Texasguy
Contributor
I think I have a rather ok buoyancy but there are a specific times when I freaking lose it. When happens it drives me mad as I lose fine control.
It occurs when I am being active and need to stay in one spot and on the same level while working together with a buddy. One example is holding still (horizontal) and tying a line while slightly adjusting to my buddy's position, not to run into each other. After a while of doing something similar my pulse goes up and breathing rate increases, I lose ability to fine tune my buoyancy with my breathing. As breathing rate increases I start to have more air in my lungs, I start to slowly but certainly to assent. Here I cannot do a big exhale because body demands oxygen, if I do a big exhale it screws with the breathing pattern even worse. Thus, first I try to use fins to push myself down a bit but, I guess, it adds to the problem as I start to shift around more and more on all axis, start to run into my buddy. If I try to release some air from a BC, it does not completely solve the problem as breathing rate is not steady, I start to sink, rise, run into my buddy, etc. In either case a fine buoyancy control is gone totally.
Overall, how to hold still and level while breathing hard? I probably should take it easy during these moments but time to time it just happens. I don't think it due to physical workout that makes me breath faster but actually the adrenaline that makes my heart go faster and breath fuller and more often.
PS: In addition, evidently when I am suddenly stressed or scared - automatically, without much thought I start to breath deeper and it makes me slowly accent. How to train myself not to do it?
It occurs when I am being active and need to stay in one spot and on the same level while working together with a buddy. One example is holding still (horizontal) and tying a line while slightly adjusting to my buddy's position, not to run into each other. After a while of doing something similar my pulse goes up and breathing rate increases, I lose ability to fine tune my buoyancy with my breathing. As breathing rate increases I start to have more air in my lungs, I start to slowly but certainly to assent. Here I cannot do a big exhale because body demands oxygen, if I do a big exhale it screws with the breathing pattern even worse. Thus, first I try to use fins to push myself down a bit but, I guess, it adds to the problem as I start to shift around more and more on all axis, start to run into my buddy. If I try to release some air from a BC, it does not completely solve the problem as breathing rate is not steady, I start to sink, rise, run into my buddy, etc. In either case a fine buoyancy control is gone totally.
Overall, how to hold still and level while breathing hard? I probably should take it easy during these moments but time to time it just happens. I don't think it due to physical workout that makes me breath faster but actually the adrenaline that makes my heart go faster and breath fuller and more often.
PS: In addition, evidently when I am suddenly stressed or scared - automatically, without much thought I start to breath deeper and it makes me slowly accent. How to train myself not to do it?