Hi again,
I do not want to hijack this thread but thank you for replies and discussion.
Sky_doggy, I have this book already. I was really good prepared to my AFF, book inclusive. I had to do it in that way otherwise I would never be able to jump first time.
Yes, the first jump on a given day was always the scariest, but it was not much better after that really. I kept saying to myself that every next jump will be easier. The anxiety was always present.
It was my instructor who kept me going. I had AFF tasks to do – so I went there and did the job.
But without this additional push my fear had taken over.
Yes, my AFF went well indeed. Ant this is why I am so annoyed with myself: once I left the aircraft, I was calm and focused. I remembered every word that my instructor said to me before and fallowed the jump plan.
I understand what you are saying about fear holding people back but should I get past it each time just for sake of it? Possibly, I do not know.
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Indeed, a lot of fear can be interpreted as lack of reward for the activity, and thus be a reason to quit.
I think that this is the point.
I wanted skydiving to be fun and cool. What I did find was the fear.
However there is a huge feel good factor and feeling of achievement after each landing that I miss most.
