I had an air embolism with DCS in July of 2008...but that wasn’t the scariest moment! I was too out of it to really be scared. However, I was a little scared to get back to depth...and possibly come up too fast again. I had to wait 2 months to dive again, and when I did, I went with Dave (Flaski above) and he was an incredible buddy! I took my time and made extra safety stops at 60 and 30 feet, and he was right there with me. He never once complained about babysitting me, LOL. Dave is sooo right about diving with a good buddy. He is one of the best!
I found that the best way to overcome any difficulty (diving or in life) is to allow others with more experience to help me along the way.