Panic delusions, scared!

[bukendaa]

Hey there. For the last 3 days my mind has been thinking so strange and I fell like I'm not real and nothings real. I keep thinking that gravity is going to turn off and all these weird thoughts I'm really scared. Will these thoughts go away?

[Lissa101]

Hi, don't be scared. It's sounds a bit like depersonalisation and/or derealisation which makes you feel unreal and also (for reasons I don't know) gives you these existential worries. It's a common side effect of bad anxiety and lots of people get it. Don't do too much googling about this - or if you do then keep it to good, reputable, websites as there are lots of silly scare stories about this. It's harmless and will pass when you feel less anxious. Hope this helps a bit x

[bukendaa]

I fell psychotic I never think like this not to this extent

[Lissa101]

You're not going mad, I promise!

Have a look at the symptoms link on this site which may help. Here is the section on DP/DR:

Depersonalization, Derealization, Feeling of unreality

What you feel:

Now for the Brain , the limbic system in the brain instigates this whole response and is responsible too for our emotions and behaviour One of the body symptoms that people hate most is the one when you feel all foggy, surreal, woozy or spacey. You may either feel that you are not real or that the earth is not real and you're a time warp away. These are often the hardest symptoms to understand and its very common to deduce that you must be going mad which makes you panic even more. This is completely untrue and you are very safe.
You feel like you are not a part of what is going on, or that you feel like you are in a dream state or 'out of touch with things'. Also, things around you may seem like they are shimmering, foggy, hazy or too bright.
What causes this:

As we learned in Understanding, the body and mind are tightly integrated. What affects one affects the other. This symptom is another example of how an over stimulated nervous system can cause us to experience odd and impaired feelings, emotions and perceptions. Much like how a psychoactive or recreational drug can alter one's mental state, an over active nervous system can affect certain body chemistries thereby producing mind altering effects. The feeling of unreality or disassociation is one type of altered mental state that high levels of stress biology can produce.
It is not completely understood what goes here but it is generally thought that the limbic system in the brain decides there is too much going on and goes into a self protection mode and shuts out excess stimuli. As the adrenaline levels decrease and you calm down it clears. This can be several hours days or weeks.
Emotions

Whilst acute with anxiety and panic it is normal to become extremely emotional and frustrated. Some folk cry all the time , some cannot cry but feel like they should be crying. Irritability and anger can be high and you may snap at loved ones who are just trying to understand and help. It feels as though you will never be the same again , but you can be. Depression is common along with a feeling of despair.

[Regina]

Thank you so much for posting that information! The past few days I've had similar...I thought of them as hallucinations...and that really made me feel mad. I've also had moments where I believed that my hands or feet were not mine but alien things that I was looking at from the outside. I thought I was the only one, so thank you, this eases a lot of worry.

~Regina