What motivations for diving do you have?

[moeraek]

Hi,

I am a student in Stockholm and am currently doing research on the motivations of scuba diving. I was therefore wondering for which reasons you actually go to dive. Is it, for instance, being in a foreign environment and surrounded by nature, the freedom and partly lack of gravity or the diversity of fish under water? I would be very happy to get any information from you.

 

[SDiggy]

moeraek:

For me, it's all of the above. The freedom of moving in three dimensions almost effortlessly is an absolutely incredible feeling. I don't have many dives under my belt yet, but the color and variety of marine life is stunning.

 

[jupitermermaid]

It's my repreive from the real world. Being under water is the only place I feel truely relaxed, unburdened, away from cell phones, computers, and other forms of distractions that take up time. I love the excitment when I see a beautiful fish, shark, eel, turtle, or other marine life. The colors under water are magnificent. It's euphoric. It's where I feel at my best.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

I've made this comment in several different threads, but think it's important to repeat for you. I have fibromyalgia, a painful muscle syndrome that leaves me in pain (of different levels from intense pain to mild ache) day and night. However, when I am in water I am almost 100% painfree. I swim and snorkel, but a little over a year ago I decided to try scuba. It was so incredible. When I am diving I have no pain and I feel normal again. I am suddenly very, very free. Plus I get to be part of nature.

But if I had to pick one motivation for diving, I'd say it makes me feel confident in my physical movements. I hope that made sense.

 

[catra8104]

Another newbie here.. My motivation is a "seeing what's around the next corner" mentality.. I enjoy seeing new things and exploring new areas.. I doubt I'll ever get to go to space (my first dream), so this is the only other medium to explore.. I get so excited by what I might see and wouldn't be disappointed if I only saw sand.. It's the act of exploring & seeing what might be there...

 

[Rick Inman]

Here's just one of mine (not the main motive, by maybe a unique one). My blood pressure drops after a dive, usually from the upper 140s/high 90s to 120-30/80s. And it stays that way for a few days.

 

[Charlie99]

All of the reasons the OP listed.

Main ones ....

1. I like watching the pretty fishies, octopus, sharks, and eels. Not just seeing them, but also watching their interaction and behavior.
2. It's a nice, relaxing way to exercise


My motivations are not that much different from my motivations for taking a walk in a park or the woods and watching the birds and squirrels.

Charlie Allen

 

[Darnold9999]

The phone does not ring and I have no problems ignoring email.

Also like the pretty fishes and exploring and recording images from places few people get to see.

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I forget all my problems, it's almost like I've been under hypnosis for a while. I feel mentally free.
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Hoomi]

Another newbie here; we're a week and a half away from our open water certification dives.

My wife and I are learning because it's something we've always wanted to do, and now that the kids are all grown up, we actually can. I've always been fascinated by aquatic life (when I was a teen-ager, my bedroom was full of aquariums), and enjoyed snorkeling when I was on travel with the Air Force many years ago. We're looking forward to seeing nature in the natural setting, and not in an aquarium, and to enjoy the feeling of being a guest in an alien world.

We decided we didn't want to wait until we were writing out "Bucket Lists" to learn to scuba.