Are you a diver? If you are, what have been your biggest challenges? If not, whats stopping you?! Thanks for checking our my newest video, hope you find it helpful.
My instructor made me do my very first open water session in the sea (shore dive) right after finishing my pool session. My biggest challenge was the exhaustion. I should've asked to do the shore dive on another day, but I just want to get it over with quickly - aaaand this is a wrong move. Having spent more than 3 hours in the pool, had a quick lunch, and straight to the sea, it's damn exhausting, not to mention it was my first time having to carry a tank on my back and walk to the water from the van. So I didn't enjoy my first open water dive. Underwater I still had to do all the skills, removing mask, taking off the BCD, etc.etc. I got cramps on my leg. It was not pleasant. My only motivation was that I've paid good money for it so I forced myself to do everything my instructor asked. But then after my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th open water dive, I was able to enjoy the underwater world, not having to think too much, not exhausted, aaaand I got addicted, and here I am, as a diver.... check out my channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCDsXOSc8sDmBSI7DcrL5h7g?view_as=subscriber
I found this is quite often the case with cheaper courses, who try and complete the pool and open water dives in two days rather than three. I would alwaysss advise for people to take their time and do the whole course in four days rather than three or even two! This allows people to take their time and avoid exhaustion. Which can be one of the biggest precursors to panic! Thanks for checking out the video. Congratulations for becoming a diver. Love having you in the family :)
My biggest problem was another diver that was always 6inches away from me and wouldnt unstick himself from me, he wasnt my buddy, and one time he even spun over me and hit me on the back of the head with his tank, stunning me for at least 10 seconds, during our 3rd dive, 1st night dive. Luckily, i grew up in the water, and was lifeguard.
Hahaha! I have definitely seen some people who lose the sense off personal space Underwater. It's all a learning curve! We have to remember to be patient
The navigation part was very scary for me Wasn't sure what I was doing but had a great instructor It's def was not my fav part of the open water course
Hello I am 52 years old and I live in Greece. My biggest fear was even just the thought of being underwater. I was claustrophobic and never put my head underwater. 1 day I thought nooo wayyy , I cant live in Greece and not enjoy the sea..but what about my fear for the water ?? so I thought I need to overcome my fears and the way I thought best is SCUBA DIVING LESSONS . I was very lucky to have my discovery dive at a great diving school and my instructor was excellent. He was very patient with me and explained everything over and over again. I am completing the open water training next week and am proud to say that I managed to do all the exercises and guess what ... I am not claustrophobic anymore. A serious diving school and properly trained instructors helped me overcome my fears and be able to enjoy a new world underwater. Next goal a trip to Thailand or Bali and diving to see corals !!!!! Regardless age and fears we can do anything we put our mind to !!!
My tip before taking a scuba course is being comfortable in the water. This helped me a lot. You don't necessarily need to be a great swimmer for the basic certification. Also, take your time in your movements. There is no point to rush anything. Also, if you CANNOT find your primary regulator after two tries, just grab, insert, clear and breath through you secondary regulator.
During the 'out of air' exercise where i used my buddys alternate regulator, i gave them the regulator back before i had my own primary ready. And when i couldn't find it, i grabbed my own spare regulator and took my time finding my primary. Funnily enough, i wasnt the only one in the class to give back the regulator before securing my own.
When i first did my open water course, i watched the videos the week before doing it. And i told my instructor when we started, i wasnt sure if i could do the mask removal skill, because it looked so hard in the video. So after every single skill we did, she said ok lets do the mask removal again. So by the end of the pool portion I had done the mask removal like 15-20 times. And i mastered it that day. And now that im an insturctor i do that with ny students that are afraid of the mask removal 🙂
Mask removal is what scared me the most, breathing out of my nose and inhaling through my reg ofc helped me alot instead of just breathing through my reg. Here in uk the water is cold and on my open water I panicked. Still qualified tho
The hardest skill for me was taking my mask off underwater and putting back on but my instructor worked with me after that, I was certified. The only thing I regret about learning how to dive is I didn't do it sooner.
I got teary eyed bc of this video. A newbie diver here and I can 100% follow instructions but having a hard time on mental discipline. So this is of great help. Thank you!
Me too 😭😭😭 i actually gave up and didn’t show up for the other classes after the first dive in the pool, the first skill that the instructor asked me to do is clearing the mask, once i filled it with water i freaked out and the water went into my nose and my lungs i told her by signs that i want to go up she replied noo, i panicked and threw my mask and my regulater away and tried to go up but i couldn’t because i forgot to inflate the bcd, and i was suffocating 😭 this traumatized me and i gave up on something that i was dreaming for , and btw when i went up to the surface she didn’t tell that it’s ok everyone has this fear on their first try, she told go in again or leave the course don’t waist my time and your colleague’s time. 💔
@@zahraali8789 that is horrible. Im sorry to hear that. I think that if u have further willingness to go underwater, you can do it! I am an advanced open water diver now with 60+ logged dives. Wishing you the best!!!
yes, those are those fears of the beginners. I know it by my self. It is so important to have a patient and experienced diving instructor. very good video!
I’m not a diver yet, but I’m so ready to learn. I snorkeled in the Bahamas about 20 years ago, and the initial breathing was weird at first, as I learned to trust the snorkel and learn to swim with it and breathe with it, but once I did it was sooooooo much fun. Right then and there I knew I had to learn to scuba dive. Fast forward years due to “life” and me and my son I think will do it. I’m trying to get him off his iPad and show him all the cool and wonderful stuff there is to do outdoors.
Thanks for this video. I have been out of the water for close to 10 years. I am doing a dive on Thursday. Even though I had reached the level of dive master, I cannot find my confidence. To add to that, I am 68 years. You helped me remember all the fears I had when I took my first open water class. Fears that I am confident that I can deal. On to the next fear--Bouyancy.
I’m prepping to get my PADI because I’m going on a volunteer marine conservation trip, and while I’m so excited I am an anxious person especially sometimes in the water. Thank you so much for this video it made me feel so much better and excited about getting my PADI and knowing that I’m not the only one feeling these fears and that everyone goes through this. Thank you
Thank you , you calmed me a little this morning. Today is the last day of my owd course. I’m learning diving in a lake and yesterday we were at 12m and you couldn’t see anything just black . I was scared but really happy I didn’t lost my buddy . But after that I kind of freaked out a little and felt like i couldn’t get enough air . My instructor later told me not to worry about that . I did really good the other times and already mastered the mask skill and the regulator skill. But after this experience yesterday I’m kind of nervous to go down today . Wish me luck 🍀☺️
wow. I wish I watched this 48 hours ago. I went to do my first pool session for the open water certificate yesterday and literally the first two fears really affected me. Being asthmatic on top of it contributed to me panicking which led to me being short of breath and having to call the session short. Luckily the dive centre I was at was very comprehensive and did not pressure me at all and offered to reschedule once I felt more comfortable. Will definitely try to practice this skill with a snorkel before going back again. I really want to get a grasp of it so I can start diving :) PS: I really liked your overall demeanor
Great video, I'm a new diver, just got open water certified in Sept. I wish I would've seen this video first. I subscribed and look forward to watching more. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Great video! I just did my first open water today however the visibility was horrible. We were at a depth of around 24 ft when I tried inflating my bc and I guess I did too much that I began to ascend quickly but because of my vertigo mixed with horrible visibility I felt as if we were in a whirlpool and felt so dizzy, when we surfaced I thought we were just in a storm of some sort but it was just because I accidentally inflated my bc and ascended quickly
I think my biggest fear is I am going to drop like a rock and no air but more dives I have the less it affects me. This is after 48 dives thanks for your calming way of communication.
