Kevin Blaylock
Contributor
On a recent dive, i had a mild panic attack at 70 ft in a quarry. My buddies and i were maybe 5 minutes into our second dive of the day, and i just had an overwhelming feeling that i needed to be on the surface. I signalled to my buddy that i was ascending, and proceeded to make a controlled ascent (it took 2 and half minutes) but blew my safety stop. I am a relatively new diver (about 60 dives). After being on the surface for a few minutes we decided to try a shallower depth and proceeded to have a nice second half of the dive at about 30 ft.
That wall of text leads me to my question. Ever since that event i feel myself getting anxious at just the thought of doing a deeper dive. Has anyone ever dealt with this before and if so how did you get your "sea legs" back?
That wall of text leads me to my question. Ever since that event i feel myself getting anxious at just the thought of doing a deeper dive. Has anyone ever dealt with this before and if so how did you get your "sea legs" back?