Health - don’t ignore the symptoms!

[Mick Dempsey]

19 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Not wanting to black cat anyone but I know 4 lads who  have taken the final option. My industry( commercial diving) does have a statistically high percentage of suicides for a number of reasons. Lot of ex forces guys too which increases the numbers. 
End of the day life’s hard 🤷‍♂️you make of it what you can 👍👍

 

number of factors associated with the commercial diving profession can contribute to a higher risk of suicide, including 

extreme isolation, physical and psychological stress, job insecurity, and a culture of stoicism. A 2013 study on Norwegian divers, for instance, found that while they had lower overall mortality rates than the general population, they had a significantly higher risk of death by suicide or work-related accident. 

 

Psychological and environmental stressors

• Social isolation: Commercial divers often work on offshore projects or at sea for extended periods, sometimes weeks or months at a time. For saturation divers, who live in pressurized underwater habitats, this isolation is even more extreme and monotonous, with one diver describing the experience as "Groundhog Day".
• Work-family conflict: The rotational nature of the work, with long periods away from home, places a significant strain on family life. Divers may miss major life events, and the unpredictability of assignments makes planning difficult, which can contribute to family stress and relationship issues.
• Performance pressure: The commercial diving industry is highly competitive, and there is immense pressure on divers to perform, especially when oil prices are low and jobs are scarce. This pressure can be intense for younger divers who lack long-term contracts.
• Mental and physical endurance: The job is mentally and physically demanding, requiring extreme durability. The need for mental toughness and a detached mindset to cope with the hazardous environment can lead to divers suppressing their emotions and concerns. This can erode psychological resources over time.
• Physiological effects of diving: The extreme pressures and mixed breathing gases divers use can affect their mental state. Conditions like nitrogen narcosis ("rapture of the deep") and decompression stress can mimic or exacerbate psychological symptoms like anxiety, which can be made worse by pre-existing anxiety disorders. 

 

Industry culture and obstacles to seeking help

• "Macho" culture: Many maritime and commercial diving settings have a culture that discourages showing vulnerability. This "macho" atmosphere can lead to poor mental health education and a reluctance among divers to seek professional help for anxiety, depression, and stress.
• Stigma and career consequences: In the diving world, admitting to mental health issues can be perceived as a sign of weakness and may have serious professional repercussions, including being removed from a crew or having difficulty securing future work. This discourages divers from talking about their problems openly.
• Under-reporting: Suicides in the maritime industry are believed to be under-reported. This is due in part to the difficulty of definitively determining the cause of death at sea. There is also a desire among crew and companies to protect the deceased's family emotionally and financially, especially concerning insurance claims. 

 

Financial and future uncertainty

• Job insecurity: The commercial diving industry, particularly in the offshore oil and gas sector, is tied to the volatile global energy market. Divers, many of whom are "day raters" without fixed contracts, experience significant job insecurity and a lack of predictability in their work, which causes stress.
• Career transition: For ex-service military divers, the process of transitioning into civilian work presents its own set of challenges, including adapting to a different work culture, coping with past trauma, and re-establishing social ties. This period is associated with increased mental health issues and suicid

You missed out being stuck on a rig with you, that’s not going to help anyone’s mental elf.

[Johnsond]

9 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

You missed out being stuck on a rig with you, that’s not going to help anyone’s mental elf.

That’s not my research. Don’t  go on  rigs  Dempsey. DSV is what I work off. 
Ripe coming from you ya miserable cynical old bugger. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Johnsond

[Mark Bolam]

36 minutes ago, rapalaman said:

Thanks guys! Angioplasty finally booked in for tomorrow morning - it’s been the waiting around and the boredom that’s been the hardest thing to deal with tbh. Staff have been great, food not bad considering 👍

 

Great news!

Good luck with it mate.

 

Nurse pics please.

[sime42]

I think you're 50 years too late for that mate. Most look like this these days.

 

 

 

 

[GarethM]

26 minutes ago, sime42 said:

I think you're 50 years too late for that mate. Most look like this these days.

 

What an attractive male nurse, I hear some of the women ones include a gravitational field.

[Steven P]

1 hour ago, sime42 said:

I think you're 50 years too late for that mate. Most look like this these days.

 

 

 

 

 

That's just a fat Boris Johnson, now, that would be a way to clear the hospital beds,

[Tree monkey 1682]

4 hours ago, sime42 said:

I think you're 50 years too late for that mate. Most look like this these days.

 

 

 

 

Don't forget, the fake eyelash, tacky trashy tattoos,  fake nails and looking like they'd been shagged by a satsuma 

[daveatdave]

10 hours ago, Mark J said:

Work or starve is indeed the only choice. Which didn't really help them when they couldn't string a coherent  sentence together. 

But please, let's not go too far into the COVID thing here. 

I think It's important that we recognise that we need to look out for one another. And that going to the quacks should be the norm, rather than the exception. 

going to the quacks is a bit of a joke these days rang ours today in a Que for thirty minutes to enquire about a visit 6 weeks ago, evenly i have been referred to the hospital and i will have to Waite for an appointment from them. it's a bloody joke