I have been diving for 4 years and have over 140 dives under my belt to date.
On a recent outing I suddently began to panic while underwater for no reason. The fear was similar to what was experienced as a student - fear that I was suddenly going to float to the surface.:shakehead Needless to say I didn't come up to the surface but I honestly couldn't wait for the dive to be over and had to remain still. The air disappeared as my breathing became very sudden as it was a real panic attack (the first one in my life either above or below water).
I have not had buoyancy problems for years. There was a lot of surface activity that I could hear i.e. boats etc... Although this is nothing new if you have dove in the red sea at any point!
The panic has since returned on the following 2 dives.
Any suggestions?
I am trained up to advance but that was on my 30th dive. perhaps I need to do some more courses to build confidence again.
Look forward to your views.
On a recent outing I suddently began to panic while underwater for no reason. The fear was similar to what was experienced as a student - fear that I was suddenly going to float to the surface.:shakehead Needless to say I didn't come up to the surface but I honestly couldn't wait for the dive to be over and had to remain still. The air disappeared as my breathing became very sudden as it was a real panic attack (the first one in my life either above or below water).
I have not had buoyancy problems for years. There was a lot of surface activity that I could hear i.e. boats etc... Although this is nothing new if you have dove in the red sea at any point!
The panic has since returned on the following 2 dives.
Any suggestions?
I am trained up to advance but that was on my 30th dive. perhaps I need to do some more courses to build confidence again.
Look forward to your views.
