feeling spacy

[samcook123]

I don't even know where to begin. This has been the worst 5 months of my life without a doubt. For the last 5 months I have been constantly spaced out and don't know what to do now and now I am feeling kind of hopeless. This started after a night of heavy drinking I woke up feeling very spaced out and strange and it has just been with me ever since non-stop. I've read about dp/dr and I am pretty sure this is what I am experiencing. However I just haven't been able to convince myself that it is just anxiety. I've been to a few doctor's who seem to think it is but deep down I keep thinking the anxiety is the result of this. I have never had a panic attack or really any other anxiety symptoms that I know of so could this be something else? I was so desperate I even emailed a naturopath for advice and he said that dp/dr is the same thing as "brain fog" and it could be because I am vitamin deficient. I have been taking vitamin b complex, omega 3, and a multivitamin everyday. I don't know what else to do. I am 20 years old and attending a university. I actually took this quarter off to try to recover and I go back in 3 weeks. I would really love to feel at least a little better by the time I go back but I don't know what steps I should take to help myself. Sometimes its so bad I just feel like a zombie and I'm not really here. I just zone out completely sometimes and I don't have a clue what is going on around me. Could all this really just be anxiety? If it is how could I get it after drinking 1 night? I haven't drank since and I have been trying to watch my diet but nothing seems to be working. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
sam

[jackie]

hiya sam

i hope you have had a look around the site and realised how common this spaced out feeling is

yes is the answer to your question , it could all be anxiety. are you really sure that it all started after one night out or was the night out just the trigger of something bigger

i too have these feelings but when i look back on them they really did not come out of the blue as i first suspect but after week or more of worry about something

i hope this helps

jackie

[samcook123]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Actually to tell you the truth at the time it happened I was on a 2 week break and loving life. I really had no worries at all. This is why this is so puzzling to me that it could all just be anxiety.

[Karen]

Hi Sam

The 'spacy' feeling is very common.

These posts might help:

Spaced out/ dizzy
Spaciness (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2696)
Light Headed (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2951)
dizzyness (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3062)
Jules31 (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=310)
Light Headed (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2951)
Very dizzy (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3743)
help :( (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3742)
vertigo, diziness (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4877)
Vertigo type sensations (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5669)
New to this site and need some advice :( (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5961)
Is my head normal??? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6731)
Anxiety + Panic + Stress + Dizziness + some relief (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6338)
Dizziness - I hate it, any help? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6854)

Depersonalization
D/Personalisation (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2304)
derealisation/depersonlisation (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2512)
Hi new member mom w/ panic and dp/dr (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1239)
Disassociation (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2732)
when will this feeling leave? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2971)
FEELING SPACED! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4079)
?Derealisation (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4682)
My mind and depersonalisation (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5345)
Derealization (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5523)
Surreal, Unreal, Spaced-Out, Derealization etc (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5569)
Weird Feelings in Mind (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5622)
Feel Weird and Confused (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5833)
Is this Depersonlization or something worse? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6009)
Anyone got any positive feedback on DP/DR? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6044)
PMT, tiredness, and feeling of unreality (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6670)
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Derealization (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7230)
Terrifying Depersonalization/Derealization (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7436)

Coping/symptoms
Strategies for coping (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2680)
Some of my symptoms and explinations. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4495)
very strange panic attack symptoms (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5071)
Actute Anxiety,given ZISPIN ???? HELP (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6054)
bowels (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6941)
Since the dentist (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6924)
You can overcome this! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7017)
What to Say when you Talk to Yourself! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6478)
THE FINAL STEP TO RECOVERY (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7120)


Karen



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