Thanks for sharing Katt, the hardest thing for me is actually controlling my body into a right position. When taking OW, I couldn't knee on the sand in the underwater and I had found i'm always falling aside, balancing is hard for me. It makes me felt anxiety inside the water.
I been taken scuba diving lessons. I found it easy to buy a swimmers nose clip and learn to breathe just out of my mouth. It’s seems as a good trainer to get you used to breathing out of my mouth to build confidence.
Mask clearing is my hardest skill :,) and I thought I was the only abnormal one cos everyone could do it with ease. I had a panic Attack when I couldn’t clear my mask and water went up my nose and I suddenly couldn’t breathe (nth to do with regulator i still had air source but just panic mode) I got a Low volume mask now and I’m trying to practice it very often now but I’m just so uncomfortable with water being in my mask and being okay with water surrounding my eyes and going into my nose
Not at all!! It's perfectly normal. It's a scary thing to be underwater and suddenly not be able to see. Just take it bit by bit and it'll be okay. I always try and breathe out slowly anytime my mask is off to ensure I do not get any water in my nose! I am an instructor and hate it!
Hello! Same problem here. I found a way to manage it, slowly. I went to my swimming pool just with my mask and snorkel, being the snorkel detached from the mask. Then I went just below water with my head and started practicing. It is even worth practicing with you snorkel only, breath through the mouth, put your face under water and get used to, breath in through your mouth, breathe out with you nose. Slowly, over and over. Then try with the mask, it worked good for me to be on my own and take it really slow. Hope it works for you and all others who have this fear.
What really helped be was holding my face under the shower water and breathing through my mouth. Believe it or not. That helped me more than anything. After almost 5 years of diving, it’s second nature now 🙂🙂
Thank you for giving me the confidence about mask clearing!!! I just did the confined water dive, and failed so many times of doing that, although I succeeded in the end. I saw lots of students were having the same problem, which let me feel I'm not alone! I'll practice it using snorkel in the pool these days, and hope I can pass the open water test this weekend!
I want to thank you for making me feel less scared. I have done 2 confined water dives and have done the mask clearing/removal/swim without mask skills and it was so SO scary. I got water up my nose and had to plug my nose the whole time. I got it done and was able to accomplish them all but it took more than once. I found that plugging my nose helped me to calm down and breath through the regulator easier because unfortunately I can't seem to figure out that I can breath through my mouth without my nose lol. While I hope I never have to do this skill again or have it happen by accident, I really hope I can be calm enough to finish it again.
The hardest thing I had to do was on my 3rd dive. I had to tow my instructor at the surface for a certain amount of time. It brought back memories of recovering my classmates body during a grade 9 canoe trip. I was out of sorts and never did go down that day, but we did the last 2 dives the next day instead. I never did tell her what stopped me, but I sure had a very somber time on the dive boat while everyone else was gone. I finished my open water the next day.
Congratulations on finishing, but I am so sorry to hear that happened to you. Next time, do not be afraid to talk to your instructor about these types of things. They are trained to deal with anxiety and fears and would work together with you
I did really good my first two pool dives. For some odd reason I got wrecked by anxiety on the third. I was able to finish but was shaken up. Already decided when we go to open water, if I get that feeling again I'm coming out of water and am done with it for good
You have to take it easy on yourself. It is a very scary thing to be and quite unnatural. That's why you need to be kind and remind yourself its normal to be ancious. You can do it!
Thanks for the video . I Just passed my open water Had no problem clearing my mask Just taking it off it felt back to front . When I put my mask back on water on the inside air on outside if that makes sense . It’s was on a second dive so maybe a bit dehydrated. Only thing I Had a moment on But got it in the end and will retry for myself confident in not so deep water or a pool .
NEVER has a shark attacked a scuba diver?!?! That’s something incredible Id never heard! Great video, thanks. Excited for my first dive after my Open Water Certification, headed out today!
Diving where you can't see any landmarks, I get so worried about getting lost. I tend to stay uncomfortably close to other divers if I can't see something to navigate with.
65 year old female… doing open water in Cozumel. Until I am comfortable enough at 10’ or 15’ I am staying there… I have 1/2 of the issues you described. Taking my mask off was easy. It is the dropping when I let the air out. It feels like I am in free fall and I have to learn how to do it properly. That was a bad panic attack. Thank you for the video.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I hope to be an Instructor one day, I'm an SSI & PADI Divemaster at the moment. One thing I've found lots of students fear is not being able to equalize. This next one isn't a fear but a funny story. I had a student tell me she couldn't pee. I thought she was being silly because everyone jokes about peeing in their wetsuit. Turns out she was serious and in pain and I took her out of the ocean so she could use the public restrooms.
Hi thank you so much for your insightful comment! I knew I forgot to mention a big one : equalising!!! Oh wow. I am yet to hear one about peeing. I've gotten many questions about periods and sharks though!
I never really had any fear (of course I am just a newly certified PADI OWD, who knows what's to come...), but the hardest exercise for me was the one were you have to take off your BCD, float on it and put it back on. It was such a bloody struggle for me and I got so frustrated that I almost pushed the damn thing away and swam to the shore/edge of the pool. In the end I got it, but I never want to have to do it again.
Quite honestly, the water shooting up my nose is my biggest worry. That's when I feel like I'd panic. I can deal with sharks and not having the regulator in my mouth. The ocean seems terrifying, especially up here in the Pacific Northwest where it's all dark and cold. But yeah, I don't water up my nose. My second concern, not so much a fear, is sipping air through a free flowing regulator. Hoping to take a course this year!
The key to sipping through a free flowing regulator : is to not press the button all the way down. When your regulator starts to free flow, it will start doing so SLOWLY not in this massive pressure :)
@@OceanPancake Thanks for the reply and advice! Still worried about the water up the nose thing. I think it's mainly happening though because when I practice it in a 5ft pool I have to try and keep my body from floating up while trying to control the snorkel in one hand to continue breathing, while removing the mask. Maybe when I get to start the class it'll be easier being properly buoyant and with a regulator rather than juggling everything around at the surface of a shallow pool. I've started the ePADI learning thing online and I'm pretty comfortable with the knowledge and what I'll have to be able to do... It's just that damned water clogging my nose making me want to cough. Anyways, thanks for the reply and the advice!
