feeling not here??

[kris 1]

Hi everyone,
Just wondering if any of u guys ever get a feeling of spaciness,like ur not really here?Places of familiarity i.e your own home,seem different and u feel miles away.i have suffered with panic attacks for a few years,but this feeling is different...almost unreal,like i am in a dream,sometimes i will pinch myself and feel no pain.Appreciate any feedback,as i feel like the only person on earth that feels this weird.thx

[Obsessive]

Hi and welcome.

I personalyl dont have this feeling but i do get very anxious about things and worry ALOT!!

I hope you find some reasurance and kindness from other members on here, they have helped me whenever i have been down. x

"Why does life turn you upside down and inside out then back round again"

[chucklehound]

Hi Kris and welcome to NMP

Take care

Chuckle

xxxx

[kris 1]

hi guys thanks for responding,sure we will speak again x

[Peru83]

Hi Kris,

I totally know that spaced feeling it's called Depersonalisation or Derealisation, Here is a site I found that might explain more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization

Welcome to the site

Take Carexx

Claire

onwards and upwards

[nichiren]

Kris,

Been there myself... It's certainly a weird feeling - maybe not so much a feeling as a hunch... You are still YOU, and you are still very much responsible for your actions... I've had feelings like this at times regardless of whether I've been on meds or not.

Numb face/forehead etc... thick skinned feeling... like you're looking out through someone elses eyes...

It DOES pass... I found that either distracting myself by walking a little, or drawing/painting/photography often helped.

Tell me, if you tried walking through a large supermarket in this state, do all the straight lines, and bright lights make you dizzy?

Hang in there... It's going to improve in time.

To truly see existence as it really is, would be the greatest gift!

[Children_of_God]

hey, i get this feeling pretty much like this every day, some times i feel like im in a coma, it's sooo scary, n i never no what to do about it. but no hun, u r not alone xxx.

[kris 1]

thx for that website claire,it helped heaps.xx

[kris 1]

hi santmeister,
regarding the bright lights etc at shopping centres,i absolutely cant face them as it intensifies the feelings 10 fold.I avoid shopping centres full stop.Do these feelings ever cease?

[nichiren]

Yup... they sure do... It would seem, in my oppinion, thet some people get hyper when anxious and other's get hypo... i.e. lower blood...

I am the latter... After my last episode a few years back, I found that once I had come off cipramil (it had helped me - I only came off it as I was returning to work and lead a normal life) my blood pressure came up to a more normal level (it was around 108/70, but came up to around 130/85 after stopping meds) and I began to feel stronger, and more alert, in tune, and less disoriented by what I call "large architecture" syndrome :)

It will go away once you start to approach your normal baselines again. It can just take time... took me a year - can take longer or less - just don't be discouraged.

Have a great week.

Steve.

To truly see existence as it really is, would be the greatest gift!

[scoobygirl2005]

Hi.

I sometimes feel like that. Welcome to the forum. You will find lots of help and support here.

Scooby2005
x x

[hayles]

Yep been there my frined.....another nasty symptom of anxiety. Welcome to the site x

Hay x

[PUGLETMUM]

hi kris, i have also had this symptom and it definately goes, my way of dealing with it is to just accept it. i know that does'nt sound very helpful, but the more you demand it to go the more worked up you get and the longer it stays - just remember it is'nt harmful, it is anxiety and nothing bad will happen to you.

good luck and welcome to the forum, i think you will find it helps alot

all the best, emmasxxxxx

[Two heads]

Yes i get that feeling sometimes,not so much these days thankgod!
Best thing to do is try not to think about it to much otherwise it can trun into panick.xxx

[polly daydream]

Yes I also get these feelings quite often, it's horrible.

Polly

[marie ross]

Hi Kris,

Welcome to the forum, you will find a lot of help and friends here.

Take care.

Marie XXX

[Peru83]

<b id="quote">quote:</b id="quote"><table border="0" id="quote"><tr id="quote"><td class="quote" id="quote">thx for that website claire,it helped heaps.xx

<div align="right">Originally posted by kris 1 - 13 July 2006 : 15:26:54</div id="right">
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Np Kris, glad to be of help for a change.

Take Carexx

Claire

onwards and upwards

[giddy]

Hi Kris and welcome to the site
love Helen

[Granny Primark]

Hi kris

I get that feeling. I find that it happens after ive had a panic attack. Its so scary. Feels like your in a dream.
I try to concentrate on something. Il ring a friend or go in the garden.
Hope you find this site as useful as i have.
A huge welcome to you
Take care
LYNN

[Hanlou]

Hi. I read this and felt I had to reply! I've suffered from these feelings for about two years now, it's a permanent state for me, though sometimes it's worse, such as when I'm tired.

Sometimes I've felt as if I must be going mad, but although it's a hideous feeling, it is one others have gone through and survived. I've found talking to a close friend helps a lot. Though it's hard to talk, I know, I've realised more and more lately that I need to talk about it.

I write poems as an outlet too, it's a way of getting feelings out into the open.

Realising that other people feel like this helps too. But it's a terrifying feeling and can make you feel hideously lonely, so {{{hugs}}} to you xx

Love Han xx

[nomorepanic]

Hi Kris

Welcome aboard the forum. Lovely to see you here.

These may help .....

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)

Advice if you suffer from feeling unreal,detached
Advice if you suffer from feeling unreal,detached (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9396)


Nicola