Hello everyone. I just signed in today to pose a question. Having suffered from panic disorder for many years, I've never had this question completely answered. The first symptom I ever had of my first panic attack 25 yrs ago was a feeling of "I can't believe I'm real!" I felt separated from the outside world (as per dp/dr) but felt hyper-real as opposed to dulled. I'm experiencing these feelings again and want to see if anyone else feels like this. It's as if my life to this point has been a movie, and now I realize I've been in the movie the whole time. When this sensation hits, I immediately fly into a hard edged panic attack and I live in fear of the next sensation. Distraction is MUST, and being alone, even for a few minutes, is stressful and a doorway for this sensation to re-occur. I'm kind of a "if this is normal, then I'll be ok" kind of person, so if anyone has any similar occurrences or stories (successful???) to share, it would help me so much. Thank you, and I hope you all have a calm, happy day.