Love your caring attitude 😁. It is rare but scuba divers do get attacked by sharks - most recently in Australia a 20yr old in July 2020 off QLD. I won’t tell ‘the kids’ if you don’t 😉
Vegan Diver Katt It’s not uncommon - Rodney Fox survived an attack. Sharks look for slow, injured fish and many of those are around the surface. If a White Shark tags you - their size & power is generally fatal. This is why station surfers are at risk. But i agree with you - sharks are wondrous & amazing - and not that common. Bulls & Tigers can be bullies, Whites frightening and the rest good company
Evening, I just subscribed to your channel. I’m new to diving. I’ve done my pool time. May I’m doing my beach and boat dives. My fears or concerns is navigating and “getting lost.” I am excited though in this new adventure. I also didn’t realize how many people I know that scuba dive.
I did my ow in the UK .the water there is a little chilly Feb March time when I did mine .I had to take my mask off at the end of the dive .hands and face so cold I could feel anything.i could feel I had replaced and cleared my mask because it was so cold .it was the instructor tapping my shoulder alerting me I had done it .I'm now doing my DM course but on hold at the mo because of covid restrictions.I still don't like mask removal but it's not a problem anymore as it become a natural reaction to fix the problem
Thank you so much for this video, it was just what I needed! I’m contemplating a live aboard holiday in the Red Sea this fall and am quite apprehensive about the possibility of shark encounters.. Also, even though I’m an AOWD with 40-50 dives I’m never quite at ease in the beginning of a dive holiday.. It was really nice to be reminded that I’m not alone feeling this way and watching this video reassured me how normal these fears are and how to deal with them. Thanks you! Wish you could be my dive instructor 😊💙
Even though I’m a 12 year old kid My 1st pool class I had a lot of nerves and worrying then soon enough I panicked and rushed to the surface. Later on I realized you should not fear a lot of this I always would cry in my room why I can’t keep my self under control like taking off my mask and being scared of panic attacks but now on I feel much better about my self I’ve been watching calm music stuff now I’m on to my Final Exam and about to go to the open water !
tomorrow my first scuba dive lesson im so exited. I cant control my self... I cant wait , I hope I will love it and invest in this amazing new hobby, as I read earlier diving is a new planet underwater... fking hell its scary but fking nice...
Your all videos related to diving...are very helpful for upcoming divers....keep doing and keep motivating us towards diving. Thank you and love you....😊
1000% there have been incidents of a sharks attacking divers. My dad was a commercial diver and as a little kid he gave me tons of books made by divers. The one that haunts me to this day is a great white the size of a Ford ranger taking a chunk out of a guys leg up to his thigh while his friend Caught the whole thing on camera.
thank you @vegan diver katt am going to do my first lesson next week and your video is really awsome am really clear with fears now thanks for sharing katt
I really would love to do a scuba dive . I’m getting a sinus op in 5 days and I have so much pressure in my ears , which I’m hoping this op helps with. One good thing is I have zero function with my nose 🤔 One day 🤞
I was scared to take my mask off, I refused to do it. My second lesson I prepared myself breathing only with my mouth while driving my car haha. I got some time in the pool and just swum around at the surface without my diving mask. The last step was taking off my mask. Afterwards I was so happy. So step by step I just did it! I'm still scared diving outside the swimming pool but if it would be easy everyone would do it, right :p
One diver in my class bolted for the surface during an exercise. I don't get it, i would do everything to be able to stay down longer, my worst fear is cutting the dive short lol. Bolting for the surface does NOT mean safety lol.
I always make sure to clearly explain the dangers of bolting to my students clearly before. Along with constantly providing reassurance that just letting me know is the safest thing they can do. I totally understand about wanting to stay down longer. Of course unless I'm freeezing
I went up in the middle of training. I didn't bolt up though I just came up slowly. You get overcome with anxiety and feel like you can't breathe. Your only thought is escaping that feeling. If you haven't experienced it then you would not understand
I do snorkeling quite a bit and I still freak out a bit that I can hear myself breathe underwater and that I’m breathing underwater and usually calm myself down or I go to the surface.
Good vids been certified since 97, had gear stolen in 2008 got out of it now back with a vengeance chasing master diver, got my wife certified over weekend.. Next classes will be nitrox and rescue :) Great vids Katt, although I am a carnivore..lol
@@OceanPancake very much so...lol.. sorry for my lack of terminology spent 17-31yrs old in military...LOL.. Trying to work up new channel since wife decided she wanted to try after a back surgery..
I had a situation that happened a few years after I go certified... so I went on a dive carter..the water was getting rough, and the site was at 90ft... well it took me forever to get down there, I had a hard time getting my ears to equalize.. when I got down to 80ft, I just started floating up.. Luckily I was by the rope.. so I held on the rope... when I got back on the boat the bcd was malfunctioning, it was filling up with air...... so that dive was a little scary and stressful too. I didn't go on the second dive because of that...
That would have been a very scary situation! I am very happy you are okay. Gear malfunctioning is unfortunate and can sometimes happen. Your instructor should have been nearby ready to take charge if anything. This is also why I think it's important to prioritise more expensive courses where the standards of equipment etc can be higher and classes smaller. Did you end up getting your certification later?! I'm so sorry you had a bad experience
This happened 3 years after I was certified.... we all had dive buddy's on the charter that we paired up with... of course my buddy keep on swimming away to take a picture of a fish during this situation... but the main thing I learn since I was a kid, when scuba diving, " Always stay calm".. I think when people panic when diving that's when problems really happen! but that never stopped me from scuba diving. I love it too much!!🙂
@@tempestrage257 no, I didn't realize it was the bcd until I was at the surface... it was a slow leak... the problem it wasn't clean very good... that's rental gear for you..
I am an advanced scuba diver, and i have big fear about deep diving below 30m because i had an experience with nitrogen effects. And i started to hate diving because of that
Hello, from Hungary. 😊 I just find your videos and they are fantastic. Thank you for that. Btw, i scubadiving for 4 or 5 years, i dove several beautiful places like red sea, coratia, and saw a tonns of wrecks. Got about 3-400 dive and im preparing myself for my divemaster course, and i'd become an instrucor. This is my dream and i dont want to give it up! Nevaaa! Your videos helped me a lot to focus and becone better and better. HUGE Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, your advise was very clear and informative. Can one be too old to start diving lessons, I’m 60, in good health. Are there any health conditions that might prevent you from diving? 😊
@@damako7072 thanks! it was really fun and i nailed all my skills. it was still basic stuff though, i know my limits. im doing another two dives this august.
