Jay Floyd shares the dramatic story of his childhood drowning experience at age five, exploring how this traumatic event shaped his life and psychology.
• Growing up in Cleveland after his parents' bitter divorce
• Living with cousins in a low-income neighborhood where kids roamed freely without supervision
• Visiting a public pool despite not knowing how to swim
• Experiencing drowning and a near-death experience with vivid hallucinations
• Being resuscitated by a lifeguard and feeling immediate shame
• Getting driven home by a neighborhood man who turned out to be a known child predator
• Developing a long-term fear of water and sensory triggers that persist into adulthood
• Processing childhood trauma through storytelling
Tune in next time for part two of this story, where Jay will explore how this experience continued to impact his relationship with water throughout his life.
https://iamjayfloyd.com
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