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Panic attacks and the "Blue Orb Syndrome".
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
9/17/2008
  Recent studies are beginning to suggest that episodes of panic or near-panic may explain many recreational diving accidents and possibly throw light on the cause of some diving fatali...

THE RISKS OF PANIC IN SCUBA DIVING V
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
9/16/2008
Can we predict whether someone will experience panic while scuba diving? Dr. Morgan: Yes. The psychological variable known as "trait anxiety" is regarded as a stable or enduring feature of personality, whereas "state anx...

RISKS OF PANIC IN SCUBA DIVING IV
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
8/8/2008
Can individuals with high anxiety be trained in techniques that will reduce the risks of panic?   Dr. Morgan: Apparently not. The use of intervention techniques based upon procedures such as biofeedback, hypnosis, im...

MSD FORUMS - MIDWEST SCUBA DIVING
TOPIC: Where to go??
tml1411
Posted: 4/8/2006 7:51:00 PM

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4/8/2006

 Other than Haigh Quarry, where in the chicagoland area is there to dive? I am also wondering if anyone has been to Mermet Springs, would I be able to dive there before completing the advanced academics and skills?
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Captain Dale
Posted: 4/9/2006 1:04:00 PM

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3/31/2006

 There is a big pond just to the East. It is 300 miles long, 60 miles across and 160 fathoms deep at its deepest point. It is populated with hundreds of shipwrecks and has an average visibility of about forty feet. Sounds like a good place for diving to me.
Safe diving,
Cpt. Dale
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Instruction - Open Water to Tri-Mix Instructor
dale@captaindales.com 847-640-8113
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Larry
Posted: 4/12/2006 5:26:00 PM

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1/19/2006

 Haven't been to Mermet Springs, but it appears to have a wide array of dive depths and attractions. You might want to call them to put your mind at ease, but their website tends to indicate a properly trained OW diver should be fine. (And yes, there's always the big lake to the East!)
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driftdiver
Posted: 4/22/2006 11:00:18 PM

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4/22/2006

 Lake Michigan sounds good to me!
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BigEd
Posted: 6/15/2006 6:47:56 PM

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6/15/2006

Mermet is always fun for all.  There are also crystal clear rivers in southern Missouri down in the Poplar Bluff  area.  These rivers are a reat float and dive weekend.  There is also air and diving supplies at Ozark Dive Company in PB.

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dive7mmwet
Posted: 6/19/2006 8:18:18 PM

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Lake Michigan is a great place to dive, with lots of sites to dive and I will post some links,

http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/

 A great site,we dive from Milwaukee to Door county and with wrecks from 15' to several hundred all skill levels can be done and some from shore so no need to charter! as Green Bay Scuba has a great shore dive map for the Door county area in Wisconsin,

 I dive off my boat in the Portwashington area and we have several wrecks that are great and I will post some video soon,

Lender out of Milwaukee runs to several easy dives for newer divers too, 

So dive as much as you can as the waters have warmed up and I got to get some fills!

here is a quick clip I shot on a wreck off Door county in a 109' on a day the vis was down so video is a bit poor but you get the idea,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3x2GNQcXt0

 

Dive safe,

Brad
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