Creepy dive endings?

[Guba]

I've read of similar experiences by multiple divers concerning weird feelings toward the end of dives. I had one of those experiences myself, and am just wondering if they are commonplace.
In my case, at the end of a splendid dive in Cozumel, I had a most discomforting sensation. After diving briefly to about 80 feet (but well within conservative dive profile standards) my partner and I ascended slowly and performed a lengthy safety stop at 15 feet. I say lengthy, because there were other divers in line to get aboard the boat and we had to wait significantly more then the recommended 3-5 minutes. During that stop, however, I felt a little queasy for a few moments. And then, for some obscure reason, I became convinced that this would be my last dive...that I would be giving up diving. I know that sounds weird, but it was a real sensation, almost of sadness.
After I boarded the boat, the sensation was completely gone and I've never experienced it again. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? Can anyone explain what might have been the cause? I've considered that I might have been slightly narced, but I've never reacted to narcosis that way before or since. Anything you can relate is appreciated.

 

[paolov]

it maybe some impurities in you air tank

another is impatience

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[slingshot]

I've been wistful at the end of a dive (especially my last dive when on a vacation) but nothing quite like what you describe. I have had very introspective moments when hovering on safety stops in the blue, but I take it to be part of diving. The queasiness could be related to the vestibular system, given the change in pressure on ascent. I once had about 15 seconds of really severe vertigo on an ascent from a night dive, not much fun in the darkness. Was there anything else about that particular dive that you can recall being memorable/unusual?

 

[isurus]

Remember having a very spooky feeling diving on protea banks in South Africa - the viz was poor, the whales were singing a different and very tortured sounding song and there were these huge 6 foot long plankton jelly things floating by. The whole dive felt weird and really eerie (it was also the only dive we saw no large sharks). Came up and another diver told me he had the same feeling and he believed it was sometimes caused by EANx.

 

[Mr.X]

my partner and I ascended slowly and performed a lengthy safety stop at 15 feet. I say lengthy, because there were other divers in line to get aboard the boat and we had to wait significantly more then the recommended 3-5 minutes. During that stop, however, I felt a little queasy for a few moments. And then, for some obscure reason, I became convinced that this would be my last dive...that I would be giving up diving. I know that sounds weird, but it was a real sensation, almost of sadness.


I've considered that I might have been slightly narced, but I've never reacted to narcosis that way before or since. Anything you can relate is appreciated.

If you were at 15' you were not narced. My favorite comment on this thread is by "Slingshot".

There are numerous reasons for feeling weird. We get weird on land breathing just air.

Since it was only a minor bother and you have sorted it out I'd call it Weird-De-Mer and know that it happens every once in a while. X

 

[m3830431]

My weird feeling was before the dive. When I had only a few dives in and went someplace new. I thought that would be my last dive because I would die. Go thing that didn't last to long.

 

[ShoalDiverSA]

I got weirded out once while waiting for other divers to climb onto the RIB. I like to hand my gear up and then float on the surface as long as possible while the other divers hand their gear up (due to my motion sickness). After one dive where we had low viz, I kept my mask on and looked down into the water. The fact that I could see practically nothing while hanging there made me feel very vulnerable and uncomfortable. I felt that getting into the boat was suddenly a priority...

Cheers,

Andrew

 

[Misplaced Priority]

Sometimes hanging out on the line with nothing but blue as far as you can see, my mind will wander. I've often had flashes of those great white sharks speeding up from the depths blasting through the surface with a seal in it's mouth. I do not enjoy time on the surface or on the safety stop.

 

[Charlie59]

Other divers have reported that I gave them the creeps
when they dive with me. And several dive buddies told me
that they thought it was going to be their last dive. I hae made several
women divers say that I made their skin crawl, but that was
on the boat after the dive. I usually laugh.

Did your dive buddy creep you out? Wanna dive with me?

 

[The Chairman]

In my case, at the end of a splendid dive in Cozumel, I had a most discomforting sensation. After diving briefly to about 80 feet (but well within conservative dive profile standards) my partner and I ascended slowly and performed a lengthy safety stop at 15 feet. I say lengthy, because there were other divers in line to get aboard the boat and we had to wait significantly more then the recommended 3-5 minutes. During that stop, however, I felt a little queasy for a few moments. And then, for some obscure reason, I became convinced that this would be my last dive...

Man you gotta stop it with the chalupas! Those things hit you hard and fast and WHOA... you start halucinating. I'm tellin' ya, if you keep goin', next thing you'll be trying to score an quesadillas or even an enchilada!

But really... anything you ingest can cause discomfort at depth. Add to that being surrounded by TONS AND TONS of water and your mind can twist things right out of the realm of true possibilities.