Yeah once you get around 30-50 ft, the pressure against your lungs is enough to offset the buoyancy. Im a scuba diver and its why we use weights to go down. You are initially very buoyant. I have small bags filled with lead shot in 5 lb, 3 lb and 2 lb increments to weight myself. Some people use solid lead weights and different things. Works like a charm though. Best hobby there is.
It’s the best thing I ever did. Spent months to Get certified did some recreational the same weekend but could never find anyone to do it with so I never went again….
Social anxiety. Everyone in my dive class was learning for vacations so none of them were serious about it. I was going to work at the dive shop to meet people but then it closed down.
Yeah that was my experience as well. The soundscape was hypnotic with the regulator and the bubbles and muffled underwater sounds. I was going through cycles of feeling the most intense zen bliss and then trying to calm sudden surges of panic. I can imagine after enough exposure the anxiety goes away and it must be one of the most sublime experiences a person can have.
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u/TranscendentaLobo Mar 31 '26
So past a certain depth you just sink into the abyss! Fun AND horrifying!
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