@@m1a1charb26 That's awesome. I live in Ontario, Canada and was literally signed up to begin my course in 2020 but was canceled, so I can't wait to rebook. I love to travel and always wanted to dive. Anywho I'm happy everything went great for you. It's great to hear positive feedback from newbies.
I just did my first pool dive today and it was soooo fun, I’m not really scared of anything when it comes to scuba so I’m pretty happy about that😄 what specific things do you do in the ocean dive and how far down do you go? Thx
I’m not a diver yet. What’s stopped me is kids cost so dam much money. Now my kids are out of the house and paying for themselves, so now I can work on getting certified. There’s only one reason I want to get dive certified. I want to go shark diving at tiger beach and or Guadalupe island. I think sharks are some of the coolest creatures on earth and tigers and great whites are my favorites. I’ve been interested in sharks ever since I saw the movie jaws when I was a kid after seeing it I tried to learn as much as I could and realized that attacks are very rare. This also lead to an interest in large predators on land also. I just really like animals that could look at us and think Mmm lunch. Yes I know they don’t but the idea that they could fascinates me for some reason.
I just canceled my diving course ( like 5 hours ago) because I was constantly panicking whenever water gets into my nose or mouth and I keep going to the surface whenever I have a problem ! And I also had a problem clearing my mask after it flooded because of my lenses was on. But my instructor told me to descend despite all the problems mentioned which was bad because as I said I keep wanting to go to the surface ( I kept thinking what if I went down and wanted to go to the surface because I got water in my mask). that was a mess 😂😭😭 should I try it again or just drop the whole thing ? I kinda loved the feeling underwater tho 😩💔
I think becoming a proficient swimmer would help to set you up for success because in order to swim you need breath control and learn how to keep water out of your nose while being under water and and without touching your nose. Then you could try to learn the skills with an instructor step by step slowly at your pace and at the depth you feel comfortable.
The hardest thing was probably deep diving - Being at almost 40 meters in cold and completely dark water .. (Denmark) but after sometimes it became a + And now I love night diving ..And wreckdiving ..
Im really nurvous i had a dive few weeks ago and i couldnt master the reef i havent had my padi for long and this was my first dove at another locotation i was so scared and i was gripping onto the rocks as i xouldnt control my bouancy when i go over the higher rocks do u have any tips for going up and down when scuba diving??
Hi I have only dove to be certified when I first go under it freaks ne out I have to come back up several times before I stay under why would I do that???
I’m 13 and about to start my course because in my country you can do courses from 12 and I’m not heavy so I’m worried I’ll just sink and won’t be able to swim to the surface
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Are you a diver? If you are, what have been your biggest challenges? If not, whats stopping you?!
Thanks for checking our my newest video, hope you find it helpful.
My instructor made me do my very first open water session in the sea (shore dive) right after finishing my pool session. My biggest challenge was the exhaustion. I should've asked to do the shore dive on another day, but I just want to get it over with quickly - aaaand this is a wrong move. Having spent more than 3 hours in the pool, had a quick lunch, and straight to the sea, it's damn exhausting, not to mention it was my first time having to carry a tank on my back and walk to the water from the van. So I didn't enjoy my first open water dive. Underwater I still had to do all the skills, removing mask, taking off the BCD, etc.etc. I got cramps on my leg. It was not pleasant. My only motivation was that I've paid good money for it so I forced myself to do everything my instructor asked. But then after my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th open water dive, I was able to enjoy the underwater world, not having to think too much, not exhausted, aaaand I got addicted, and here I am, as a diver.... check out my channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCDsXOSc8sDmBSI7DcrL5h7g?view_as=subscriber
I found this is quite often the case with cheaper courses, who try and complete the pool and open water dives in two days rather than three. I would alwaysss advise for people to take their time and do the whole course in four days rather than three or even two! This allows people to take their time and avoid exhaustion. Which can be one of the biggest precursors to panic!
Thanks for checking out the video. Congratulations for becoming a diver. Love having you in the family :)
My biggest problem was another diver that was always 6inches away from me and wouldnt unstick himself from me, he wasnt my buddy, and one time he even spun over me and hit me on the back of the head with his tank, stunning me for at least 10 seconds, during our 3rd dive, 1st night dive. Luckily, i grew up in the water, and was lifeguard.
Hahaha! I have definitely seen some people who lose the sense off personal space Underwater. It's all a learning curve! We have to remember to be patient
The navigation part was very scary for me
Wasn't sure what I was doing but had a great instructor
It's def was not my fav part of the open water course
Hello I am 52 years old and I live in Greece. My biggest fear was even just the thought of being underwater. I was claustrophobic and never put my head underwater. 1 day I thought nooo wayyy , I cant live in Greece and not enjoy the sea..but what about my fear for the water ?? so I thought I need to overcome my fears and the way I thought best is SCUBA DIVING LESSONS . I was very lucky to have my discovery dive at a great diving school and my instructor was excellent. He was very patient with me and explained everything over and over again. I am completing the open water training next week and am proud to say that I managed to do all the exercises and guess what ... I am not claustrophobic anymore. A serious diving school and properly trained instructors helped me overcome my fears and be able to enjoy a new world underwater. Next goal a trip to Thailand or Bali and diving to see corals !!!!! Regardless age and fears we can do anything we put our mind to !!!
Congrats!! 🥳I know it must have been hard, but you did it!! You are now a beautiful mermaid 🧜♀️ I hope you have some great underwater adventures!
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My tip before taking a scuba course is being comfortable in the water. This helped me a lot. You don't necessarily need to be a great swimmer for the basic certification. Also, take your time in your movements. There is no point to rush anything. Also, if you CANNOT find your primary regulator after two tries, just grab, insert, clear and breath through you secondary regulator.
During the 'out of air' exercise where i used my buddys alternate regulator, i gave them the regulator back before i had my own primary ready. And when i couldn't find it, i grabbed my own spare regulator and took my time finding my primary. Funnily enough, i wasnt the only one in the class to give back the regulator before securing my own.
When i first did my open water course, i watched the videos the week before doing it. And i told my instructor when we started, i wasnt sure if i could do the mask removal skill, because it looked so hard in the video. So after every single skill we did, she said ok lets do the mask removal again. So by the end of the pool portion I had done the mask removal like 15-20 times. And i mastered it that day. And now that im an insturctor i do that with ny students that are afraid of the mask removal 🙂
@Cole Edwards me? Im a padi instructor
Mask removal is what scared me the most, breathing out of my nose and inhaling through my reg ofc helped me alot instead of just breathing through my reg. Here in uk the water is cold and on my open water I panicked. Still qualified tho
The hardest skill for me was taking my mask off underwater and putting back on but my instructor worked with me after that, I was certified. The only thing I regret about learning how to dive is I didn't do it sooner.
It is a very scary skill indeed!!! Completely normal and you should be proud of yourself for pushing past!! Where did you learn to dive??
