Steve_Dives
Contributor
Hard to say it any better than Bob.
I'll share an experience I had. I switched over to a new BC and was making some dives and adjusting the thing to try to get it all configured. Beautiful day. Water at that depth was clear and warm (by quarry standards). My buddy and I were just starting our second or third dive, when I began to feel a great sense of anxiety and had a strong urge to head for the surface. It seemed like death was upon me and the flight or fight was kicking in. The problem was minor, my waist belt on the BC had shifted and was putting pressure on my diaphragm making it difficult to breathe. I don't know how I managed to realize that, but it gave me a good impression of how something little can become something big.
I'll share an experience I had. I switched over to a new BC and was making some dives and adjusting the thing to try to get it all configured. Beautiful day. Water at that depth was clear and warm (by quarry standards). My buddy and I were just starting our second or third dive, when I began to feel a great sense of anxiety and had a strong urge to head for the surface. It seemed like death was upon me and the flight or fight was kicking in. The problem was minor, my waist belt on the BC had shifted and was putting pressure on my diaphragm making it difficult to breathe. I don't know how I managed to realize that, but it gave me a good impression of how something little can become something big.