u/laughingemo

I was diving with a buddy at Coronado Beach in San Diego. After getting past the breaking waves, I floated on my back to relax and do my breath up before diving.

Right as i was about to duck dive, i started feeling seaweed brushing against me. Even though i know it was probably just seaweed, my mind immediately racing.. what if it's a shark, a stingray ? what if i get tangled ? i completely lost my calm and ended up aborting the dive :/ Weirdly i don't have these fears in scuba ...

Has anyone also experienced this ? How did you get over that fear of the unknown ? buddy tells me it's just with time, but i hate that, i am missing on so much !

tldr .. how do you stay calm and overcome the feat of sharks, stingrays, getting tangled in seaweed or other unknowns when shore diving ?

For sure, tu as le droit d’être en colère face à une situation. Parfois, on se laisse tellement emporter par nos émotions qu’on oublie de vivre, de découvrir de nouvelles choses et de ressentir autre chose. Avec le temps, on finit par regarder en arrière et on se rend compte que toute cette tourmente, cette tristesse , n’avait finalement pas tant d’importance

Sure, you’re allowed to feel mad or angry about a situation. Sometimes we get caught up in our emotions and forget to live, experience new things, and embrace new feelings. In the end, we look back and realize how insignificant that turmoil really was.