{"id":602,"date":"2022-11-11T23:39:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/?p=602"},"modified":"2022-11-11T23:39:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:39:48","slug":"scuba-qa-diver-stress-relationships-and-comfort-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/scuba-qa-diver-stress-relationships-and-comfort-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"Scuba Q and A: Diver Stress, Relationships and Comfort Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scuba Q and A:<\/h1>\n

QUESTION: \u00a0I am a recreational diver and I dive mostly with my husband. Our relationship issues (bickering) caused me stress<\/a>. \u00a0Is this a factor I should consider when scuba diving?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"andyAndy’s Answer:<\/strong> [no_toc]<\/p>\n

I know of at least one diving fatality<\/a> that could otherwise have been avoided if intra-relationship dispute and\/or the associated stress<\/a> wasn’t a factor.<\/p>\n

It’s worth bringing up buddy relationships when considering dive safety – especially where those relationships exist outside of diving and may bring issues into the underwater equation.<\/p>\n

Likewise, it’s also worth bearing in mind that overall stress<\/a> levels, which certainly impact on a divers’ stability and ability<\/a> to cope with underwater incidents, must include pre-diving stress<\/a> that is brought into the water.<\/p>\n

Marital arguments, financial stresses, medical concerns etc – all of these things serve to destabilise the diver psychologically and lower the scuba divers’ stress management<\/a> threshold – bringing closer the potential of acute stress<\/a> reaction (panic<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I normally give myself an honest physical and psychological<\/a> examination at the beginning of every diving day. Any factors arising from that self-assessment<\/a> help to shape the nature\/limits of my diving that day. If I’m having “a bad day”, I take it easy in the water.<\/p>\n

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QUESTION: How can a scuba diver reduce the probability of triggering an irrational and uncontrolled panic response<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"andyAndy’s Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think there are two primary methods:<\/p>\n

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