What’s the word on this? I hear it’s not recommended. I have never gotten certified. I just did the discover scuba dives where you’re limited to 10 meters or 30 feet.
I haven’t done it since I got sick. Thinking of going maybe. I haven’t been hospitalized since 2012 and I take Geodon, Latuda, Wellbutrin, Xanax and Lunesta.
Just wondering. Maybe it’s a bad idea. I read that you are supposed to disclose for this.
I think that’s unfair and stigmatizing. What do they think we’ll freak out and go all psychotic underwater? Unfair.
Do they make people with anxiety disorders disclose before getting scuba certified? They are much more likely to panic. What other kinds of disorders do they make disclose? How about epilepsy? Diabetes? Narcolepsy? Any other sort of health condition that could act up if not being properly managed?
Ya. I don’t know. I just read an article on the Internet. I googled it. Technically I am not supposed to fly either but I found a way around it.
Unfortunately I think you’ll be disqualified, but I would still try. You never know:
Not supposed to fly omg. That is absolutely ridiculous and discriminatory. I’m sure the world would ban us from being in any public space if they could because we’re “dangerous psychos” 
That is really upsetting to me. If you are stable, go for it. If for some random reason you find the classes for certification are making your symptoms act up, you can make the decision not to continue. Don’t let stigmatizing policies made by people who probably didn’t know what schizophrenia meant outside of horror movies decide what you can and can’t do.
Well, yes, because It could happen. But it should be taken on a case to case basis.
I did it but did not disclose, it was ok but i was stable enough not to freak out, maybe i should have but it didnt seem like a problem at the time.
Yeah exactly. It’s the same as for someone with epilepsy, they’d want to make sure they’re stable on medication first so they don’t have a seizure randomly. That makes sense to me.
I just don’t like it when things pick and choose as to who needs to disclose. As long as they target everyone who issues could potentially happen for underwater I don’t care.
i got certified at age 13 and it’s a life long certification…nothing can take that away from me although I don’t dive anymore…too paranoid.
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