Im afraid to swim in my lake?

Question

i like swimming in pools and the beach but my lake just really grosses me out, but its all we have so i wanna get over my fear of it, it just grosses me out cuz theres snakes swimming, fish biting, and little gross bugs and stuff like that getting on me and it freaks me out =[, i use to swim in it but one day after i got out i noticed these little gross things that got in my hair,what should i do???

Answer 1

i would NOT swim in that yucky lake ever!! thats nasty and yucky!!! and im not a prep that just seems nasty if there are snakes and fish that bite you!!why would you want to swim in it??

Answer 2

yeah i know what you mean. there is a lake that i go to (not for the lake it's just there so i take advantage) sometimes that has all of what you said plus alligators! i only go swimming out in the middle of the lake because the alligators stay near the land usually and they don't attack in the water usually either. but the entire time i'm in that lake i always think about being bitten by something, it sucks but i just say to myself that whatever is in there with me (besides the gators) is more afraid of me than i am of it.

on a side note there was an 82 pound catfish that was almost 6 feet caught in that lake so it makes you wonder what else is under the surface.

Answer 3

I used to be scared of lakes too! But once i got used to it, they didn't freak me out, if you just have fun you'll forget about all the gross stuff....it worked for me!

Answer 4

Just get water shoes and a bathing cap.  You won't feel anything under your feet and nothing will get in your hair.  If you see someone get out of the water with leeches on them then go buy a wetsuit.