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    A VR film forced me to confront my fear of the sea

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    Cherlynn Low
    Cherlynn Low
    04.23.2018

    The first time I realized I was terrified of whales, I was surprised. I had been scrolling through Instagram and saw a picture of a boat adrift in the ocean with the gigantic shadow of a whale below it. The hairs on the back of my neck stood, and I was overcome with an unshakable sense of foreboding. Those animals are massive, and I know they're generally gentle (orcas aside), but the thought of such a large swimming creature gave (and still gives) me the heebie jeebies.