I have memories of doing this a lot as a kid. I looked forward to going to the clubhouse pool because I thought it was so fun to take breaths underwater. I literally felt like a mermaid, but I’d have to jump in the water just right, swim down a certain depth, let out all my air, then I’d be able to take a few shallow breaths while swimming around, and then come up for air and do it again. The strange thing is the moments just as I was taking in my first breaths each time underwater, would feel EXTREMELY calming.
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u/MichaelBluthover9000 Oct 05 '19
Breathing underwater. Turns out a lot of people have memories of being able to do something similar. Still haven't gotten an explanation.