As a side effect of the anxiety I developed over the past few months I've had random moments of dissociation. I feel like I'm floating in air...just about to float out of myself and away, out of my own head, out of reality. Sometimes I walk around in a complete daze, and I feel like I'm a little thing in the giant robot that is my body, just watching things that are happening in front of me, but I'm not truly present. At first this feeling was completely terrifying. And I mean scary in the worst way. For those who have done a decent dose of dxm, it is relatively comparable to that same sort of dissociative feeling. Anyways, I no longer use drugs so I know it's not due to that. And though I was terrified a first, I no longer mind. I have been taking great steps to alleviate my anxious symptoms, and for the most part they've improved. However I still seem to float away every now and then throughout the day. I've come to terms with the fact that it is so, and I've learned to just not fight it. The more I fight it, the worse the experience becomes. I've accepted it and decided to just roll with it. Anyone else have anything similar?
I have generalized anxiety disorder - the most I can compare any of my symptoms is that throughout my life, every once in a while I've felt like I was a spirit or something, watching over my body - and that my body was just this thing that was there - a puppet or something. The only other thing I can think of is sometimes I feel like I'm being watched, not by anything specific - but that something somewhere is watching me. Then I get nervous and self-conscious.
Well if you can't change it, you might as well love it. But I wouldn't take too much pride in in ignoring it like a stoic, there is much value to be found in the connection between the self and the self's environment. In other words, It's good you're not frightened, but don't ignore this problem at the expense of yourself if it is getting in the way of your will.
Yeah, this pretty much sums up my anxiety, i'm not paranoid anyone is going to do anything to me, just that every little thing i do is making me look stupid and everyone can see...
Exactly! I used to always want to be like the Fonz or someone on TV that looked cool no matter what they were doing =D
Yea, I understand completely what you mean. I've thought of that and that seems to be what I'll have to work on the most. Keeping myself grounded for the sake of being able to comfortably relate to my environment. Good advice, thank you. To be honest I think almost everyone gets this form time to time. It's extremely common. More than one might think.
I have a social anxiety and the same thing happens to me when I'm in a crowd and am trying my best not to go into anxiety mode (like when I'm in a crowded Wal-Mart by myself). I had never thought it and my anxiety being connected until you mentioned it though.
i've never felt out of body, but i used to have bad anxiety/panic attacks when i was younger. i thought it was going to be hovering over me my whole life but i managed to beat it. anxiety disorders and pretty common in the general population. iwish i could help you guys, good luck!
i've had something similar happen it's called depersonalization usually a symptom of psychotic mental disorders or anxiety disorders. Here is more info, I would ignore whatever they are trying to sell though. I tend to get more derealization. http://www.panic-anxiety.com/depersonalization-derealization/
Yea, I got a bunch of tests done by my family doctor and a few others. I don't have any severe thing or mental problems or anything. Just depersonalization as Guerilla said caused by anxiety
I have anxiety, too, and experience dissociative panic attacks, but only if I've taken a nap in the middle of the day. I wake up and can't remember what day it is, whether or it's morning or noon, who these people are in my house... it soon comes to me that these people are my family and my fiance, maybe some friends, and though I KNOW I love them, I don't REALLY recognize them or feel anything for them. It's very lonely, and not pleasant at all. I feel sad that I have lost all attachment to them and then I feel fear that it will never come back and I will have to choose between lying to them for the rest of my life and playing this part, or I will have to tell them and cause them immeasurable pain. Needless to say, I do not enjoy these episodes as you do. Luckily, I have solved this problem by simply not taking naps. Glad it doesn't bother you, but I hate it. Makes me feel like a whacko.
Absolutely. I have frequent episodes of dissociation...but, like everything else, I welcome it while fighting it at the same time. When life is truly a struggle, breathing is enough to feel lucky.
iv'e done dxm once... i like the dissasociative (sp) feel. iv'e never experianced it otherwise though.
I'm in a similar situation as ruski, having suffered an anxiety disorder when younger. I can still relate though, I remember getting that feeling. I still use drugs so in my case the drugs were not a primary trigger. they would amplify symptoms at times though no doubt. for me, the fix seemed to be actually changing the way I think, perceive and process. look into cognitive behavioral therapy
