Sunshine Coast free diver Adam Sellars launched The Pressure Project after the sport freed his depression
A Sunshine Coast businessman has revealed how plunging to depths as far as 70m below the surface helped him overcome mental health battles and launch a career.
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A Sunshine Coast free diver has revealed how plunging to depths as far as 70m below the surface helped restore his mental health.
The Pressure Project founder Adam Sellars, 38, said he took up the extreme after finding some relief from his depression while spearfishing in Mooloolaba.
He said his mental health decline had left menial tasks feeling “like climbing Mt Everest”.
“I was really struggling with life on land,” he said.
Mr Sellars said he began to learn through free diving courses and the mind control he developed helped him through his depression and onto the world stage as he competed in two international diving events.
He founded his business in 2017 with his Nabilla St, Buddina operation offering free dive courses, breath training and diving retreats mostly across Noosa, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.
The business has proven popular with his client base growing by 35 per cent from 2020 to 2021.
“Free diving kind of saved my life,” Mr Sellars said.
The Point Cartwright resident said he launched The Pressure Project as it was a “great way” to help people, athletes and businessmen focus, build resilience and control their nerves.
His clients included former Australian Test cricketers.
Since diving into the business world, Mr Sellars said his free diving company was popular because the sport was increasing in demand, and customers were interested in wellbeing with mental health issues rising.
Mr Sellars said his business was still going well but was rocked a tad this year by a shaky economy, horrific weather, and international travel reopening.
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