scuba, panic, empathy

I thought panic attacks were for fragile hysterical people that can’t deal with life. I had never had one. I was visiting Iceland when I looked into a lake and saw how incredibly clear the water was. I thought, “Oooooh. I want to scuba dive in there!” I had never been scuba diving, so I found a place where I could take a week of lessons, get certified, then dive in that spot. The lessons were great. You learn hand signals to communicate underwater. The main two signals are the classic “OK” h...