One person’s dream can be another’s nightmare. Having a house with your own swimming pool (!) is a pipe dream for many people. Being able to swim laps whenever you want and laze around the water is just wonderful. However, for some individuals, water is associated with traumatic events in their past.
These experiences have affected them so deeply that they want to protect their loved ones from ever going anywhere near any bodies of water. One anonymous woman asked the internet for some advice after she decided to buy a house with a pool. This led to an argument with her mother-in-law, who had lost one of her children to drowning and never recovered from the ordeal. Now, the author’s looking for some impartial advice on whether she was wrong to want a pool in the first place.
We wanted to learn more about grief, healing from the loss of a loved one, and moving past fear. Natasha-Rae Adams, a counselor and therapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) was kind enough to shed some light on the sensitive topic. Read on for the insights she shared with Bored Panda.
