feeling your not really here

[sarah23]

Just wondered if any one ever gets the feeling that they are not really here. I get it everyday where il be doing something and then i start to feel weird like why am i doing it and everything around me seems to be not real

[Karen]

Hi Sarah

This is really common with anxiety and is due to derealisation or depersonalisation. It is the minds way to protect itself and does resolve as anxiety reduces.

These posts might be of help to you:

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)


Karen



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[sarah23]

How do i overcome this then?

[**whenwillthisend**]

hi i think its something you just have to try to forget about...try doing little things to occupy your mind ..i feel like this today...dizzy and just weird...the more i dwell on it the worse it is then i start panicing try going for a walk it may help to clear your head

[cycloneuk]

Yes has the anxiety gets better it does reduce and then you'll notice you'll get days where you don't get this and then weeks and so on untill you don't get it. You could go weeks without this then get a couple of weeks with it, its all part of the recovery. The important thing is don't let it stop you doing things and go about your daily routine.

[W.I.F.T.S.]

I know exactly what you mean. I've had panic attacks and anxiety for 4 years and I only started feeling unreal after my doctor prescribed me Prozac. It's a horrible sensation caused by the amount of adrenaline, noradrenaline and stress-hormones swooshing around inside us.

It's slowly fading with me (I think). It does take a hell of a long time to get back to normal and the best thing that you can do is to actively try and relax with massages, candles...whatever helps.

I kept getting a tight chest and I could never tell whether it was physical or psychological because I felt so unreal. It really feels like i haven't been here for the last three years.

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