COZ & my MOCB

[Rick Inman]

Rick,

I see you have over 1,300 posts. .

About 6 of them actually contributed something.

May I ask how many times you have been to Cozumel? Do your symptoms seem to get better or worse with each trip?

Haven't been yet, but like serious drinking, others have said the problem only escalates.

We're you talked into trying Cozumel the first time by a friend or significant other? Did you get a "good deal" on your first trip to Coz? What symptoms, if any, were showing prior to your first trip?

Picked Coz by excessive reading of SB posts. Made a list of the world's best dive locations and then compared cost-to-visit and Coz won (actually, Kona - for shore dives - looked good too, but we went there last year).

I ask only because I am starting to show a few signs... and I am concerned. I am a young man, 33. I have the rest of my life ahead of me. Friends are telling me it's not to late to get help. I can still get my deposit back and book a trip to Hawaii. What would you do if you were me? I feel like I'm heading down a slippery slope.

FRIENDS??? Those are NO friends!

 

[gdenny]

Haven't been yet

No way bro. I thought I was bad. I had you figured for a jonesing Coz Vet that hadn't had a fix in a while.

My symptoms are mild in comparison to yours. Could be that I can self medicate here with decent Mexican food and good Margaritas.

 

[DalTexDiver]

The only cure I have found for my MCOB regarding diving is to never leave on one trip until I have another one booked for sometime in the future. This helps elminate the symptoms on the upcoming trip because you have the next one to obsess on. Also, helps relieve the dreaded RRW syndrome (Returning to the Real World) as you only have to stay in the real world until you go diving again.

Works for me. Also, I buy new equipment I don't need. Creates MWIMBOW.

My wife is mad but oh well.

 

[jlyle]

Are You A Cozumelholic?
Take the following quiz to find out.

Ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honestly as you can.

1. Do you lose time from work due to going to Cozumel?
2. Is your constant talking about diving Cozumel making your home life unhappy?
3. Do you go to Cozumel because you are shy with other people?
4. Are trips to Cozumel affecting your reputation?
5. Have you ever felt remorse after returning from Cozumel?
6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of trips to Cozumel?
7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when vacatoning in Cozumel?
8. Does your fixation on Cozumel make you careless of your family's welfare?
9. Has your ambition decreased since going to Cozumel?
10. Do you crave a dive in Cozumel at a definite time of day?
11. Do you want a dive in Cozumel the next morning?
12. Does thinking about your next trip to Cozumel cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
13. Has your efficiency decreased since returning from Cozumel?
14. Are trips to Cozumel jeopardizing your job or business?
15. Do you go to Cozumel to escape from worries or trouble?
16. Do you dive Cozumel alone?
17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of diving Cozumel?
18. Has your physician ever treated you for diving Cozumel?
19. Do you brag about your trips to Cozumel to build up your self-confidence?
20. Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of diving Cozumel?

If you have answered YES to any one of the questions, there is a definite warning that you may be a Cozumelholic.
If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are a Cozumelholic.
If you have answered YES to three or more, you are definitely a Cozumelholic.

(Apologies to Robert V. Seliger, MD, Johns Hopkins University Hospital.)

 

[Rick Inman]

Are You A Cozumelholic?
Take the following quiz to find out.

Ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honestly as you can.

1. Do you lose time from work due to going to Cozumel?
2. Is your constant talking about diving Cozumel making your home life unhappy?
3. Do you go to Cozumel because you are shy with other people?
4. Are trips to Cozumel affecting your reputation?
5. Have you ever felt remorse after returning from Cozumel?
6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of trips to Cozumel?
7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when vacatoning in Cozumel?
8. Does your fixation on Cozumel make you careless of your family's welfare?
9. Has your ambition decreased since going to Cozumel?
10. Do you crave a dive in Cozumel at a definite time of day?
11. Do you want a dive in Cozumel the next morning?
12. Does thinking about your next trip to Cozumel cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
13. Has your efficiency decreased since returning from Cozumel?
14. Are trips to Cozumel jeopardizing your job or business?
15. Do you go to Cozumel to escape from worries or trouble?
16. Do you dive Cozumel alone?
17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of diving Cozumel?
18. Has your physician ever treated you for diving Cozumel?
19. Do you brag about your trips to Cozumel to build up your self-confidence?
20. Have you ever been to a hospital or institution on account of diving Cozumel?

If you have answered YES to any one of the questions, there is a definite warning that you may be a Cozumelholic.
If you have answered YES to any two, the chances are that you are a Cozumelholic.
If you have answered YES to three or more, you are definitely a Cozumelholic.

(Apologies to Robert V. Seliger, MD, Johns Hopkins University Hospital.)

Hey, I can stop any time I want!