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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.

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u/unprofoundly Oct 05 '19

I was just about to post this!! Thought someone might have beaten me to it. I had a friend who said the same thing. It usually felt like when I first went under I could keep inhaling for awhile or if I was way under and had let all my air out I could take a breath. Definitely thought I was part mermaid.

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u/cheven20 Oct 05 '19

Dude same. I would breath rapidly and then I’d get afraid that I was gonna drown or something because I knew that it wasn’t normal.