@@OceanPancake bluewater park in Pelham, Alabama. I am taking my first trip in April can't wait.
@@jesspeoples3292 That's so exciting!! Where are you heading off to?
@@OceanPancake Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
Oh wow!!! In an aquarium!!
Taking that first dive I get so anxious. Then I relax go back to my happy place. You are instrumental in changing peoples lives.
Im here because tomorow is my first scuba dive. After hearing this.. it makes me calm. Thank you. I will be back after my dive tomorow..
You're going to do great!!
@@OceanPancake it’s been one month
something went wrong
How was it???
Did you die?
@@abbykantor4120 😂
I got teary eyed bc of this video. A newbie diver here and I can 100% follow instructions but having a hard time on mental discipline. So this is of great help. Thank you!
Me too 😭😭😭 i actually gave up and didn’t show up for the other classes after the first dive in the pool, the first skill that the instructor asked me to do is clearing the mask, once i filled it with water i freaked out and the water went into my nose and my lungs i told her by signs that i want to go up she replied noo, i panicked and threw my mask and my regulater away and tried to go up but i couldn’t because i forgot to inflate the bcd, and i was suffocating 😭 this traumatized me and i gave up on something that i was dreaming for , and btw when i went up to the surface she didn’t tell that it’s ok everyone has this fear on their first try, she told go in again or leave the course don’t waist my time and your colleague’s time. 💔
@@zahraali8789 that is horrible. Im sorry to hear that. I think that if u have further willingness to go underwater, you can do it! I am an advanced open water diver now with 60+ logged dives. Wishing you the best!!!
How to develop mental discipline? How to make oneself think everything is all right?
yes, those are those fears of the beginners. I know it by my self. It is so important to have a patient and experienced diving instructor. very good video!
Did you experience all these fears? Or just some?
I’m not a diver yet, but I’m so ready to learn. I snorkeled in the Bahamas about 20 years ago, and the initial breathing was weird at first, as I learned to trust the snorkel and learn to swim with it and breathe with it, but once I did it was sooooooo much fun. Right then and there I knew I had to learn to scuba dive. Fast forward years due to “life” and me and my son I think will do it. I’m trying to get him off his iPad and show him all the cool and wonderful stuff there is to do outdoors.
Thanks for this video. I have been out of the water for close to 10 years. I am doing a dive on Thursday. Even though I had reached the level of dive master, I cannot find my confidence. To add to that, I am 68 years. You helped me remember all the fears I had when I took my first open water class. Fears that I am confident that I can deal. On to the next fear--Bouyancy.
Beautiful
I’m prepping to get my PADI because I’m going on a volunteer marine conservation trip, and while I’m so excited I am an anxious person especially sometimes in the water. Thank you so much for this video it made me feel so much better and excited about getting my PADI and knowing that I’m not the only one feeling these fears and that everyone goes through this. Thank you
Thank you , you calmed me a little this morning. Today is the last day of my owd course. I’m learning diving in a lake and yesterday we were at 12m and you couldn’t see anything just black . I was scared but really happy I didn’t lost my buddy . But after that I kind of freaked out a little and felt like i couldn’t get enough air . My instructor later told me not to worry about that . I did really good the other times and already mastered the mask skill and the regulator skill. But after this experience yesterday I’m kind of nervous to go down today . Wish me luck 🍀☺️
wow. I wish I watched this 48 hours ago. I went to do my first pool session for the open water certificate yesterday and literally the first two fears really affected me. Being asthmatic on top of it contributed to me panicking which led to me being short of breath and having to call the session short. Luckily the dive centre I was at was very comprehensive and did not pressure me at all and offered to reschedule once I felt more comfortable. Will definitely try to practice this skill with a snorkel before going back again. I really want to get a grasp of it so I can start diving :)
PS: I really liked your overall demeanor
You can do it! Just take your time and your instructors ill certainly work one on one with you. The key thing is to WANT to do it. :)
Your enthusiasm is contagious and reminds me of my own feelings when diving.
Oh yay :) Thank you so much for the kind comment
Great video, I'm a new diver, just got open water certified in Sept. I wish I would've seen this video first. I subscribed and look forward to watching more. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Great video! I just did my first open water today however the visibility was horrible. We were at a depth of around 24 ft when I tried inflating my bc and I guess I did too much that I began to ascend quickly but because of my vertigo mixed with horrible visibility I felt as if we were in a whirlpool and felt so dizzy, when we surfaced I thought we were just in a storm of some sort but it was just because I accidentally inflated my bc and ascended quickly
I think my biggest fear is I am going to drop like a rock and no air but more dives I have the less it affects me. This is after 48 dives thanks for your calming way of communication.
Thanks for sharing Katt, the hardest thing for me is actually controlling my body into a right position. When taking OW, I couldn't knee on the sand in the underwater and I had found i'm always falling aside, balancing is hard for me. It makes me felt anxiety inside the water.
This would potentially be due to your weighting, and that would have been up to your instructor to make sure you have the correct weights.
Vegan Diver Katt thanks for replying, probably a good weighting and need more practice. Have a good day ya!
@@aydenq448 you too!!!
I love your passion and the way that you care about us people and diving in general! Keep it up! ;)
Thank you for your kind comment!
I been taken scuba diving lessons. I found it easy to buy a swimmers nose clip and learn to breathe just out of my mouth. It’s seems as a good trainer to get you used to breathing out of my mouth to build confidence.
Mask clearing is my hardest skill :,) and I thought I was the only abnormal one cos everyone could do it with ease. I had a panic Attack when I couldn’t clear my mask and water went up my nose and I suddenly couldn’t breathe (nth to do with regulator i still had air source but just panic mode)
I got a Low volume mask now and I’m trying to practice it very often now but I’m just so uncomfortable with water being in my mask and being okay with water surrounding my eyes and going into my nose
Not at all!! It's perfectly normal. It's a scary thing to be underwater and suddenly not be able to see. Just take it bit by bit and it'll be okay.
I always try and breathe out slowly anytime my mask is off to ensure I do not get any water in my nose! I am an instructor and hate it!
HEY KYU same, I’m better without a reg than without a mask!
Hello! Same problem here. I found a way to manage it, slowly. I went to my swimming pool just with my mask and snorkel, being the snorkel detached from the mask. Then I went just below water with my head and started practicing. It is even worth practicing with you snorkel only, breath through the mouth, put your face under water and get used to, breath in through your mouth, breathe out with you nose. Slowly, over and over. Then try with the mask, it worked good for me to be on my own and take it really slow. Hope it works for you and all others who have this fear.
@@maxbirsa Great tip!
