thank u to everyone for ur replies
i definatly think it was more of an issue with co2 retention than of nitrogen narcosis, have any of u ever blew up a lylow or a couple of large ballons or something, this makes me dizzy when i do it, i think that this dizziness and my thinking made the situation feel worse than it actually was, in my case my thinking can be very scary when im underwater at times, and if i come to my training depth barrier (padi open water) or the viz is bad perhaps, my head starts to kick in with negitive thoughts of things that go wrong below 18 metres for someone not trained, all my dives since this happened to me have been great,even one i done to 33 metres for 2 or 3 minutes and then back up to 18 metres when we rounded a large block of coral, i wasnt too comfortable at 33 metres but i was only there for a min or 2 and i definatly didnt feel narced at all,but i guess if i was handed a rubix cube or something like that i probably wouldnt have a chance of doing a line of it let alone complete it,
would u think that my level of fitness and the fact that im a smoker has a part to play in my body not being able to eliminate co2 as good as it should or could? or am i simply not breathing it out deeply enough as my instructor suggested to me today??
thanks guys,
please dont flame me for going to 33 metres without doing the advanced open water course, i havent done it since that dive and wont again until im very comfortable in my skills and have the proper training to do it safely, i done this dive with just the 2 of us, my instructor and i,not an insta buddie like im diving with all week and i was very comfortable to do it and with his skills as a guide