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SystemDown
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 Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: Does it take you a while to get into a pool? |
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| It does for me. I have to go in gradually, due to my sensitivity to the coldness. I also won't dive into a pool unless I've been in it and am used to the water temperature. |
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bdhkhsfgk
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I have to step slowly into it to, or else i just feel like i'm in the south pole  |
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richardbenson
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i would have to say yes but only because i hate clorine on me, the way it smells and immeadiatley have to shower after taking a dip. it bugs me like you wouldnt believe  |
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Silvervarg
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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I allways jump if I can, it's the quickest way to get used to the temperature. ^^
It's just a matter of not thinking about how cold it is before you do it.
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Gerhardt
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| Silvervarg wrote: | I allways jump if I can, it's the quickest way to get used to the temperature. ^^
It's just a matter of not thinking about how cold it is before you do it. |
Haha I second this one. I used to dip down a foot at a time every few minutes but then I learned that if I dive right in, it get used it quicker. I also feel good when I fight with my oversensitivity like that, I feel...accomplished. |
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SabbraCadabra
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Maybe not pools so much, but Lake Michigan, definitely 
My GF hates it and won't let me go swimming with her anymore =/ I think she's overreacting.
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darby54
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| Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: Does it take you a while to get into a pool? |
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| SystemDown wrote: | | It does for me. I have to go in gradually, due to my sensitivity to the coldness. I also won't dive into a pool unless I've been in it and am used to the water temperature. |
Yes. I have always done this. I've never understood those brave folks who could just jump in - I'm in awe of them  I couldn't even imagine doing that! |
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Crocodile
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Yes.
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I just jump right in. I love swimming even though I hate the feel of water on my face.
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sinsboldly
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I agree with hating the water on the face! Matter of fact, I found if I splashed water on my face FIRST I could get into the pool with much less strain and pain. Same in the shower, I just brave it and get my face wet first and then the rest is easy.
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richie
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| sinsboldly wrote: | I agree with hating the water on the face! Matter of fact, I found if I slashed water on my face FIRST I could get into the pool with much less strain and pain. Same in the shower, I just brave it and get my face wet first and then the rest is easy.
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Ditto...
But now jumping into a pool of cold water might not be so good for my heart....I had a heart attack
10 years ago and now I have a slight murmur.
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WardenWolf
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It used to. I used to have to get in slowly. But then I did swim team for a few years, and, well, so much for that. I was forced to dive in. Now I typically jump right in.
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sunshower
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If I don't dive straight in I can't get in at all because I find it too cold.
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WoodenNickel
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My workaround for getting into a pool slowly is to increase my body temperature beforehand by spending about 5 minutes or so in a spa or sauna. While the water actually feels colder when I go in, the feeling subsides quickly and I can enter quickly.
Is this an ASD thing or do NTs have it, too?
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| I love cold so I jump right in. I love the Great Lakes. I went there once in my life and the water was amazingly cold. I love it. |
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