I'm a newbie dive junkie going through self inflicted withdrawals...

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Posted 29 July 2011 - 10:00 AM
I'm finding myself in a difficult place in my diving and not sure how to proceed. I have a little over 250 dives since I was certified in the fall of 2008 and got my AOW the following summer. Diving never came easily to me. I struggled from the beginning, as WreckWench can attest. By the time I went on the Cozy SD trip last October, I was feeling comfortable and even was considering taking a drysuit class. In Dec. 2010, I went on the Nautilus Explorer to the Socorro Islands by myself. I found the diving very challenging, although I did OK. The other divers wouldn't give me the time of day and I ended up buddying with the DMs. To be perfectly honest it was miserable and I have found a million reasons not to go diving ever since. You who know me know how much I love diving. It seems to me that the only way I am going to feel confident around divers with 1000+ dives (and dive snobs) and ever dive anywhere more challenging than Cozy or Cayman is to take a GUE Fundies course, even if it kicks my rear.
I'm a newbie dive junkie going through self inflicted withdrawals...
Posted 29 July 2011 - 11:42 AM
Don't let one bad experience, with a boat load of stuck up divers with attitudes, effect your thoughts on diving. It sounds like more of a reflection on them as people than it does on you as a diver.
Posted 29 July 2011 - 04:06 PM
Posted 29 July 2011 - 04:50 PM
Each wreck has a tale to tell about its life and its demise.
If you are observant while diving in dark places listen to the account each has to tell, You cannot come away unaffected.
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
Posted 29 July 2011 - 05:33 PM
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 06:02 PM
Ellen what makes you think the GUE classes will help you? Were the divers on the trip that you interacted with of that training and mindset? Have you met someone who you think is all that and a bag of chips AND they are GUE certified?
I am curious how you came to the conclusion you did when you could have come to MANY conclusions and frankly GUE Fundies was not my first guess!
Also what are you trying to accomplish? Ability to deal with current? Ability to stay perfectly straight/flat in the water column? Ability to deal with some of the most challenging conditions such as Socorros?
Knowing what you want to accomplish will help us to give you a more valid reply.
p.s. Its great to see you back! We've missed you! kamala
Posted 29 July 2011 - 06:46 PM
Time on earth is precious, time underwater even more so. Live life one day at a time. Dive your @$$ off!!!
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