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Working through Negative Core Beliefs in Scuba Diving
How Negative Core Beliefs In Scuba Diving Limit As a scuba diver, have you ever feared that you are inadequate? Incapable of learning important skills? Divers may feel that they are not skilled enough or lack the necessary experience to… Continue reading
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Why Is Clearing a Scuba Mask So Difficult? Uncover the Challenges and Solutions
Understanding Why Water Enters Your Scuba Mask One of the primary reasons water enters a scuba mask is due to improper fit. A mask that doesn’t form a proper seal against your face will allow water to seep in. This… Continue reading
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Dive Bar Psychology: new video and playlist
With a view to sharing diving psychology, I’ve been creating a series of mini-talks, under 3 minutes, that fit on the back of a beer mat/drinks coaster. The third one has just been released, so I’ve also made this into… Continue reading
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What is the plan for 2024?
Nothing new! Nothing new is the simple plan for Fit To Dive in 2024. If you have read reflections on 2023, you’ll know that there are lots of ideas still to be shared. As well as plenty of options for learning… Continue reading
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2023 Reflections on “experience”
It is December, and time to look back over the previous year. This is a post I write every year to check what I’ve done against the intentions set for Fit To Dive. I would forgive you for thinking there… Continue reading
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I’m concerned I could run out of air scuba diving, should I get a spare supply?
This is a common question I hear from people who have experienced a distressing problem while diving and from (usually novice) divers who are anxious about how long their air will last. It can also be connected to concerns about… Continue reading
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Scuba diving PTSD: how common is it, why does it matter and what may be done?
Experiencing some lingering distress , mental or emotional issues after a traumatic experience is relatively common. Mostly, the person heals and the problem resolves naturally. However, for a proportion of people this reaction may develop into psychological stress injury or… Continue reading
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Intentions for 2023
Every year I pick a theme for Fit To Dive’s work. There are so many ways psychology can improve diving, and vice versa, it’s easy to get lost while chasing ideas. It helps to have a little bit of a… Continue reading
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Review of 2022
In December 2021 I asked: …is it okay if we talk about what happens when dives go wrong? Is that something you would talk about with your buddies, or instructors? The rest of the newsletter read: Diving Psychology can help scuba divers… Continue reading
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Distress decompression to recover from a bad dive experience
Stress (or more accurately distress) is strangely similar to nitrogen. As divers we protect ourselves from injury because we understand the way that nitrogen build up in the body while breathing compressed gas/air during a dive. Being aware of the… Continue reading
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