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Posted 3/9/2013 5:15 AM (GMT 0)
does anyone get a detached feeling right before an anxiety or panic attack comin on?like nothing is real. when it happens i wana call a family member for help but it feels like their too far away. as in relationship status like i dont even know them.. i really dont understand it.. just wana know how everyone else deals with it.. or even if anyone else gets it ;/

Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 3/9/2013 8:16:17 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 3/9/2013 1:19 PM (GMT 0)
I get this. Especially on highways, or even just going outside sometimes or at home. It does seem to happen right before I start to feel dizzy or anxious.

I usually dont call anyone because I feel embarassed.
Posted 3/9/2013 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
Immeidately start the breathing exercises, sometimes just making yourself remember what to do can break the anxity. Luck
Larry ***
Posted 3/9/2013 3:32 PM (GMT 0)


Depersonalization & Derealization (Feeling unreal)


Depersonalization
 

Depersonalization is characterized by a feeling of detachment or estrangement from one's self. During an episode of depersonalization, the sense of ‘self’ is disturbed. There is an overall feeling of estrangement and detachment from the self.



Derealization
During the experience of derealization, the perception of reality feels distorted and there is a sense of being detached from the outside world. It can feel like living in a dream.



Depersonalization can be very distressing because it seems like one is losing their grip on reality, losing control, or 'going insane.'

 

These are fairly common A/P symptoms...

As Lgm mentioned, breathing exercises as well as lowering your overall stress levels through your coping skills will work to reduce this symptom.

Try not focusing on it...hard to do, I know...but it is harmless, will pass and will be less powerful if you do not let it bother you, and therefore increase your anxiety!

Feel well.;)

S.C.

Posted 3/9/2013 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I just wanted to say hang in there. I have these symptoms a lot. Looking back and being true to myself I must admit that I was pretty depressed for a long time. The only reason I went and got help was because of depersonalization and derealization. It happened to me for the first time during a night class at college and I flipped out. Well, internally anyway. I seriously thought I had lost my mind and had gone off the deep end. I couldn't straighten out my thoughts and I felt like I was floating or not in control of my body. After some therapy, getting on the right meds, and learning to vent here with some help from others who deal with the same problems, I have learned to cope and deal with it pretty well.

Have you seen a therapist about this? I hated it at first too but it's something you should definitely look into. Is there anyone you trust enough to talk this out with? Any friends who also deal with anxiety issues or family members possibly?

Just know that it will get better and that those really bad times that feel like will never end.........pass in time. It has been 3 or 4 years now since my first initial run in with these problems and I have been able to advance in my job and am finally (I seriously thought this would never happen) closing in on graduating from college with my degree in accounting. Keep pushing forward and through it and ask for help if you need it, that's the best advice I could give you. That and just knowing that it is a normal symptom of anxiety which feels very strange...hang in there though you will be fine.
Posted 3/10/2013 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
Just sitting here listening to my heart pound, lol.,
Some years back I would be feeling surreal? I guess thats the right word,
then it seemed like slow motion I would anticipate the adrenalin rush,
depending on the severity of the attack, I might ever sweat, and get clammy,
Thank God most of those things are pretty much past so believe me you will get past the bad parts,
my palps have already stopped , just being here and communicate with all of you brought everything down.
I guess that I could have a setback some day but I'm not going to set around and wait on it, but if it ever did
I would kick its azz this time because I have all of You to help me!
Larry ***
Posted 3/11/2013 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
That's right lgm...

You have gained some loyal friends who would line up for that whoopin' of your panic attack if it tried to get to you! ;p

We never fight alone!

S.C.
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