Does anyone ever look around and feel like
life in general and the things around you
are just weird? I know who everyone is
and where I am and all that, but I look at
my family sometimes and I think to myself
that it is just weird that I am a living
person and this is my family and my life.
It kinda scares me. I feel like I am so
analytical about any thought I have that
seems out of the ordinary or of things
around me!!! Any advice and people who
can relate?
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Stevesy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 16
Posted: 01-21-06 00:50am
Oh i've felt that. It's called
depersonalization. Look it up. I've
definitely felt like I was out of my body,
for months at a time. But strangely, my
anxiety has usually come in phases, and
that was always the last stage of it for
me. I'm sort of feeling it right now
actually. It's no fun, but just try to
relax and live life like you normally
would. It's uncomfortable, but you're
fine. Don't worry.
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Munoz1226
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 130 Location: Tucson
Reply Posted: 01-21-06 00:55am
I hate that feeling! I have looked it
before and actually have read a lot about
it in claire weekes book called "hope and
help for your nerves." I knew other people
have felt it, but I always feel better
when I talk about it and hear feedback
from how others handle it! I suffer from
anxiety and fear and worry and I notice it
a lot when I have that, but lately it has
been really bothering me! I feel like I
look at things or myself in the mirror to
try and see if I am feeling it and I then
bring the feeling on!!! I try and relax
and live life, but I tend to get really
afraid of this feeling! I am scared I
have really serious mental condition!!! I
know I don't, but I always end up
obsessing about it and thinking that!
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pinksalter
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 124
Posted: 01-21-06 22:07pm
Hi i`ve had that feeling for months on end
it really gets much better for me when I
stop trying to analyse everything and I
put my attention elsewhere. It really
helps when I go out and do something and I
enjoy it so much that I don`t have time to
think about how i`m feeling.
I started to fear this feeling at one
point as I felt so weird and distant. I
hated it so much and still do but I have
to stop thinking about me and life and the
point of the universe as no-one knows
these questions but of course us anxiety
sufferers hate the thought of the unknown
as it scares us so much.
It`s hard to ignore but its the only thing
that works for me, so much inward thinking
is not what our brains were meant for.
Try to give yourself a break now and then.
It can`t hurt you after all and your
certainly not going mad!
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drifter
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 24 Location: USA
Posted: 04-09-06 04:53am
Haha, I can relate as well :d
i've been thinking about things like that
lately, to the point that I started
questioning the reality of the reality
itself. Alas, there are no definitive
answers, except that there's reality and
life somewhere in the place called
universe, and we're part of it.
Apparently, someone smarter than us
designed it and gave us our purpose in
this great design.
Which brings me to my next point - if
questions like this bother your, you
should definitely seek god, for you won't
be able to find better explanations
elsewhere :?
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Amairgen
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Posted: 10-30-07 11:55am
A little late reply maybe, seeing the
posts' dates. I was googling after
problems with focusing, cognition and
attention, then I came here and thought
yeah, it's called depersonalisation. It's
really about over-analyzing yeah, I've had
and still have moments where I have to
actually realise for example "This is my
father". I've come across it before. I've
researched into it a lot, lately I've
especially been interested in thinking and
reading about introversion. The
depersonalisation isn't as bas with me as
i'm getting stronger, though my work at
the PC doesn't do it that good, I feel
better after a day of being busy moving
house or working in my new appartment.
During my studies, when programming, I
used to leave for a few days to help my
parents at their farm. Once my doctor only
said that when you have problems
concentrating it is often a case of
needing to exercise more. This afternoon I
planned to do that (I have done it
regularly enough) but I came across a
column which said that music might be
better for a person than sports, I liked
it and played a while on my keyboard and
as I had noticed before it really lifted
me up (fulfilled me).
The way I handle it is accepting it and
just go on, really not over-analyze all
the time. By the way I often have the idea
that I'm doing this on purpose, wouldn't
know... I also think that only when you
doubt things can you be really sure of
them (as opposed to just assuming them).
As you see, I'm not really focused with
this thing itself, I keep thinking and
wondering, not all the time... I've really
made progress to not collapse over things
I might have done wrong, and instead
thinking happily about an experience.
Also, adressing it only helps already.
Another way I've worked is to really join
in the conversation, with my family for
example, and to finally move again at a
concert I went to recently.
