myw824
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I am VERY new to this world - still need to complete my last confined dive and open water dives for PADI certification. I had been wrong in thinking I would love it from the start. As soon as I got underwater, I felt some fear and a feeling that I would guess claustrophobics feel in tight spaces. My husband, who is an advanced open water diver, wants this to be "our thing" - traveling the world and diving together. I would love that to happen. As the first training weekend went on, I definitely got more comfortable, more buoyant, and started having fun! I still feel like a lot of the comfort comes with being able to surface in an instant if needed.
I am not at all claustrophobic and my husband feels like I had issues for a couple reasons that can easily be overcome - I had to wear 2 wetsuits in the pool (shorty over a 7/5mm full body because I was shivering) and the first day we had to skip lunch before the pool sessions and I was likely exhausted, also making me feel breathless. I dunno - I just felt like it was hard to breathe and was even disappointed when they checked my regulator only to tell me that it was breathing just fine. My ribs felt sore with breathing for a few hours after, again because I feel like I had to put such an effort into breathing.
I plan to finish my last confined dive in early April and then do my open water dives in St. Thomas at the end of April. I plan to get my own wetsuit and my husband thinks it will be much better in 79-80 degree tropical waters and I won't have to wear 2 wetsuits!
Any tips for me? Can my issues be overcome? I do not feel that I am being forced into this - I just hoped it would come more naturally.
Any thoughts would be so appreciated. I just want to be like one of you!!
M
I am VERY new to this world - still need to complete my last confined dive and open water dives for PADI certification. I had been wrong in thinking I would love it from the start. As soon as I got underwater, I felt some fear and a feeling that I would guess claustrophobics feel in tight spaces. My husband, who is an advanced open water diver, wants this to be "our thing" - traveling the world and diving together. I would love that to happen. As the first training weekend went on, I definitely got more comfortable, more buoyant, and started having fun! I still feel like a lot of the comfort comes with being able to surface in an instant if needed.
I am not at all claustrophobic and my husband feels like I had issues for a couple reasons that can easily be overcome - I had to wear 2 wetsuits in the pool (shorty over a 7/5mm full body because I was shivering) and the first day we had to skip lunch before the pool sessions and I was likely exhausted, also making me feel breathless. I dunno - I just felt like it was hard to breathe and was even disappointed when they checked my regulator only to tell me that it was breathing just fine. My ribs felt sore with breathing for a few hours after, again because I feel like I had to put such an effort into breathing.
I plan to finish my last confined dive in early April and then do my open water dives in St. Thomas at the end of April. I plan to get my own wetsuit and my husband thinks it will be much better in 79-80 degree tropical waters and I won't have to wear 2 wetsuits!
Any tips for me? Can my issues be overcome? I do not feel that I am being forced into this - I just hoped it would come more naturally.
Any thoughts would be so appreciated. I just want to be like one of you!!
M