eclipse785
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Andi,
Panic is just a fact of the matter. Each persons response to a possible panic situation will vary widely. I also learned in/around Cozumel and I am fully aware that the mask clearing excercise there can be painful due to the salinity of the water. (BTW, I always close my eyes when I clear. I can't imagine having my eyes open for that). But as far as panic goes, I was on my third dive ever when I unintentionally and unknowingly spit out my regulator at 70 feet. It wasn't until I realized that I wasn't breathing that I noticed that my reg wasn't in my mouth anymore. Talk about what could have been a panic situation. Fortunately, I surprised myself with how calm and collected I was, and retreived my reg....
Stuff like that happens to all of us at one point or another. It's all about getting comfortable. Once your there, panic doesn't tend to get a foot hold.
Panic is just a fact of the matter. Each persons response to a possible panic situation will vary widely. I also learned in/around Cozumel and I am fully aware that the mask clearing excercise there can be painful due to the salinity of the water. (BTW, I always close my eyes when I clear. I can't imagine having my eyes open for that). But as far as panic goes, I was on my third dive ever when I unintentionally and unknowingly spit out my regulator at 70 feet. It wasn't until I realized that I wasn't breathing that I noticed that my reg wasn't in my mouth anymore. Talk about what could have been a panic situation. Fortunately, I surprised myself with how calm and collected I was, and retreived my reg....
Stuff like that happens to all of us at one point or another. It's all about getting comfortable. Once your there, panic doesn't tend to get a foot hold.