5 Life-Saving Tips to Keep Calm and Avoid Panic Underwater!

In the video, I share my insights on how to remain calm while underwater using five effective techniques. Additionally, I recount a potentially dangerous underwater incident that could have resulted in a disastrous outcome had I not applied these five strategies to keep panic at bay. The video also features stunning footage from my recent training dive.

[@mitziseaman140]

I needed this as a reminder. I suffer from panic attacks and my husband and I dive Lake Mead to get me comfy before our dive in Cozumel next week. My favorite hand signal is ✋ 😂. It gives me a few seconds to ground myself when I’m uncomfortable about my surroundings, in this case it was the poor visibility and temp changes that I wasn’t used too. I was able to enjoy the dive.

[@bourbonbrigade]

this looks like a place where I dive! great video and great advice. just relax! you have the rest of your life to figure the problem out!

[@averagediver1819]

Thanks for all the help the other day. Gilboa visibility was phenomenal. Probably the best dive site in the entire Midwest. Literally drove 19hrs to dive here. Amazing as always

[@darrencibis]

Thanks for sharing. I'm diving at home this weekend - Melbourne Australia. Should be about 18c and will be nice and warm in my drysuit.

[@lsewell95]

I'm diving the Grand Turk wall again on Wednesday so should be a touch warmer than the quarry. This was a great video on how to stop and think your way through a situation and not panic. It's one of the reasons that I recommend that divers get some experience before they move up in training. Having a firm grasp on fundamentals before pushing deeper and longer is a must.

[@brandx3222]

Long-time tech diver, recent Choptima convert here. Would love to see more Choptima, tech- specific content. In this vid I noticed your computer’s mini-display with two renamed Tx's and dPPO2 slots. Really useful. I have a hard time reading the O2 spg on my chop - need to add an O2-friendly SWIFT to my rig. 

 BTW, I’m also someone who found great comfort in tech diving when I became sober 17 years ago. In fact, cleaning up my act helped me to manage an early retirement to dushi Bonaire where I dive almost everyday.

 Play safe!

[@divecurrent]

love it, thanks for the comment!

[@sabraisaacson7858]

I’ve always wanted to scuba and just did my first session for the course! It isn’t coming easy to me even though I thought my enthusiasm would be enough to make it feel like second nature. I’m a bit afraid of the things that can go wrong. What do you do if you inhale water accidentally because the regulator gets knocked out?

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

Thank you for sharing this video it may save someone's life. Gilboa Springs???

[@divecurrent]

Gilboa Quarry, Ottawa Ohio www.gilboaquarry.com

[@stinksterrekerinski4450]

Diving in Two months

[@stinksterrekerinski4450]

Why is panic so bad and should be avoided? It's because you will make decisions too quick and without forethought.

[@divecurrent]

Panic is never good, when we panic it’s a recipe for disaster. There most definitely will be a cascade of errors that follow, each one compounding the other until catastrophic failure.