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Diving is my therapy … should it be?
“Diving is my therapy.” You have probably seen this phrase in diving spaces. As a diver, I understand the feeling, and I share it. Diving can be calming, absorbing, connecting, and joyful; there are many ways in which it is therapeutic.… Continue reading
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Psychological Skills for Scuba Divers
What Are “Invisible Skills” in Scuba Diving? Divers learn visible skills like buoyancy control, mask clearing, and gas-sharing procedures. These are possible to demonstrate and copy. We can also learn and practice skills that can not be seen, invisible skills:… Continue reading
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Why Does Diving Feel So Good?
Many divers notice that something shifts when they get underwater. The world feels quieter. Thoughts slow down, and there can be a sense of calm and connection that is hard to find elsewhere. Some people describe diving as a way to… Continue reading
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Scuba Diving Therapy
What Do We Mean by Scuba Diving Therapy? Understanding the Different Meanings of Scuba Diving Therapy Scuba diving therapy can mean different things to different people. When people talk about scuba diving as a therapy they are often describing how… Continue reading
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Late plan for 2025
The word for this year is: “adaptive”. I provide a lot of Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Re-Processing (EMDR). It is helpful in recovering from diving-related trauma (diving injury, boat incidents, drowning etc.) and addressing blocks to skill performance. The theory underneath… Continue reading
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Fit Enough to Dive: New logo, why it had to change and surface stuff!
There was always a problem with the Fit To Dive logo. When I set up the company in December 2020, I did it quickly. The idea had been in my mind for a long time: scuba divers want to be… Continue reading
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2024 Review
“Getting into the sea on days when the temperature hovered around zero was an act of defiance against our own woes. By doing a resilient thing, we felt more resilient. That circular process of being resilient and feeling resilient kept… Continue reading
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Under Pressure
Gareth Lock (2019) In diving, human theory is as important as decompression theory. Behaviour is contextual: what we do always depends on multiple, complex factors. Yet, we invariably attempt to understand a person’s actions by reducing them to the simplest… Continue reading
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Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Diving
Baruch Nevo & Stephen Breitstein (1999) This comprehensive book covers a broad range of topics related to the psychology of scuba diving and provides some useful reviews of the literature. It is relatively old, but helpful as an overview of… Continue reading
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Stress and Performance in Diving
Arthur J Bachrach & Glen H Egstrom (1987) The book starts by defining stress and the importance of the impact of stress on performance in diving. The authors make the distinction between stress relating to a threat that can… Continue reading
