Why Instant Defeat

I've noticed, on several occasions, something that concerns me. What usually happens is, I face an opponent just a bit too strong for me, and it downs me. I use the downed skills to stave it off. Another player comes along and revives me, either from a downed state or after I've been fully defeated. After my character is revived, I use my heal skill, the enemy is defeated, and combat ends. About two or three seconds after that, my character instantly becomes defeated, without any kind of warning, with no further enemies nearby. What causes that? It only started happening recently.

Are you a Warrior perchance..?

If you are a warrior and use this skill while down:https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Vengeance_(skill)

Thank you. Yes, the character I most recently played is a Warrior.

In the Hero Window (Hero, then Build -> Weapon Skills sub headings) you can learn about all your downed skills and what they do. It's most definitely worth looking over. They're at the very bottom of the list having, terrestrial and then aquatic downed skills listed.

Thank you.