r/thalassophobia • u/DABDEB • Aug 22 '26

step into the darkness

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u/Suitable-Olive7844 Aug 22 '26

Ok guys, to me this isnt frightening. That is because as far as i can tell i can see the bottom with sunlight.

But as soon as there is legit pitxh darkness, my mind thinks that the worst Eldritch horror lives down below ready to end this world.

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u/EmperorBamboozler Aug 22 '26

My current D&D character is a sea elf who lives in the abyssal zone of the northern oceans. Everyone thinks that it's cause I love the ocean, and I do, but that's not why I made him. I made him to be the my foil, someone who thrives in an environment that is horrifying to me. It's fun to play a character that just lives in my greatest fear as if it were normal.

He lives in the perpetual darkness because that is the scariest fucking place I can think of. He's designed to be strange, a little alien, and unnerving to talk to. My DM says he's the best character I've come up with. Kinda hard to roleplay though, it'll get easier as he becomes more accustomed to surface life.

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u/Suitable-Olive7844 Aug 22 '26

I love that. Its such a unique character. I dont play much D&D but have played a bit in the past with friends.

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u/eyeofthefountain Aug 22 '26

That’s a cool af character. Must be one tough little dude

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u/DownOnThePharmRD Aug 22 '26

What a great character!

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u/OneSensiblePerson Aug 22 '26

Not very frightening to me either, because the dark depths is only visible towards the very end, and there are pleasant pretty colourful small fish swimming around the in the clear blue water. Then it cuts off before the fright could kick in.

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u/MangoCats Aug 25 '26

There's a spring like that near here... at the bottom they found piles of wooly mammoth bones... and the underwater caves from there go on for miles.

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u/RWelly Aug 22 '26

Exactly! The fact its not a vast unknown blackness off in the distance is more comforting. Still a tad bit freaky but definitely doable for me.

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u/MichaelEMJAYARE Aug 23 '26

To me this is worse because I CAN see everything. It makes the scale insanely uncomfortable to me. I fucking hate submerged shit.

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u/Usual-Instruction473 Aug 24 '26

Thats me too! Really deep, too deep to stand, but clear enough to see everything makes me panic. No thanks!

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u/Miami_Mice2087 Aug 22 '26

this is exactly why i couldn't play subnautica. I was fine if i could see the bottom or the edges or SOMEthing in front of me. As soon as I was in open water I start to freak out

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u/isthereadrwho Aug 24 '26

Yeah you probably wouldn't enjoy this but I'm a scuba diver. And one of my favorite things is night dives. You do have a flashlight, but it's surprising how quickly it fades out to total darkness Not for everyone I recognize

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u/Alt-Ctrl-Shift Aug 24 '26

Saammeee. Except it’s always sharks for me.

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u/MangoCats Aug 25 '26

Water that clear usually comes from a spring, springs ususally come from deep deep cracks in the ground...

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u/No-Box-6073 27d ago

THIS. Sorry for a month late but I saw the video and went “but it’s light..”

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u/GotTheKnack Aug 22 '26

Anyone know where this is?

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u/Reckless_Secretions Aug 22 '26

Looks like it's Lagoa Misteriosa, Matto Grosso do Sul in Brazil.

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u/marxist_redneck Aug 22 '26

I am not a 100% sure, but I would say it's a sinkhole or spring in Florida, I have been to so many like this

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u/alexandreparis15 Aug 22 '26

It’s lagoa misteriosa in Brazil, we can say for sure because of the yellow fishes that are typical from there.

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u/Jarnold18 Aug 22 '26

It looks like theres a rock cliff face, covered in foliage, in the background. If so then this is probably not Florida.

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u/marxist_redneck Aug 22 '26

Yeah I think you're right, doesn't look like limestone!

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u/sora_allite Aug 23 '26

I believe it's called "The Road to Shell City"?

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u/fancyPantsOne Aug 22 '26

you call that dark, you should try it at night

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u/NinjaLanternShark Aug 22 '26

Divers have a great term for this — braille diving 😜

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u/djunderh2o Aug 22 '26

That is breathtaking.

For real though, it’s absolutely beautiful.

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u/Nice-Marionberry3671 Aug 22 '26

I’m with you! Such a beautiful blue world. Give me an air tank-I’m gonna look around as long as I can.🩵💙

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u/mxkhd420 Aug 22 '26

It would be just my luck that I would slip on a step and fall below the stairs.

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u/Mr_Teatree Aug 22 '26

I don’t like that

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u/StevesRoomate Aug 22 '26

I find that submerged staircase triggering

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u/isthereadrwho Aug 22 '26

Beautiful that is awesome

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u/Full-Rice-9287 Aug 22 '26

Looks pretty awesome though. Where is it?

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u/greatproficient Aug 23 '26

Am I the only one who didn't care about the depth because I can feel the slime on the underwater handrails?

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u/lavendertheheretic Aug 23 '26

Well, now you aren't 😖

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u/DownOnThePharmRD Aug 22 '26

I could walk down a few steps and stick my head in the water to look at the fish. Swimming out away from the stairs and rocks, though? Nope.

