Anxiety
with extreme anxiety does anyone feel like there floating away to heaven or see lights of death.
or think gods coming for them because they constantly feel like there dieing or going mad.
@pioneeringBranch8956 yeah severe anxiety can be quite a scary experience 😔 what helps you feel better when you experience the same?
@pioneeringBranch8956
It sounds like perhaps depersonalization - which is a symptom of extreme anxiety or a panic attack. I know it feels scary and maybe that you're losing you mind, but it's just a panic attack taken to the extreme. Which sucks.
@pioneeringBranch8956 Wow, that sounds really intense! I thought my panic attacks were extreme (they left me struggling to breathe for hours, to the point of causing agoraphobia for 5 years), but from my mental perspective, they only ever filled me with unreasonable fears -- nothing I'd characterize as a delusion.
For you, were they convincingly real? Did they leave you feeling like you had a sneak preview of the spiritual world? (On some level, knowing there was more to life would feel comforting, no? My fear is that there is nothing after, that we get a brief experience and then it's all gone forever. Forever is such a long time to miss out on.)
@pioneeringBranch8956 I'm sorry to hear about what you're going through.
Though I'm not a medical professional, I can share some general insights. Since you're experiencing extreme anxiety, you may encounter both physical and psychological sensations.
These sensations could include feelings of dissociation or detachment from reality. During severe anxiety episodes, you may describe experiencing phenomena such as floating, seeing lights, or having existential thoughts.
It's very important to remember that while these experiences can be distressing, they often result from anxiety and do not indicate immediate danger. Also, you must take these experiences seriously and seek help from a psychologist or psychiatrist who can provide tailored guidance and support.
