Me too. Give me some vitamin Sea, stat! I'm sitting here at home with a broken leg. Two plates held onto my tibia and fibia with fourteen screws, and I'm letting it heal just a little longer before I go get wet. If these were surface cuts, I wouldn't care, but they literally go all the way down to the bone, so I'm being patient. Put some fins on and work those muscles without worrying about hurting (over-stressing) the underlying structure.
Phobias, by nature, are impossible to reason away. The afflicted person has to make up their mind to defeat them or let themselves be controlled by unreasonable fears. I have a natural fear of heights, so whenever I can do something like do one of the high rides at a waterpark, look over the edge of tall buildings, or the like, I force myself to do it. I had a phobia of spiders, so I grab every banana spider I see and crush it. I'll use a hammer on a black widow, so I don't go crazy with this, but I find the direct approach of forcing myself to overcome any fear or phobia the best way. Hell, I used to be petrified of sharks. I forced myself into engaging them and I am no longer held by that phobia.