Mike Boswell
Contributor
My wife is also my dive buddy. God forbid should something happen to her...I love her.
Ditto the wife thing. When my wife first learned to dive I held her hand, all the time on every dive. Then when she got some confidence and I let her go, I worried that she was going to get overconfident. Even now, I look back constantly to make sure she is nearby. I am ridiculously over-protective.
As to worry, I worry about current mostly. In low vis, if you aren't paying attention, it is easy to get yourself downcurrent of the boat, and then you have a problem.
Even before I anchor my boat, I am thinking: Is there current - how strong - in what direction - will it change - where will we do the dive - where will we ascend - where will we drift to during safety stop - if we miss the boat where will the current take us - what will we do about it?
I think one of the best things about Rescue training is the focus on dive planning, site assessment, and problem prevention. This training replaces negative worry with positive planning.