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Q: What the Hell Is Going On?

asked by: weird on June 16th, 2005

Experienced User

I feel like i’m in a dream like I don’t know what i’m doing and its like I don’t know i’m talking its like my brain cant process it or something its like i’m in a fog I cant feel myself walking its like i’m floating or something and it scares me so bad that I have really bad anxiety and panic attacks and I don’t do hardly anything cause I feel so weird and out there I don’t know what to do does anybody know what this is? When I wake up I really am out of it its like i’m not even living or something I feel soooooo out there I don’t know what im doing anymore I know I have anxiety and depression but its like its something else as well because even when im not feeling depressed or anxiety its like I don’t know im talking or walking it really weird and hard to understand its like how am I living this way I don’t feel anything the only thing I feel is anxiety because of it but I don’t know what it is what could it be ive been stuck in my house for like a year cause I feel soo weird plus I have al these crazy ass thoughts that aren’t me and I don’t understand I cant look at peoples faces cause it freaks me out I cant look at fast movements cause that freaks me out its like my brain and my eyes medical question up or something and I wakeup like this every day and it sucks soo bad I don’t know what to do does anybody feel this way does anybody know what it is? And what I can do????

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Lennon

replied on June 16th, 2005

Experienced User

What you're feeling is a normal thing for the brain to do when you have too much anxiety. Your brain shuts itself down because it can't handle the stress so you slip into a dream state where everything around you looks weird and like you're not really there. It's hard to talk or listen to people. That's a good thing.........If your brain didn't do that, you'd probably go insane. That's a sign you're not insane. It's tied into your anxiety and you have to not think about it constantly. Wake up everyday and think...It's here again but i'm gonna go about the day and not worry about it, it's just anxiety. Let your anxiety and this dream thing do what they want and tell them you're not afraid of it. It'll relax your brain and let itself heal over time. That feeling will slowly go away if you aren't afraid of it. You should get a book called....Hope and help for your nerves by Dr. Claire weekes. She talks about what you're feeling in it and everything to do with anxiety. It'll help you.

weird

replied on June 16th, 2005

Experienced User

Hey

Wow!!!! Dude your awesome thank you sooo much for that reply that makes so much sense for real so thank very much ..

weird

replied on June 17th, 2005

Experienced User

Hey

But is it possible to lose soo much reality that you cant get it back? Cause thats the way I feel cause ive been this way soo long its like ive lost allmost all reality and it wont come back like its too late for me to get better cause I feel sooooo bad and out there you know ?

Hypochondriac1028

replied on June 17th, 2005

Experienced User

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man your posts help me so much, dude me and you must have the exact samke kind of brain chemistry or sumthin, the whole dream state I have that all the time. Its not juyst when im havin an attack its allll thyer time, ive had an mri,2 ct's , blood tests, a 24 hour halter moniter, 5 ekgs, and been to the doctors and hospital so many times they say "your fine its just your anixety" when they see me. Beilive me man anxiety makes u feel wayyyyyyyy more then just rapid heart beats and sweating and those symptoms u mostly hear about. Keep the posts comin. Another thing, alot of times my anxietys so bad I cant even talk or even type right, and its hard for me to even talk 2 people without them lookin at me like im weird, I cant even hold a conversation anymore. I used to have so many friends , but now I cant do anything that I used to without thinkin im dyin

weird

replied on June 17th, 2005

Experienced User

Hey

Yeah dude what the hell is it can it go away or waht I dont know what to do its like doing it driving me up the wall cause I cant figure it out?

Lennon

replied on June 17th, 2005

Experienced User

You haven't lost reality. Your brain does what it's doing to you in defense to stress. Your brain knows when to shut down without your control. Kind of the way your heart beats without your control. That's all it is.............You'll come back to normal if you let your brain relax. It isn't possible to go too far. I lived like that for years and came back. Don't worry about how long it takes because it's going to take awhile. Your brain is sensitized to shutting down to any stress you have now so it takes time to let it heal. Just keep telling the feeling to go screw itself because you're not afraid of it and tell yourself you're tired of worrying about it. Let it do whatever it does everyday......As long as you're not afraid of it, your brain starts relaxing. Just let time pass and tell yourself you're getting better all the time because you are.

Hypochondriac1028

replied on June 18th, 2005

Experienced User

Another thing ab0out your statement, the whole floating thing, ive been tellin my girlfriend that I feel like that alot, I always tell ehr its like im just 2 eyes and nothin else, maybe its because u cant see your face through your eyes...Lol I dunno

weird

replied on June 18th, 2005

Experienced User

Hey

Yeah caca is crazy

Lennon

replied on June 19th, 2005

Experienced User

You're both gonna be fine. Try and take your dream state on........Make it more intense........Tell it.............It can't do much more. It's like facing a bully at school........If you go find him to beat you up everyday.....He get's bored. Just don't be afraid of it and you guys will be fine, man. Just let time pass..........It takes a long time because it's not like you just fell into this all day feel like crap stuff either. You'll be alright..........Trust me.

weird

replied on June 21st, 2005

Experienced User

Whats with this wakeing up feeling like im in a coma or something like im brain dead or something it feels like soo much more like a physical problem or something like something is not getting enouph oxygen or something like my brain just shuts down or somethings not makeing connection its very confuseing what could it be?

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