I have seen this question before. Step back and look at diving again. Just because there are limits that are written on cards and charts and regulations, that does not mean that a diver needs to "push" those limits. Pick your favorite body of water. Walk out into it stand waist high, half of the body in the water, half out, put your regulator in your mouth, and put your face in the water. Assuming you are a certified diver, from that point, just how comfortable are you with just your face in the water? There is nothing that says that you cannot dive several dives at just 5 meters in clear water. There is also nothing that says you cannot just get comfy with your gear, put your regular in your mouth, and walk about just looking at the sand. For goodness sakes, get comfortable with your own, personal limits. My first 8 dives were at 2 meters, then 3, then 4. If your open water certification says you are good for 45 or 60 feet, where in the world is the rule that says that your "dive" must be to depth? Find a buddy who will be cool with walking into a tide zone, find a eco-friendly place, and a harzard safe place, and just sit down and enjoy the show. If it gets freaky, well, stand up and get your wits about you and relax. Incrementally ease your way into it. Don’t force it at all. I think my first 3 dives after I was certified I just went out with a buddy, found a cool spot, and just sat down in the water and looked. Now, years latter, when I went for my first Instructor rating, the trainer asked to see all the log books. Out of the 15 people in the class, he held mine up as an example. He only passed two of us, and I was one of those two. In other words, listen to yourself and dive within your own personal limits. Your agency should have told you that somewhere, and I bet they did.