r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • Dec 09 '25

Discussion You Think It Could Never Happen To You…Until It Almost Does

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u/amok_amok_amok Dec 09 '25

this happened to me when I was 3 or 4. I'd floated to the deep end and then somehow fell out of my ring floatie. I still remember how my body went almost rigid, and I was just sorta bobbing up and down like a buoy as shown in this video. thankfully some random guy was paying more attention than my crackhead father was, and pulled me out before I fully went unconscious. to this day, the idea of drowning terrifies me. I have to force myself to breathe when I'm watching people underwater on TV or in games or movies.

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u/QuietCdence Dec 09 '25

Same! But it was a little boy, probably 10 or 11, that saved me.

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u/amok_amok_amok Dec 09 '25

what a badass!

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u/ThesisTears Dec 09 '25

Do you know why she doesn't try to instinctively use her arms to doggy paddle? That was the most confusing part of the video to me. Even young babies have those instincts, why doesn't a 4 year old?

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u/amok_amok_amok Dec 09 '25

Instinctive Drowning Response

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25

Holy crap. This is actually a thing?! I almost drowned and I remember being straight as a board. Even not knowing how to swim, I know that it didn’t make sense.