jigneshsoni 0 #1 May 15, 2007 I am not sure if this is a weird question to any of you, but I was just wondering. I have come across many things in life for which I would be very excited about to fulfill it, achieve it. Many things in my personal life as well as work. Things I would be involved with full passion and determination. I would find myself almost everytime that I would lose interest in the activity after sometime. The "Sometime" could be few days to several years. I am sure most of you would have felt the same way about many things in life. I am not new to sky diving as a sport, but I can definitly say there is not much I know about the sport. I have yet to learn a lot. But was wondering how many of you experienced guys feel the same way? Did anybody out there ever lost interest in sky diving? Did you quit it for sometime becuase you lost interest and then come back? I was also wondering how would it affect the safety of sky diving if you are not enjoying it at the 100% level like you used to at some point? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #2 May 15, 2007 Had an eye opener recently into just how quickly life can be snatched away from someone right in front of me and I must admit its made me reevaluate things. I'm sure it'll pass. I have periods where I don't jump for a few weeks and my level of enthusiasm drops. Then when I'm back in the air its amazing and I want to jump every available second. Its natural. Like you I wan't to do quite a few things but I think I'm learning to not push my luck so much. My plan to get a sportsbike this summer has been shelved for a while. Thinking of diverting my attention to something a bit more relaxing like scuba. Least when the weathers not suitable for jumping I got another alternative. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travman 6 #3 May 16, 2007 I got a bit over it for a while. Then I got back into some competition 4-way, had a great team and did to-date my best jump, 14 pts on a competition jump, considering we were basically a scratch team we were all very pleased. After that I was hooked again, competition 4-way is certainly my favourite discipline and keeps me hooked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysmurf2 0 #4 May 16, 2007 Not experienced but ALWAYS love skydiving but sometimes other stuff is distracting and if I'm distracted I don't jump. Sometimes that just means I miss out on a load sometimes that means I stop for 3 months. Things on the ground or things that happen in the air can and have really messed with my head at times. Doesn't mean I don't love the sport just meant at times it wasn't worth it as I couldn't focus and wasn't enjoying it 100%. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #5 May 16, 2007 There's a big thread in General about this. Yes, people get bored with a discipline and lose interest. They also become disillusioned by what goes on at their home dropzone and lose interest. They lose interest when they don't progress as fast as they would like. Any number of reasons, actually. All preventable, too. It's just a fad to some. Some have a phase where they will do everything they think they possibly can in the sport and then just quit. There are countless people out there who simply just walk away from it. In that regard, it's just like any other recreational activity. It's possible to not take it seriously enough, and it's definitely possible to take it WAY too seriously. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #6 May 16, 2007 I really think how long you stay in the sport depends on what you want out of it. Some people achieve what they want quickly while others get disappointed by not reaching their goals as quickly as they would like. There are many reasons why people quit. I only need one reason to stay and that is enough for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #7 May 16, 2007 Those who I know of who have permanently dropped out of the sport, they did so because of 1) dz politics, 2)a serious injury which made it physically/financially difficult to continue jumping or 3) new family or relationship that is more important than jumping (most of those have a thousand jumps and just don't care to do it anymore). As for the others, including myself, we've taken short temporary breaks due to a temporary medical condition, injury, financial reasons, or reassessment after the loss of a loved one to the sport. Once we sort out the temporary conditions, then we get back in the air. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #8 May 18, 2007 I think I'm in for the long run, first jump at age 17, and still chugging along, about 150-200 jumps a year. Occasionally I burn out a little, like after maybe losing another close friend in the sport, but I keep hearing the siren call of the sky. I could leave the sport forever, but my life would be much poorer for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 May 18, 2007 Quote I think I'm in for the long run, first jump at age 17, and still chugging along, about 150-200 jumps a year. Occasionally I burn out a little, like after maybe losing another close friend in the sport, but I keep hearing the siren call of the sky. I could leave the sport forever, but my life would be much poorer for it. Yeah...what he said! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
