Mental health issues and scuba diving
For divers who have mental health concerns.
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Diving With Claustrophobia
Scuba diving immerses you in a vibrant, underwater realm filled with breathtaking beauty. Yet, for some, diving stirs a different feeling: the intense discomfort of claustrophobia. Diving with claustrophobia brings valid questions, as well as raising areas where lack of… 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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Psychological fitness to dive
Fitness to dive is important We can understand that physical fitness to dive is important because we know that our bodies will need to be able to cope with some stresses, like the pressure on our ears at depth, or… Continue reading
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