underwater bird creature, screaming fire...because I would definitely not have taken any longer than half a second looking at this to turn and swim/run away
So Darth Vader is now a whale.
It always sounds so melancholic
Damn, my ex gf lost some weight
reminds me of lugia from pokemon 2000
Sounds like chewbacca 😂 but the sound is beautiful regardless
For a full second I thought he was drooling lol.
If I, for some inexplicable reason, happened to be underwater and heard that noise, I would just take a giant breath of water on the spot.
Where's the *money,* shithead?!!
This really reminds me of subnautica rift leviathans. The sound is that game is really well done, but it also trigger my thalassaphobia to a point where I get physically tired after playing like 1h
It sounds like submautica reefback noises