Anyone else experience this?
My anxiety gets so bad that I start to not feel real. I feel like I’m in a dream or a simulation. It’s so scary and I don’t know how to cope. I try grounding myself but honestly it just feels like a motion and it doesn’t help. Am I losing my sanity?
I'm really sorry you're going through a tough time. Feeling disconnected and unreal can be really unsettling. Have you thought about talking to a professional to help you work through these feelings? Asking for help is a brave first step towards feeling like yourself again.
I have something called Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder. Have you heard of it? Your symptoms sound similar! If you’d like to chat, we can talk through this a bit more
Hi! I’m sorry I missed your reply. I do have a therapist. We talk every other week. Sometimes it’s hard though because we don’t go into much detail about it but mainly focus on how to stay grounded. Sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn’t. Especially when it’s nighttime and I’m lying in bed.
I would love to chat about your depersonalization and derealization disorder when you can. Thank you for reaching out
I have same symptoms, and silent panic attack... And I just discovered it today
I have experienced this! During severe panic. Unfortunately I don’t really know how to handle it either. I am going to talk to a psychiatrist soon. But I try to distract myself and keep telling myself something someone told me before, that if you think you are crazy or going crazy- then you definitely are not because crazy people don’t think they are crazy. I hope to get more insight with therapy because this is the scariest thing I’ve ever encountered.
Thank you for your response! I love that and will remember that I’m not going crazy. Grounding has been really helpful for me and try and go outside and feel the grass and wind. Let me know how your psychiatrist visit goes
I’ve talked to both a psychiatrist and a therapist. Feels like a waste of time. They push antidepressants but that has not worked for me. No other real answers on how to help. Therapist suggests weighted blanket, stress balls and aromatherapy- I have all that lol. I feel like I do much better on my own, researching, reading books about anxiety etc. 🤷♀️
This happens to me as well. Sometimes I will get tunnel vision, or catch myself holding my breath… or freezing up and not speaking or moving my eyes or head away from the floor.
I haven’t found a trick to really fix the reaction yet, I think it’s one of those things that may take awareness and time. Just know you aren’t alone and there’s others that experience similar things, trying to overcome them also.
I’ve had similar experiences. It’s an awful feeling I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I’ve been trying to figure out how to fight off panic attacks and disassociation for years now and it can definitely feel impossible.
Something that’s worked for me lately is this breathing technique: hold one nostril shut, breathe in, hold your breathe while switching nostrils, then breathe out. Repeat this as long as you’d like.
This is truly the only technique that’s worked to slow down my panicking heart rate and I will recommend it to anyone! I hope you find some ease ♥️