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From: larry@hpfelg.HP.COM (Larry Chapman X3117)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Does the terror stop?
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Date: 23 May 91 15:30:54 GMT
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Does the terror stop?

Well, when I was learning there were two types of "emotional discomfort"
that I experienced:

    1) Fear of death/injury.
    2) Fear of failing to perform (miss the dummy ripcord, blow the RW
       sequence etc.)

For me it took about 50 jumps  before #1 was  almost  completely  gone.  It
took only a few jumps before I was  comfortable  enough to remember most of
the details of a dive.  I still have days when #1 rears it's ugly head, but
they are few and far between.  Anyway, I think a bit of #1 is healthy in this
sport!

Fear #2 is very  different and is not at all related to skydiving.  It will
come and go depending on your own expectations and skills.

-- LSC