What really helped be was holding my face under the shower water and breathing through my mouth. Believe it or not. That helped me more than anything. After almost 5 years of diving, it’s second nature now 🙂🙂
Thank you for giving me the confidence about mask clearing!!! I just did the confined water dive, and failed so many times of doing that, although I succeeded in the end. I saw lots of students were having the same problem, which let me feel I'm not alone! I'll practice it using snorkel in the pool these days, and hope I can pass the open water test this weekend!
You can do it!! :) Let me know how it went
@@OceanPancake Yes I've passed the test and got my ow license!
this video is great, i freaked out after the second day of my open water and dropped out before day three. trying to prepare myself to try again
I want to thank you for making me feel less scared. I have done 2 confined water dives and have done the mask clearing/removal/swim without mask skills and it was so SO scary. I got water up my nose and had to plug my nose the whole time. I got it done and was able to accomplish them all but it took more than once. I found that plugging my nose helped me to calm down and breath through the regulator easier because unfortunately I can't seem to figure out that I can breath through my mouth without my nose lol. While I hope I never have to do this skill again or have it happen by accident, I really hope I can be calm enough to finish it again.
I am so glad I could helpp you out!! Theres absolutely no shame in holding your nose! Staying calm is the key part
The hardest thing I had to do was on my 3rd dive. I had to tow my instructor at the surface for a certain amount of time. It brought back memories of recovering my classmates body during a grade 9 canoe trip. I was out of sorts and never did go down that day, but we did the last 2 dives the next day instead. I never did tell her what stopped me, but I sure had a very somber time on the dive boat while everyone else was gone. I finished my open water the next day.
Congratulations on finishing, but I am so sorry to hear that happened to you. Next time, do not be afraid to talk to your instructor about these types of things. They are trained to deal with anxiety and fears and would work together with you
I did really good my first two pool dives. For some odd reason I got wrecked by anxiety on the third. I was able to finish but was shaken up. Already decided when we go to open water, if I get that feeling again I'm coming out of water and am done with it for good
You have to take it easy on yourself. It is a very scary thing to be and quite unnatural. That's why you need to be kind and remind yourself its normal to be ancious. You can do it!
I cleared mine the same as I did in the pool,nice and calm and took my time,my problem was first getting in the water
YESS!! Good job :)
Thanks for the video .
I Just passed my open water
Had no problem clearing my mask
Just taking it off it felt back to front . When I put my mask back on water on the inside air on outside if that makes sense .
It’s was on a second dive so maybe a bit dehydrated. Only thing I Had a moment on But got it in the end and will retry for myself confident in not so deep water or a pool .
NEVER has a shark attacked a scuba diver?!?! That’s something incredible Id never heard!
Great video, thanks. Excited for my first dive after my Open Water Certification, headed out today!
I recently saw a video of an attack. It has happened, but very very rare.
Diving where you can't see any landmarks, I get so worried about getting lost. I tend to stay uncomfortably close to other divers if I can't see something to navigate with.
Me: Wanting to watch a video about scuba diving.
OP: I'm a vegan...
Gotta spot the vegan ;)
@@OceanPancake But why?
@@roelofco I rewatched the video, and wasn't sure where I said it? :)
@@OceanPancake No I'm just pulling your leg, I was referring to the channel name! Love your work!
@@roelofco completely unrelated vegans just love telling you their vegan so they feel better than you
65 year old female… doing open water in Cozumel.
Until I am comfortable enough at 10’ or 15’ I am staying there…
I have 1/2 of the issues you described. Taking my mask off was easy.
It is the dropping when I let the air out. It feels like I am in free fall and I have to learn how to do it properly. That was a bad panic attack.
Thank you for the video.
use less weights on your belt
Thank you this made me calm when I was in water remembering this 🙂
You’re welcome 😊
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I hope to be an Instructor one day, I'm an SSI & PADI Divemaster at the moment. One thing I've found lots of students fear is not being able to equalize. This next one isn't a fear but a funny story. I had a student tell me she couldn't pee. I thought she was being silly because everyone jokes about peeing in their wetsuit. Turns out she was serious and in pain and I took her out of the ocean so she could use the public restrooms.
Hi thank you so much for your insightful comment! I knew I forgot to mention a big one : equalising!!! Oh wow. I am yet to hear one about peeing. I've gotten many questions about periods and sharks though!
Thanks ! I'll start my 3 days open water course within 3 weeks from now
That is so exciting!! Are you looking forward to it?
Leon S. Kennedy how was it
Mine is next week
I never really had any fear (of course I am just a newly certified PADI OWD, who knows what's to come...), but the hardest exercise for me was the one were you have to take off your BCD, float on it and put it back on. It was such a bloody struggle for me and I got so frustrated that I almost pushed the damn thing away and swam to the shore/edge of the pool. In the end I got it, but I never want to have to do it again.
Got my cert in 2022, and the mask removal was what I was worried about the most. Turns out, it ended up being the easiest thing of all the tasks.
Quite honestly, the water shooting up my nose is my biggest worry. That's when I feel like I'd panic. I can deal with sharks and not having the regulator in my mouth. The ocean seems terrifying, especially up here in the Pacific Northwest where it's all dark and cold. But yeah, I don't water up my nose.
My second concern, not so much a fear, is sipping air through a free flowing regulator.
Hoping to take a course this year!
The key to sipping through a free flowing regulator : is to not press the button all the way down. When your regulator starts to free flow, it will start doing so SLOWLY not in this massive pressure :)
@@OceanPancake Thanks for the reply and advice! Still worried about the water up the nose thing. I think it's mainly happening though because when I practice it in a 5ft pool I have to try and keep my body from floating up while trying to control the snorkel in one hand to continue breathing, while removing the mask. Maybe when I get to start the class it'll be easier being properly buoyant and with a regulator rather than juggling everything around at the surface of a shallow pool.
I've started the ePADI learning thing online and I'm pretty comfortable with the knowledge and what I'll have to be able to do... It's just that damned water clogging my nose making me want to cough.
Anyways, thanks for the reply and the advice!
mine is manually putting some air in my bcd while in the surface super challenging.
Just take a big breath and you will be okay!!
Love your caring attitude 😁. It is rare but scuba divers do get attacked by sharks - most recently in Australia a 20yr old in July 2020 off QLD. I won’t tell ‘the kids’ if you don’t 😉
Yeah.... that just happened :( I do not understand what is going on
Vegan Diver Katt It’s not uncommon - Rodney Fox survived an attack. Sharks look for slow, injured fish and many of those are around the surface. If a White Shark tags you - their size & power is generally fatal. This is why station surfers are at risk. But i agree with you - sharks are wondrous & amazing - and not that common. Bulls & Tigers can be bullies, Whites frightening and the rest good company
Evening, I just subscribed to your channel. I’m new to diving. I’ve done my pool time. May I’m doing my beach and boat dives. My fears or concerns is navigating and “getting lost.” I am excited though in this new adventure. I also didn’t realize how many people I know that scuba dive.
