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Posted 7/2/2013 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
Please help me

I wanted to ask does this feeling is about low self-confidence or part of anxiety,DP/DR or something else?

I feel sometimes scared of myself,like I can never run away from my thoughts and my mind and body, especailly when I'm alone. Does ever anyone experienced this? And then I freak out, because I can't never see and feel myself from someone's else eyes and perspective ,if you understand. It's really scary.
It's like I wish to be someone else, to escape from myself...

What does that mean and how to cope with that?
sorry for my bad English
Posted 7/3/2013 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
Lana I'm not really sure what you are asking but no one alive really knows what we look like or how we
appear to others unless you do a video of yourself relating to other people, even then you might not be
comfortable with how you perceive yourself to be. Many actors will not watch their own movies because
they cant stand they way they see themselves portrayed on screen. If I have missed your point I'm sorry
but I tried. Peace

Larry ***
Posted 7/3/2013 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Lana,

It sounds like this could be an anxiety symptom manifesting itself with you. Everyone reacts differently to stress, and this could just be how you end up feeling due to panic, OCD issues, or like you mentioned D/P D/R.

What have you tried so far to lower your anxiety levlels? If you need some good ideas, we have a great Resource Guide on our main page full of great self-help techniques that could be helpful to you.

Keep posting with us as well. We understand, care and are here to support.:)

Talk to you soon,

S.C.
Posted 7/3/2013 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for replay. I was scared, I posted this question to yahoo answers and one man said this: "sound like severe psychosis please go to therapist as i not feel safe to have my children live in same world as unstable men like yourself okay thank you bye"

So,I felt terrible.It's just after my anxiety,depresion, I'm scared to be alone with my thoughts. Now I feel better, it's only when I have deep questions about me,myself,my thouhgt,and my life that I feel this way like I'm scared of myself and want to escape from my mind ,because I think I will go crazy. Before I enjoyed to be myslef alone in house for example, now I'm scared of myself.
Posted 7/3/2013 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
Well that was a terrible reply that you received at the other site, and I am sorry that this happened to you.

This individual obviously knows nothing about anxiety, and has no business posting on a board such as the one that you visited!

Again, you are invited and welcome to post with us anytime here...and encouraged to check out the Resources on our main page for further help.:)

Talk to you soon,

S.C.
Posted 7/3/2013 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Lana, keep reading our posts, you will find that more people here relate to you than you might imagine.
and I promise you no one thats a member of HW will ever give you reason to feel bad about yourself, I have
never in my life found so many people who have captured my Heart! "Stay a while" Peace

Larry ***
Posted 7/3/2013 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
Lana,

It's probably the DP/DR like you said earlier! You'll get better. Are you seeing a doctor?
Posted 7/3/2013 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
Igm,thank you,I was scared that I'm crazy and how I'am the only one who is scared of myself,and being me,with my own thoguhts.

RJames, I was at doctor before 2 months,he said I have depression because of my suicide thoughts , and described me medication,but I refused. My depression disappear, I just sometimes have some disturbing opssesive thoughts,and that's all. I only have fear if I travel somewhere far away from my house ,that I will go crazy or have strong anxiety, but I will make soon some trip,because I want to live,and not be in fear anymore :-)
Posted 7/3/2013 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Lana, many years ago when my wife was going through the hell of PAD and Post Partum Depression, I found Her crying in the bed room, she asked me to take her to the mental hospital, and couldn't stop crying
long enough for me to understand what was wrong. While she was changing our youngest Daughter she had the thought pass through her mind of chocking her, she immediately fell apart and just bawled for hours. It occurred to me that someone who was that devastated by a passing thought could never act upon such an impulse. It took my wife 17 years to come out on the other side of PAD and feel normal again but she NEVER tried to hurt herself or the children. Thoughts often pass through our mind that are horrible but we would never act upon them, its not who we are! You will be fine my wife said to tell you if it scared you or made you upset with yourself your ok! Fear only has one power over us, more fear, don't buy into the subconscious game, stay in the Conscious. You are in my Prayers!

Larry ***
Posted 7/4/2013 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
Igm, thank you alot for your comment,it really helped me. I will save it and remember.
I'm happy to hear your wife is now fine, say "thank you" to her in my name!
Yes, thoughts are just thoughts,I noticed that fear is the main reason for all our suffering, when we beat it, then we are free again. I'm already feeling better, good people gave me strenght to overcome anxiety,depression,obsessive dark thoughts etc.
Much regards!
Posted 7/4/2013 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like dp/dr to be honest, I know what you're talking about and how you feel... I have it as well
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