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BE CAREFUL WITH DECOMPRESSION SYNDROME

  The first of these risks of diving, which we discussed in a previous article, occurs at the time of the diver's ascent: the air you breathe is subjected to great pressure when you dive. That's why, when you go up, nitrogen, which is what oxygen mixes with, forms bubbles in your body. These nitrogen bubbles can pass into the blood (causing strokes), move from where they formed, or stay there. It happens as long as the rise is in a short period of time. To avoid this ailment, it is necessary to carefully respect the decompression stops and their duration. In the case of suffering from decompression syndrome, adequate medical attention will be necessary in a hyperbaric chamber, which reproduces the pressure conditions when submerged in water.
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How scuba diving can boost mental health? and mindfulness, and lower stress.

 



If we're stressed and we consciously slow our breathing down, that physical change can affect our emotions, our mood and our stress levels. In diving that's something we explicitly learn to breathe slowly and normally and deeply. It has a regulating effect; it calms us down. 

Scuba diving and mental health have a contentious history. As mental health is something that is still not widely understood, it is difficult for medical professionals to advise on our safety during what can be a dangerous sport. 

Ultimately, when diving we are in an environment which does not naturally support human life, and therefore we must ensure that we are as safe as possible while doing it. 

However, it has been proven that diving does have a positive impact on mood, and promotes mindfulness from a study by the University of Sheffield’s Medical School we can now say that it also improves levels of anxiety, depression and social functioning as well as a reduction in insomnia.

As someone who has suffered from anxiety and depression for over a third of my life, I can say with complete confidence that diving has undoubtedly had a positive effect on my mental health, and times, when I have been diving regularly, have been my happiest.





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