I did my ow in the UK .the water there is a little chilly Feb March time when I did mine .I had to take my mask off at the end of the dive .hands and face so cold I could feel anything.i could feel I had replaced and cleared my mask because it was so cold .it was the instructor tapping my shoulder alerting me I had done it .I'm now doing my DM course but on hold at the mo because of covid restrictions.I still don't like mask removal but it's not a problem anymore as it become a natural reaction to fix the problem
Thank you so much for this video, it was just what I needed! I’m contemplating a live aboard holiday in the Red Sea this fall and am quite apprehensive about the possibility of shark encounters.. Also, even though I’m an AOWD with 40-50 dives I’m never quite at ease in the beginning of a dive holiday.. It was really nice to be reminded that I’m not alone feeling this way and watching this video reassured me how normal these fears are and how to deal with them. Thanks you! Wish you could be my dive instructor 😊💙
To be honest, this was a really uplifting video! I'm not a diver yet but I hope to be soon.
Oh yay :) I am glad you enjoyed it
Even though I’m a 12 year old kid My 1st pool class I had a lot of nerves and worrying then soon enough I panicked and rushed to the surface. Later on I realized you should not fear a lot of this I always would cry in my room why I can’t keep my self under control like taking off my mask and being scared of panic attacks but now on I feel much better about my self I’ve been watching calm music stuff now I’m on to my Final Exam and about to go to the open water !
You can do it!! Congratulations on bein persistent!
tomorrow my first scuba dive lesson im so exited. I cant control my self... I cant wait , I hope I will love it and invest in this amazing new hobby, as I read earlier diving is a new planet underwater... fking hell its scary but fking nice...
How was it hasan?
Your all videos related to diving...are very helpful for upcoming divers....keep doing and keep motivating us towards diving. Thank you and love you....😊
Thank you so much! Glad you found it informative. Are you a new diver?.
@@OceanPancake not yet. but surely I'm future diver.....🤗
I agree joshi, im a new diver, i love Kats videos.
Become a new diver!! You can do it
Thanks so much!!!
1000% there have been incidents of a sharks attacking divers. My dad was a commercial diver and as a little kid he gave me tons of books made by divers. The one that haunts me to this day is a great white the size of a Ford ranger taking a chunk out of a guys leg up to his thigh while his friend Caught the whole thing on camera.
I'm a returning diver and this has really helped me. Thanks, subbed!
I am glad it could be helpful
Nice tips for newcomer :D Always nice to see another instructor giving nice tips.
Thanks! I am glad you found it helpful
Tomorrow my first time and I’m scared af but also excited
Hi katt, I will be going for my diving cert in April, thanks for the tips! Fred
That is so exciting!!
I will let you know how I do, maybe some day I will get to dive with you.😀👍
thank you @vegan diver katt am going to do my first lesson next week and your video is really awsome am really clear with fears now thanks for sharing katt
I'm glad you found this helpful!
I really would love to do a scuba dive . I’m getting a sinus op in 5 days and I have so much pressure in my ears , which I’m hoping this op helps with. One good thing is I have zero function with my nose 🤔
One day 🤞
I’m going week end I can’t wait
Thanks ror your tips, very helpfull and mind relaxing
Im glad you found them helpful. Let me know if you have any other questions
Thanks Katt. I just started my open water course today. Great video!
I was scared to take my mask off, I refused to do it. My second lesson I prepared myself breathing only with my mouth while driving my car haha. I got some time in the pool and just swum around at the surface without my diving mask. The last step was taking off my mask. Afterwards I was so happy. So step by step I just did it! I'm still scared diving outside the swimming pool but if it would be easy everyone would do it, right :p
YOU DID IT!!
One diver in my class bolted for the surface during an exercise. I don't get it, i would do everything to be able to stay down longer, my worst fear is cutting the dive short lol. Bolting for the surface does NOT mean safety lol.
I always make sure to clearly explain the dangers of bolting to my students clearly before. Along with constantly providing reassurance that just letting me know is the safest thing they can do. I totally understand about wanting to stay down longer. Of course unless I'm freeezing
I went up in the middle of training. I didn't bolt up though I just came up slowly. You get overcome with anxiety and feel like you can't breathe. Your only thought is escaping that feeling. If you haven't experienced it then you would not understand
Very good video ! I definitly love the way you explain, congratulations !
I do snorkeling quite a bit and I still freak out a bit that I can hear myself breathe underwater and that I’m breathing underwater and usually calm myself down or I go to the surface.
Good vids been certified since 97, had gear stolen in 2008 got out of it now back with a vengeance chasing master diver, got my wife certified over weekend.. Next classes will be nitrox and rescue :) Great vids Katt, although I am a carnivore..lol
Thats so great to hear!! congratulations on your next certification. Haha omnivore I'd hope?
@@OceanPancake very much so...lol.. sorry for my lack of terminology spent 17-31yrs old in military...LOL.. Trying to work up new channel since wife decided she wanted to try after a back surgery..
Katt you are awesome
And I would love to experience a dive with you some day...all the love 2 you
Thank you for your kind video :)
woops comment :)
I passed my open water today and for some reason I didn’t get to go in the pool so I had to go straight to the sea but I was fine with that
That does not seem right, where did you do it? Did you do the 21 skills?
My biggest fear are waves, the pressure and how it would work with me having rods in my back
Thanks for the explanation. Really helps a lot..
I had a situation that happened a few years after I go certified... so I went on a dive carter..the water was getting rough, and the site was at 90ft... well it took me forever to get down there, I had a hard time getting my ears to equalize.. when I got down to 80ft, I just started floating up.. Luckily I was by the rope.. so I held on the rope... when I got back on the boat the bcd was malfunctioning, it was filling up with air...... so that dive was a little scary and stressful too. I didn't go on the second dive because of that...
That would have been a very scary situation! I am very happy you are okay. Gear malfunctioning is unfortunate and can sometimes happen. Your instructor should have been nearby ready to take charge if anything. This is also why I think it's important to prioritise more expensive courses where the standards of equipment etc can be higher and classes smaller.
Did you end up getting your certification later?! I'm so sorry you had a bad experience
This happened 3 years after I was certified.... we all had dive buddy's on the charter that we paired up with... of course my buddy keep on swimming away to take a picture of a fish during this situation... but the main thing I learn since I was a kid, when scuba diving, " Always stay calm".. I think when people panic when diving that's when problems really happen! but that never stopped me from scuba diving. I love it too much!!🙂
@@jonathanchadwickartsandadv712 Yes! Always stay calm is the key thing at any point!
Did you disconnect the bcd hose when you grabbed the rope?
@@tempestrage257 no, I didn't realize it was the bcd until I was at the surface... it was a slow leak... the problem it wasn't clean very good... that's rental gear for you..
Lmao when you said pretend you don't have a nose! Where are you located? I wish you were my instructor! Loved your video!
Excellent iam very happy wich your tips i learn a lot thankyou!!!!!
