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Posted 11/6/2014 12:35 AM (GMT 0)
The times you feel strange and have a hard time describing what it is. I'm having one of those days that I can't really describe how I'm feeling but it's not normal.
Posted 11/6/2014 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
Like you're a stranger in your own body and mind? A feeling of not belonging, of no purpose and like you triggered a part of your brain that very few people do. That's how it feels for me! But I find my symptoms are changing every few days, like I accept them then they suddenly shift. I refer to it as the "human experience", knowing that you are an entity seperate from the world. I mean, we all know that we are individuals, but it's much deeper than that. Like all the peace and harmony and beauty is gone.
Posted 11/6/2014 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
I've struggled with that "weird" feeling this year. I believe its depersonalization/derealization. It's not exactly anxiety or depression. I describe it as feeling like a stranger in my own familiar world. It's very disturbing. I kind of feel disconnected from my life, surroundings- all things that I'm normally comfortable & happy with.

It's a creepy, gloomy feeling & can last a day or 2 at a time. I hate it but I've read it's a form of anxiety.

Hugs!
Lisa
Posted 11/14/2014 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
I'm surprised more ppl didn't respond to this post! Maybe talking about the "weirdness" we feel is too difficult for some.
Posted 11/14/2014 8:18 PM (GMT 0)
I can relate guys..... It's just such a bad feeling in general!

To me, this type of feeling goes hand in hand with the "pending doom" feeling... that I am taking my last few breaths and that any second, I am going to kill over (sorry to sound dramatic but it's true).

This brings me to ScaredyCats mantra ...

"This is just anxiety and I am going to be just fine!"

Sing it loud! It will serve you well when this dreadful "feeling" comes knocking at your door!

Hugs

Cornell
Posted 11/14/2014 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
...small addendum...and I'll explain why...

My mantra, for it to work for me...has to include the words...

"This is just anxiety making me feel this way. I will be fine just like the last time."

The "making me feel this way" part is because the physical feelings are so shockingly REAL! I had to remind myself that there was no dangerous ailment that I have that was causing me to feel like I was dying!

and adding the bit about the last time...reminds me that I have had this experience before, nothing bad actually happened...and I can get through it again!

Not nit-picking...just explaining how this works for me...

...everyone will have their own 'Magic Words'...

...the key is finding the ones that work for YOU!

Happy 'Mantra'/Prayer/'Name It and Claim It' proclaimations people!

S.C.
Posted 11/14/2014 9:53 PM (GMT 0)
Nice input... Not nit-picking at all! That advice will serve us all well.
Posted 11/14/2014 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
cool   cool cool C.,

I thought you'd be cool with it...just didn't want to come off as "Super Literal Weirdo Woman"  Lol!

...or...

"She who must not be misquoted" Bwa haa haa haa...

S.C. cool cool cool

Posted 11/14/2014 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
I probably have so many it'd make one heck of a list! ;)

But one of them that I find the most fascinating is that whole "out of body" type of depersonalization experience....the derealization. I first (recall) experienced this in first grade,....felt like I was in a dream and couldn't tell if "I" was real or if "IT" was real?

I still get them, to be sure, but now it's a familiar friend (that can sometimes just be annoying)! :)





M.
Posted 11/14/2014 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
LOL @ "Super Literal Weirdo Woman". Too funny!!

You're such a "Cool Cat"!
Posted 11/14/2014 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
When I am super stressed and/or anxious, I tend to dissociate. I have gotten to a point where I do this automatically and now have to work towards remaining attached. When I am dissociated, I feel super weird and floaty. It's similar to an out of body drunk/high experience, but without the fun of substance abuse.
Posted 11/14/2014 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
When I get this super weird feeling, it's like everyone around me isn't real...that I'm watching people talk but I'm not connected to them, like I'm the only one there and everyone else is unreal. Very weird and scarey.
Posted 11/14/2014 11:44 PM (GMT 0)
Lol Lisa xD

Weird feeling? Make room for Dr. Rr. Jr.
I had that very often when I struggled with my panic disorder issues, I was sometimes like a zombie. Or literally like in a dream.

I freaked out a lot but it became better afterwards.
Posted 11/15/2014 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
My depersonalization is very weird. Seems like my body is trying to sort through everything going on up there, too much firing at once, like a sensory overload ..so my brain sort of turns off. Its not a great experience, but now that I know it by name and that its completely normal, the feelings don't bother or scare me anymore.
Posted 11/15/2014 6:33 AM (GMT 0)
Mine is more annoying to me than anything. It's like having a filmy substance over the world I can't break into. I don't feel "sharp". Sometimes I'll look at my hand and get confused by it. But I know it's my hand. It's bizarre and happens to me even when my SNS is not activated.

It's uncomfortable for me to experience altered reality and that's why I don't get high anymore. I want to feel grounded.
Posted 11/15/2014 6:37 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Deborah,
I think a lot of us know exactly how you feel. Lisa helped me a lot by suggesting this sounded like Depersonalization... and I know that is 'it' at times... at other times it seems to defy any and all description and yet I know good and well it IS "ME"... and I could easily just get angry and hate it... not saying that is 'wrong'...but it works best along the lines of what Scaredy Cat was saying ... I do my best to repeat to myself that I am in the NOW--RIGHT NOW< HERE AND NOW...(because the cause of these feelings stems from either the past or fear of the future, even though we can't name or label exactly what is IS) and that regardless of how weird the feelings) this, too, shall pass... hard to believe sometimes! :) but it DOES... MY 'worst' times are mornings... so I usually get out, go to the coffee shop and just mix with other people. This helps me. I know not everybody is able to do this ... so I am grateful I can.
Good luck to you. I think it helps to know others DO know how you feel.
I hope you have a good weekend, Deborah.
Love,
Bettsann

Post Edited (Bettsann) : 11/14/2014 11:42:02 PM (GMT-7)

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