Um, hello. I'm not sure this is in the right place but sorry i'm pretty scared right now and my mind isn't working properly.
For a few years now i've had times where I haven't felt like i'm real or where I am is real. I'm sorry, it's really hard to explain but i'll try. It's like i'm in a dream and everything is just happening and I can't do anything but then I kind of snap out of it and it really scares me. I feel like i've fallen asleep and woken up from a dream and i'm worried I did something i'm not concious of or i'm scared of being thrown back into reality so quickly. I don't know why it's scary, that's why it's hard to explain. It only seems to happen in my lessons where i'm either listening to a tutor or writing in silence, and it happens in exams especially. It only lasts a few minutes, I think, I don't know, I zone out so much it's too hard to tell.
It's not bothered me so much before because it's not been very frequent, like once every few months if that but lately it's happening daily. Today it happened 5/6 times and i'm really scared and sick of it. Can anybody help tell me what it might be or if i'm just being stupid and if there's anyway to stop it?
Thank you, i'm sorry if it makes no sense. Sorry.
Lanny.
You can't lose hope when it's hopeless.
You gotta hope more,
then put your fingers in your ears and go,
"Blah blah blah blah!"
For a few years now i've had times where I haven't felt like i'm real or where I am is real. I'm sorry, it's really hard to explain but i'll try. It's like i'm in a dream and everything is just happening and I can't do anything but then I kind of snap out of it and it really scares me. I feel like i've fallen asleep and woken up from a dream and i'm worried I did something i'm not concious of or i'm scared of being thrown back into reality so quickly. I don't know why it's scary, that's why it's hard to explain.
I don't really have any advice.
I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.
I experience this quite often, so I totally understand it being "scary".
You actually explained it better than I have ever been able to.
We're all in the same game;
Just different levels.
Dealing with the same hell;
Just different demons.
*Cuddles everyone*
I'd glad somebody understands but at the same time I wish none of you had to experience it either. I don't see a counsellor or anything and I would NOT feel comfortable talking to my local doctor surgery, all the doctors are really horrible/unbothered.
The only thing I can think is setting it off is my lack of sleep...?
You can't lose hope when it's hopeless.
You gotta hope more,
then put your fingers in your ears and go,
"Blah blah blah blah!"
I think what you've got is a form of dissociation and it's pretty common. I've had it before, especially during times of depression. I used to zone out and have a totally blank expression on my face. Also, when I walked down the corridor dissociated, I would feel as though my legs were moving out of their own accord, like I wasn't controlling them and that I was merely a passanger, not controller of my own body. Is this anything similar to what you're feeling?
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
Yeah it is... I was a bit scared somebody might say it was dissociation, I was wondering it myself. I was walking down the corridor with my friend earlier and I felt like everything was just a film or something. It's so scary.
You can't lose hope when it's hopeless.
You gotta hope more,
then put your fingers in your ears and go,
"Blah blah blah blah!"
Hey hun
I get this as well and i've been told it's dissasociation which is quite common to depression.
There are things i find help to make me feel more real that maybe you could try?
In DBT there is a skill called self soothe. What you do is find something that stimulates each of your five senses in turn and focus as entirely as possible on that sense. For example, eat something you like but instead of just chew swallow etc, use all of your senses to eat it. Look at it and think about how it looks and feel the texture and just notice it. When you eat it focus on the sensation of eating.
I hope that made some sense, i've got a few more things that could help with dissasociation so feel free to PM me.
Take care
xx