I am an advanced scuba diver, and i have big fear about deep diving below 30m because i had an experience with nitrogen effects. And i started to hate diving because of that
My struggle when diving is my balance in water I’m always turning a flipping and can’t stay up straight
Have you looked into your trim? What kind of BCD do you use? A wing style BCD can help keep you in a horizontal position provided your trim is good.
I have my first ever PADI dive course in 6 weeks, super nervous but excited 😁
How did it go?
I just did blue hole in guam and still wall dive is making me frighten and currents too
Everyone takes a different amount of time to acclimatise to the ocean and diving. Just take your time and choose easier and shallower dives.
I just dove the Blue Hole in Belize! It was incredible.. Just uploaded a video about it too :)
Oh wow!! Would love to check it out
First time for me I was too much happy 😄 till I really laugh 😄 under water. It was awesome
Hahah! Laughing is always funny because it makes your mask leak!
@@OceanPancake oh yeah i know . Thanks darling. Appreciate that . 🤩🤩
One exam away from PADI OWSI here. Really enjoyed your video ✌🏼
Congratulations!!
My biggest fear is gear failure. As soon as I'm under and at depth my I start thinking my regular will fail. Have to fight through it.
That is why getting your own gear is a great idea!
@@OceanPancake sad enough I DO own my own gear...lol
@@paulmanning9229 Ah fair enough, then Iwould recommend learning more about euipment and how it is designed
@@OceanPancake Thank you very much. I'll do that
About to start the end of month can't wait but a little nervous about clearing the mask
the worst is Black water; cloudy water ; sometimes you have to look at your bubbles to see which way is up; creepy as hell
This vine is showing its love of this gal. Oh my gosh! I can't believe she is not conscious of these tendrils trying to grab a piece of her. So cute!
I was trying to ignore them haha
Thank you, you’re an excellent instructor 💚
Thanks for your kind comment :)
I just did my pool session today and I’m in open waters tomorrow and I find it hard to inflate and deflate my vest to the right pressure
Make small adjustments. Wait and see how things change. Then make another if needed.
Patience is really key. Small press and then wait 5 'missisipi' seconds, then reassess.
Hello, from Hungary. 😊 I just find your videos and they are fantastic. Thank you for that. Btw, i scubadiving for 4 or 5 years, i dove several beautiful places like red sea, coratia, and saw a tonns of wrecks. Got about 3-400 dive and im preparing myself for my divemaster course, and i'd become an instrucor. This is my dream and i dont want to give it up! Nevaaa! Your videos helped me a lot to focus and becone better and better. HUGE Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, your advise was very clear and informative. Can one be too old to start diving lessons, I’m 60, in good health. Are there any health conditions that might prevent you from diving? 😊
Im still a bit scary..but its fun😁especially breath through mouth😅
Just practise!!
first dive is today! im scared shitless! woohoo!
I hope you had a great first dive and it wasn't to scary nor did anything go wrong.
@@damako7072 thanks! it was really fun and i nailed all my skills. it was still basic stuff though, i know my limits. im doing another two dives this august.
@@m1a1charb26 That's awesome. I live in Ontario, Canada and was literally signed up to begin my course in 2020 but was canceled, so I can't wait to rebook. I love to travel and always wanted to dive. Anywho I'm happy everything went great for you. It's great to hear positive feedback from newbies.
I just did my first pool dive today and it was soooo fun, I’m not really scared of anything when it comes to scuba so I’m pretty happy about that😄 what specific things do you do in the ocean dive and how far down do you go? Thx
MAke sure to check out my video all about the various PADI dive courses :) I have tons of tips
I’m not a diver yet. What’s stopped me is kids cost so dam much money. Now my kids are out of the house and paying for themselves, so now I can work on getting certified.
There’s only one reason I want to get dive certified. I want to go shark diving at tiger beach and or Guadalupe island. I think sharks are some of the coolest creatures on earth and tigers and great whites are my favorites. I’ve been interested in sharks ever since I saw the movie jaws when I was a kid after seeing it I tried to learn as much as I could and realized that attacks are very rare. This also lead to an interest in large predators on land also. I just really like animals that could look at us and think Mmm lunch. Yes I know they don’t but the idea that they could fascinates me for some reason.
I just canceled my diving course ( like 5 hours ago) because I was constantly panicking whenever water gets into my nose or mouth and I keep going to the surface whenever I have a problem ! And I also had a problem clearing my mask after it flooded because of my lenses was on. But my instructor told me to descend despite all the problems mentioned which was bad because as I said I keep wanting to go to the surface ( I kept thinking what if I went down and wanted to go to the surface because I got water in my mask). that was a mess 😂😭😭 should I try it again or just drop the whole thing ? I kinda loved the feeling underwater tho 😩💔
I think becoming a proficient swimmer would help to set you up for success because in order to swim you need breath control and learn how to keep water out of your nose while being under water and and without touching your nose. Then you could try to learn the skills with an instructor step by step slowly at your pace and at the depth you feel comfortable.
@@PhilippUnterreiner thanks for the advice!! I actually took swimming lessons and will give it another shot next year 🤞🏻
The whole thing seems ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING FOR ME...I DON'T THINK ILL EVER DO THIS..BECAUSE I THINK ITS SO FRIGHTENING FOR ME.
The hardest thing was probably deep diving - Being at almost 40 meters in cold and completely dark water .. (Denmark) but after sometimes it became a + And now I love night diving ..And wreckdiving ..
Even reading this fills me with anxiety 😟
Well done 👏 🌊
Im really nurvous i had a dive few weeks ago and i couldnt master the reef i havent had my padi for long and this was my first dove at another locotation i was so scared and i was gripping onto the rocks as i xouldnt control my bouancy when i go over the higher rocks do u have any tips for going up and down when scuba diving??
Hi I have only dove to be certified when I first go under it freaks ne out I have to come back up several times before I stay under why would I do that???
loved this thank you!
I hope you found this helpful!
I’m 13 and about to start my course because in my country you can do courses from 12 and I’m not heavy so I’m worried I’ll just sink and won’t be able to swim to the surface
I'm nervous about my ears popping or not popping when they should.
You will be taught how to equalise properly by your instructor :)
Thank you so much for this info. Your vlog is a great help because next week I will have my OWD class. So excited!
Man I'm learning to dive in a lake... 15 ft visibility....this is still helping my nerves tho.. thank you🙏
YOU CAN DO IT!
Thank you for this video. I’m looking to get certified. Really cool video of the sharks swimming around the diver!! Kinda jealous lol
It was so much fun!! :) You should definitely get certified. It's the best thing ever :)
Vegan Diver Katt just signed up today for my open water certification trying to get it done before I scuba dive in Thailand 😎
@@michaelmangum8733 That will be so much fun! Congratulations
You forgot to mention great white shark 😁
No wayy :)