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I couldn't find this title anywhere. I found posts with the word "panic" in them, but I couldn't find one that was pin-pointed to panicking at the beginning of learning scuba.
It has been, hmmm, almost 5 months since I took up the idea of learning how to scuba diving. (Because my boyfriend is a long-time "merman", felt that I should share in the experiance and the excitement of swimming among the other animals of our planet.)
It has been, hmmm, almost 5 months since I took up the idea of learning how to scuba diving. (Because my boyfriend is a long-time "merman", felt that I should share in the experiance and the excitement of swimming among the other animals of our planet.)
- Well, I can tell you this, I had no trouble treading water for 10 mins in the swimming pool without touching the sides. It became difficult for me to put on my gear even if I had a buddy. Then once in the pool, everything changed...for the worse! I panic at the 8 foot level of the pool...why I don't know why. I was terrified in taking in water and letting go of my respirator, holding my breath, then reaching all the way back to grab it before I ran out of breath. doing 3 times in 3 different ways. It was not pleasent. To this day, I regret NOT following through with this lesson. But also I become deeply hut when I have pushed to where I have no where else to go but to do it. I have just over 6 months until this lesson will be non-in-void, meaning it will become a credit and not a refund. Also, I think I have a problem with my ear(s) and equalizing them. I have to have an ear test first then I don't know what is next after that. My instructor is a military individual and I'm not against military soldiers (thank you for all that you have done for us.), but I just so negative, disgusted, and I could see he had little patience for me who is a slow learner. I wish I was offered the explore part of scuba before actually doing it. This memory is off in one corner of my mind where I don't enjoy visiting at all. The instructor said that if there's a problem with me not being able to equalize my ears then scuba is not for me. But then someone I care about is out of alot of $$$!