bloody_trauma 2 #1 February 25, 2008 anyone know of any correlation to skydivers having a history of heart disease. my nursing text tells me that the release of catcholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) as a result of stressful jobs may lead to heart disease. i imagine these a large amount of epinephrine in the professional skydivers life. anyone got input>Fly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 February 25, 2008 There's also studies that I've seen that tried to show that skydivers have a form of PTSD due to the prolonged exposure to the extreme stress. All skydivers die. All people have stress. If you're not skydiving, then you'll probably die of heart disease due to the stress of your commute to work.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,325 #3 February 25, 2008 Eventually, at some point, different for every skydiver... There is a shift from distress (negative stress) to eustress (positive stress). As a result, skydiving becomes a way to de-stress not unlike other acitvities that cause relaxation.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 38 #4 February 25, 2008 I dunno - I quit my computer geek job to become a full time skydiver two years ago. I went from earning a nice amount of cash to not earning so much, and from living in a nice apartment to living in a trailer on the dz. Since then I haven't had even the slightest bit of a sniffle or illness, feel way more relaxed, sleep way better, and feel all-around happier and more mellow.. I don't want to go back to the computer industry :-) W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #5 February 25, 2008 yeah i can see that, i get alot of eustress as a nurse. and as a young skydiver i can visualize the eustress on the ground but not int he air, still learing HOW to skydive or could i be learning how not to skydive, maybe a bit of both. either way im sure there is adrenaline and epi roaring when you fly/deploy/land. i mean you cant turn off the fight or flight response, i know you can control it but it does still occur. perhaps when i do my thesis paper it will be on this topicFly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #6 February 25, 2008 Brian Germain has a good section on fear and actions in his canopy course. He also has a book: Transcending Fear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #7 February 25, 2008 lets see, i have worked as an electrical superintendent on public works projects, in silicon valley in a cube, coordinated movie sets, managed mobile promotional tours across the country, built houses...all stressful, and i feel have taken their toll on my life expectancy. now, i am a skydiver and a pool serviceman...i feel my heart beating better everyday. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #8 February 25, 2008 i cant argue with that, however a cardiac cath lab might! im not saying that what we do is a stressful thing, im saying chemicals are released and they could play a role in heart disease, i'm going to look further into thisFly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #9 February 25, 2008 Well, sure. Adrenaline ->sugar->adipose tissue-> fucks up your endothelium->coronary artery disease. It's kind of a no-brainer. NOW...whether skydiving is worse than nursing is worse than parenting is an individual thing, imho. Either way, don't stress over it....or you'll die. linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #10 February 25, 2008 REad The China Study by Thomas Campbell. Dr Campbell discusses the influence of our diet on disease. He encourages a whole foods, plant based diet. People with heart disease have eliminated their heart disease when they have adopted a whole foods, plant based diet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #11 February 25, 2008 QuoteNOW...whether skydiving is worse than nursing is worse than parenting is an individual thing, imho. huh?Fly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #12 February 25, 2008 Well, skydiving may be more stressful for some than nursing...and nursing more stressful than parenting....or vice versa. What makes my adrenaline glands work overtime just might not do it to you.... linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #13 February 25, 2008 i can see it.. however skydiving would be infinitely less stressful than some job's responsibilities... more days than not i wonder if i would be happier on a trailer in a DZ somewhere... its not like you can live forever in any job anyway so... might as well enjoy the days you have as much as possible than extend the days you have that you dont really enjoy...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #14 February 25, 2008 Quotei can see it.. however skydiving would be infinitely less stressful than some job's responsibilities... more days than not i wonder if i would be happier on a trailer in a DZ somewhere... its not like you can live forever in any job anyway so... might as well enjoy the days you have as much as possible than extend the days you have that you dont really enjoy... totally agree. when i was back in college, riding my $700 motorcycle, happy to have a full tank of gas and $20 to buy beer that night...life was without stress. and that is what skydiving is to me...no stress. do i accept death or injury in this arena without stress...i guess so...its better than getting cancer, shot by some meth-head, or run over by someone rushing under stress to their stressful cubical job to pay for a life they really don't want...know what i mean? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #15 February 25, 2008 Quoteanyone know of any correlation to skydivers having a history of heart disease. my nursing text tells me that the release of catcholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) as a result of stressful jobs may lead to heart disease. i imagine these a large amount of epinephrine in the professional skydivers life. anyone got input> I think your job and your life are as stressful as you allow them to be. My last job was full of crises. My boss and I reacted two different ways. She panicked, freaked out, stressed out, and handed the project to me because she didn't want to deal (even though the projects were WAY beyond my job description and what I was supposed to be doing). I made the phone calls to find out what was required, sat my butt down, and got it done without procrastination. My stress level was significantly less than hers, just because I reacted differently and dealt with issues rather than freaking out about them. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think it's not the job that makes things stressful, it's the person's reaction to the job, and that's different for everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #16 February 25, 2008 I took up skydiving when going through a divorce. It was my way of dealing with stress. Skydiving is only stressful when Kate Cooper is watching you. ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
