Is this like childbirth?

[PeteMayer]

Diving is peaceful!  If things go well and you adjust to your equipment and the people around you.... it can have a real relaxing affect on you.  I dreamed of diving since I was a little kid and have always been at home in the water swimming right through High School and a bit into college.

I was certified in 1978 finally but didn't dive again and continue until 1996.  My first dives weren't always that fun.  Don't let the first experience scare you.  Take a max and snorkel to a pool and just fool around with it until you've got it feeling good.

Above all, don't compare yourself and your experiences to the all the other "Diver Dans" of the world.  Get a good instructor and take it at your own pace.

Pete