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The danger! Do you ever get claustrophobic? The basic diving courses I've taken made me appreciate normal atmospheric pressure, lack of nitrogen build up and ab
by luxpir 10y ago
The danger! Do you ever get claustrophobic? The basic diving courses I've taken made me appreciate normal atmospheric pressure, lack of nitrogen build up and ability to breathe naturally much more than previously :) And that was in open water.
I was a pretty fearless kid, but I guess if you get out of the adrenalin habit, or just get old, the fear creeps back in.
What's your take?
- martin-ro 10y agoYes, i do get claustrophobic (rarely, but yes). If the effort to go forward is hard, you need to take in account that there won't be space to turn around and swim it head first back. So you need to keep in mind that you might need to "finger walk" yourself back - backwards! That is sometimes an adrenaline accelerator and keeps you from doing stupid stuff. About nitrogen: probably one of the most impotent parts is gas planing: we transport and switch gases suitebale for the depth.. before every dive there is a lot of math.
- luxpir 10y agoThanks for getting back to me. I have vague memories of the logical, reasoned approach helping to squash the irrational fears, so can see a little into how you handle it. Will check out your vids later, excited to see them.