Starting over after 6 years
TLDR: redoing open water and having anxiety about the OW dives even though I’ve been enjoying the pool dives!
As the title says, I’m starting over after 6 years.
I had a DREADFUL experience at my first dive school, I’m not gonna go into it but it left me with some serious PTSD and anxieties, including about getting in the water again.
Anyway fast forward to now and I decided to give it a go again with a new instructor. So far all my pool sessions have been fine (aside from almost forgetting to breathe during the cesa lol)
I’m finishing the OW on a dive trip in November and I’ve got all my anxieties back! Suddenly I’m worried about being back in the open water… I’m not sure why? I guess just all my feelings from years ago are rushing back.
I plan on continuing with pool sessions weekly, or at least fortnightly before I go on the trip so I can try and fine tune all the skills a bit more.
Thankfully my instructor is taking me on my actual OW dives on the trip so I’ll feel comfortable with him..
Idk what the point of this post is but I guess just to ask if anyone else managed to overcome OW anxiety?