Thread:TealGurl/@comment-28582846-20160819225414

Finn has thalasophobia Thalassophobia  Greek:  thalassa, "sea" and φόβος,  phobos, "fear") [1]  is an intense and persistent fear of the  sea. [2]  Thalassophobia is a  clinical phobia generally classified under  specific phobias, fear of a single specific panic trigger. Symptoms for thalassophobia are the same as for most specific phobias. Although it is a clinical phobia, it often accompanies other anxiety disorders. In some cases anxiolytic medications may be prescribed or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) may be indicated.

Thalassophobia can include fear of being in large bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, and fear of distance from land.[3]  [4] <ac_metadata title="why finn is afraid of the ocean"> </ac_metadata>