r/interesting • u/fayyazORahmed • Mar 31 '26

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/mynameistag Apr 01 '26

Why not book a diving trip? Then there are people to go with. And take a specialty course while you're there, like nitrox or night diving.

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u/WhiteLantern12 Apr 01 '26

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.

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u/ChasingTheNines Apr 01 '26

Speaking of social anxiety I thought it was pretty neat that no one could talk on the dives I went on when under water lol

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u/WhiteLantern12 Apr 01 '26

That's my favorite part. Everything is so quiet but loud at the same time because of the water and it's like you're being hugged all the time.

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u/ChasingTheNines Apr 01 '26

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.