bad experiences? i used to absolutely fear deep water before because i almost drowned at the age of 3-4. ever since then it's gotten better though, but i still, as i said, hold a deep respect for water now, because i know what it can do to you.
No, sea monsters absolutely scare me to death. Yeah, I know how ridiculous that sounds, but you seen the size of some of them deep-sea squids? Even the squid and hydra in MLP made me fear. Laugh and say I'm green, but if you saw those squids man, those fucking squids...