Drunk/foggy Feeling

Believe it or not, this is a common symptom of anxiety, I have had this feeling many times before and found it to be linked with anxiety/stress. I advise you to look up 'depersonalisation' and you will find lots of information on what it is and what causes it.

James

Hello man my name is juan! And let me tell you, I feel the same thing and beleive me iam not happy with it. Ive been feeling like this since the middle of december and still feeling the same. I went with doctors and they said it was stress related. Anyway I would like to discuss this with you thru e-mail my address is triton9 2@charter.Net thanks man!!

Hi,
i can relate! I suffer from anxiety/panic attacks and depression. I have had that feeling! I just had it last week and it has subsided so I am glad, but I have suffered with it on and off for months.
I feel like I am in a dream sometimes or like I am outside of my body watching myself! It is a very frightening feeling. I too have been told it is anxiety and stress!
Stay positive and read the posts under the title feeling weird constantly! You'd feel a lot better!
Good luck

This spacey feeling is derealization/depersonalization and is caused by an unresolved response to trauma.

You've lost contact with yourself and need to reconnect to your body and your surrounding environment. Once this is accomplished you'll feel like new again.

You must allow the symptoms to peak on their own, without fighting them. The more distressed you are by the symptoms, no matter how weird or strange they feel, the more likely they are to persist.

I didn't start to reconnect with myself until 11 years after a terrifying incident in which, I too, believe I cheated death. In reality, I was not even close to death -- it was merely my own (flawed) interpretation.


[ traumatic symptoms are not caused by the ''triggering'' event itself. They stem from the frozen residue of energy that has not been resolved and discharged; this residue remains trapped in the nervous system where it can wreak havoc on our bodies and spirits. The long-term, alarming, debilitating, and often bizarre symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) develop when we cannot complete the process of moving in, through and out of the ''immobility'' or ''freezing'' state. However, we can thaw by initiating and encouraging our innate drive to return to a state of dynamic equilibrium. ]

source:

http://www.Trauma healing.Com/art_chapter1.Html

i recommend reading peter levine's books on trauma. I think they'll help you move on, and rather quickly. Nip this in the bud now; don't lose 11 years of your life, as I did.


Best regards,

jeff

Hi I can relate to everything that you have said, I have had this feeling constantly for a year now however it is getting better. The best way to beat it is to get involved in your life again and not worry about the feeling. Its only a sensation and can`t hurt you. I know how distressing it can be but the only way I find it gets better is to submerge myself in other things.

Do what you love, whether it be sports, reading etc. It really takes your mind off how your feeling. It is hard at first but its worth the effort. Any programme you read or buy will tell you the same thing, to ignore it and try to enjoy your life again.

I find it a great relief that there are others in the world feeling the same as me. Reassurance can be a great healer too.

Good luck
debs

I have to say I can relate I was hit by a car 3 years ago while riding my bike on the sidewalk and the driver took off since then anytime im in a car and someone is tailgating or cuts us off I pass out or go into that foggy sensation. I still have it now and it never goes away one day ill be fine and the next I feel like im drunk when I didnt drink it so weird...

Btw jeff thanks for that info

jess

I can definately relate to you. Once in awhile I get really spacey and I feel like i'm in a dream and I can't control what I do...As if I were drunk. I'm like this now too...It started like 3 days ago. All of a sudden I just got really spacey and started questioning everything...Even stupid things. I definately think it's related to stress because a similar episode happened to me about last year sometime while I was on a military base. I felt like I was slipping into unreality...It was an awful feeling. I also felt the need to constantly be near people. The same things are happening to me now too because I have a lot of stress in my life recently. I say time heals all wounds...Just relax yourself, deal with your problems head on, and try to engage in things that'll take your mind off of your stress and anxiety.

I have been feeling the same way..it comes and goes every once in a while and in fact I am feeling like that right now
I have been sick for about five months now with chronic upset stomach which has greatly disrupted my life... my health issues really stress me out not to mention that I work full time and am a full time student so I have a lot of stress and pressure.

Some days, as in the past few days, I have felt lilke I am on auto-pilot and like although my brain is working and my body is moving the two are not connected and I am not connected to my environment.
I feel a bit better amongst friends and in social settings versus when I am at work (of course!)..

Good to know I'm not alone! Anyone have tips on how to help this foggy feeling?

I am new to this forum. I have found it very helpful to read other people's posts. I am a 29 year old female experiencing the same feeling of lightheadedness/spacey feeling in my head. I am a worry wart. I obsess and think about things too much. I think that this has caused my fog-spacey feeling in my head. When you worry, it produces anxiety. I do not take any medication currently. I have been through anti-anxiety therapy in the past. But lately I feel like I do need medication. Will this feeling ever go away? Do I have to be put on an anti-depressant for it to go away? My head has felt like this for 4 weeks now.

I'm 25 and I have felt the same way for a few months now. I can only describe it as a "medicine head" or anasthetic feeling. I've been going day after day in a fog. Its awful. I've had a few panic attacks before starting when I was 22. I was on Zoloft for a while immediately after and it seemed to help at the time. Even though I've never had this symptom before I am going to get back on it. I just had a physical and I seem to be in good health, so anxiety is the only thing I can think of, even though I'm not consciously stressed about anything.

It was so reassuring to see other people suffer with the same symptoms and I am not a CRAZY person! This first happened to me as a 14 year old after suffering a long illness...felt spacey and couldnt clearly explain this to my mother or doctor and it was easily dismissed. Not exactly sure why it has come back now over 20 years later...cant really see any major trauma/stress recently. Did have some family members pass but thought I dealt with it head on. Really hard not to curl up in ball in front of the tv...but seeing the posts re: trying to stay busy, helps. Really scary. Any tips would be great. Am in really good health otherwise...have seen a therapist once-maybe I should go back.