koozemani
Contributor
Just when I thought they were over...
My gf always used to get anxious in the days and weeks leading up to a diving weekend. Nothing bad, but I know when she feels anxious. Once she's on the boat and in the water she's fine and loves her time on our trips. Unfortunately, her anxiety gave me nightmares. I know they're ridiculous, but they would happen and always variations on the same theme.
Her getting dragged down by several large Humbolts into the waiting maw of a giant squid. I think Humbolts appear as the villain because our normal dive spot is in the Sea of Cortez.
Fast forward to now, she's over her anxiety and I stopped having the dreams, but now as I consider entombing (dam autocorrect, enrolling) my oldest into a Scuba Rangers camp the dreams have returned. Not Humbolts this time, but anxiety dreams none the less.
I took to scuba right away and breezed through the ow skills and classes, where as she took a lot more time needing oodles of practice to master a couple of the skills. I think my dreams are stemming from diving with buddies I care deeply for who aren't as comfortable as I am. Whether they are comfortable or not, I perceive them in my subconscious as being uncomfortable, or more accurately less comfortable.
I'm not looking for advice, just sharing my thoughts and wondering if anyone else has experienced anxiety related diving dreams?
My gf always used to get anxious in the days and weeks leading up to a diving weekend. Nothing bad, but I know when she feels anxious. Once she's on the boat and in the water she's fine and loves her time on our trips. Unfortunately, her anxiety gave me nightmares. I know they're ridiculous, but they would happen and always variations on the same theme.
Her getting dragged down by several large Humbolts into the waiting maw of a giant squid. I think Humbolts appear as the villain because our normal dive spot is in the Sea of Cortez.
Fast forward to now, she's over her anxiety and I stopped having the dreams, but now as I consider entombing (dam autocorrect, enrolling) my oldest into a Scuba Rangers camp the dreams have returned. Not Humbolts this time, but anxiety dreams none the less.
I took to scuba right away and breezed through the ow skills and classes, where as she took a lot more time needing oodles of practice to master a couple of the skills. I think my dreams are stemming from diving with buddies I care deeply for who aren't as comfortable as I am. Whether they are comfortable or not, I perceive them in my subconscious as being uncomfortable, or more accurately less comfortable.
I'm not looking for advice, just sharing my thoughts and wondering if anyone else has experienced anxiety related diving dreams?