” Stress is an essential adaptation process for maintaining life. However, sometimes stressors exceed the adaptive capacities of individuals. This acute overload can lead to a panic attack and accidental risk. Chronic overload can lead to exhaustion for the individual and their organism, and psychiatric disorders. Understanding adaptation strategies to stress can help individuals reduce accidental risk and improve mental health. This integrative approach is what BathysMed offers, and it’s what we aim to convey to diving instructors, in order to provide individuals with post-traumatic stress or burnout with new stress management capabilities, thus increasing their sense of personal effectiveness and health. This approach also effectively combats stress preventively. “