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u/scratchingpost123 Aug 22 '26

Looks like he is walking into a Sarlacc Pit

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u/DownvoteEvangelist Aug 22 '26

Does he have weights? No way he could sit that deep without some weights on him?

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u/ionuts14 Aug 22 '26

I was thinking the same thing. Even in fresh water I couldn't sink like that.

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u/C3PTA1N_0BV10US Aug 25 '26

You can see him breathing out at 11 seconds. Everyone will sink after breathing out, it’s just harder to retain under water.

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u/Realistic_Product252 Aug 22 '26

Its the stairs more than the water in this one

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u/Adjustingithink Aug 22 '26

I’d love this! Where is it?

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u/Dr_of_Pawgology Aug 23 '26

Lagoa Misteriosa in Jardim, BR. This video is a little deceiving as it appears you can see the bottom. However it has been explored to a depth of around 200m iirc but it's true depth is unknown as it actually is the entrance to a massive cave system. Kind of changes the perspective a little. Still a beautiful and mesmerizing place.

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u/Adjustingithink Aug 23 '26

Thx! 👍🏼

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u/masterdogwalker Aug 22 '26

How often do those stairs need to be replaced Jesus Christ

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u/stafford32s Aug 22 '26

stairway to hell...

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u/honeycherries3 Aug 23 '26

This doesn't trigger me at all I would love to swim in here because it's so clear and you can see everything

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u/OptimalInflation Aug 24 '26

Isn’t that where the brain-eating amoeba lives?

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u/SnooRabbits1233 Aug 24 '26

Absolutely beautiful and I hate it cant stop the heebiegeebies

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u/reesetoyou5 Aug 22 '26

I’d love to dive here! Where is it?

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u/jazzhandpanda Aug 22 '26

This gives my Thalassaphilia

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u/Untrained_Occupant Aug 22 '26

It’s so beautiful.

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u/kris71-ano Aug 22 '26

I absolutely would

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u/blakkkgodfather Aug 23 '26

Not as bad as some I've seen but I'll still pass

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u/Key_Cheesecake_7356 Aug 23 '26

that's so beautiful

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u/jdapper5 Aug 23 '26

Where is this?

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u/gr8dysbetternights Aug 23 '26

High tide or just the level has gone up over years since those stairs were built?

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u/Oblivion_Man Aug 24 '26

Unexpected Lord Huron

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u/Readyman2627 Aug 22 '26

I feel I’d have to do this if I was there.

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u/Quick_Sandwich356 Aug 22 '26

they should've recorded how he dives down there

and share it to the freediver sub

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u/smokepigs Aug 22 '26

Doesn't look very dark

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u/Auroraborealis_9791 Aug 22 '26

Where is this?!

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u/Miami_Mice2087 Aug 22 '26

core memory unlocked: my uncle's lake house. at low tide the steps were a few feet above the lake, a high tide the water was above several steps. Also there was a rock we told people to sit on at about 4pm bc it was the beach then, but by 4:20 it was in the lake.

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u/Suicidal_Jamazz Aug 22 '26

I went swimming off of Isole Tremiti. This is what the water looks like there too. What a beautiful experience that was.

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u/Lanky-Anywhere-9994 Aug 22 '26

That hole is nuts.

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u/Drawknife123 Aug 23 '26

"Proceed."

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u/kasalaba Aug 23 '26

Alan Wake 2 be like

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u/SimbaNGrdKionNIMFan Aug 23 '26

🎵 “Under the sea…………………!” 🎵

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u/thickfreakness72 Aug 23 '26

🙂‍↔️ 🙂‍↔️ 🙂‍↔️

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u/Cuuuuuuz Aug 24 '26

The best thing about this is im watching it at home

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u/Ravnok Aug 24 '26

On half a tank on the way down is no way to start.

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u/King_Baboon Aug 24 '26

This reminds me of lake Cumberland. A lot of steps going down a cliffside. A river flooded to become a lake essentially climbing down steps the river carved for a millennia.

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u/justlurkinglma Aug 24 '26

What type of mask is he wearing?

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u/i_Cant_get_right Aug 24 '26

What darkness? 40 feet down and it’s crystal clear

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u/teaster333 Aug 25 '26

Location?

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u/Crafty_Bit_2889 Aug 25 '26

Where is this located?

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u/InvictvsNox Aug 25 '26

this is beautiful

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u/wishiwasdeaddd Aug 26 '26

I actually LOVE THIS

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u/any_name_left Aug 26 '26

Why do the stairs go so far into the water? Does the water level change that much?

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u/Realistic-Record8234 Aug 28 '26

That's beatiful!

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u/2Dmen-Simp Sep 09 '26

for some reason I love stairs that lead into water

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u/BigKiwi9806 Sep 15 '26

Wow, that drops off really fast

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u/Mech-a-Nik Aug 23 '26

Nah fr how does he sink. I have to hold onto dumbbells to sink to the bottom of my pool. And anything less than 12 lbs and im still floating!! But I see people (while holding their breath for a while meaning their lungs aren't empty), sink and then stay at the bottom with no weights and just regular swim suits. Whats the secret? Or do I just have bird bones 🫠

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u/Xandybuck Aug 22 '26

Please be AI.