On Thursday 13 April, I met with Abdullah for the third
time. I asked him what he was up to. He told me that on Friday, he would travel
with a few of his friends to the beach. He seemed excited by this excursion,
and told me about the beaches in Kuwait. He cannot swim, and is afraid to enter
the water. This fear is the result of a negative experience as a child. He told
me about the time he almost drowned and had to be saved by a lifeguard. As he
was speaking, I paid close attention to his pronunciation. When he mumbled, I
asked him to repeat what it was he had said. I asked him if he would try to go
swimming at the beach that weekend, and he said that, no, he was afraid to. I
suggested that he take a class at the local swimming pool, or see a therapist, because
such fears are unhealthy and emotionally harmful.
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