Derealization/depersonalization

[maya]

I was diagnosed with GAD about a year ago and finally started going for behavioural cognitive therapy 5 months ago.

I have complained about a strange feeling to my therapist where I am in a room with people and I just feel weird like something isn't right and it's like I'm not really there and then I get so anxious I get dizzy. It's like I can't relate to the other people but I also can't realte to myself.

Has anyone else experienced this? What I find scary is that I don't seem to know what triggers it. Sometimes I feel it, sometimes I don't.

Anyone else experienced this and if so have you ben able to get it under control?

[Meg]

Hi Maya

Feeling unreal either in place or person is a very common sympton in acute anxiety. It is usually a direct result of adrenalin coupled with scary thoughts.

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Depersonalization

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Have a read of any of Claire Weeks books - you can get one via our bookshop in Introductions. That explains it beautifully

[bearcrazy]

I get this, especially when I am very anxious and it comes ion so quickly sometimes without warning. Its like watching a film of what is going on. I also
feel really dizzy and last time had to leave work and go home. I also get really tired afterwards, the effects of the adrenalin I think. Now I know what it is i think i will be able to cope with it better.

Its not life threatening, just a nuisance.

Hope you feel better soon,

TC xxxxxxxxxx

[Filthy1]

do you ever get it when you think youre not feeling anxious? cus sometimes i get this thing where i think words sounded wierd or wrong or not real. it has happened about 5/6times and is a bit scary as i dont think im feeling that anxious when it happens. its almost like if you say a word over and pver it sounds wrong, but without actually repeating it.
does anyone get this./

[mandie]

Maya i know exactly how u are feeling, im suffereing with this at the moment.Im sitting at work and everthing around me doesnt seem real. I feel like im in a bubble, its hard to explain. I feel like im not here, its very weird feeling.

Divalou - i can relate to you as well

love mandie x

[Poco a Poco]

I can totally relate to this. I had it a few times on a platform waiting for a train and I think the last time I had it was when I was wandering through a supermarket buying some food.

I just feel like I am not really there and even the sound around me sometimes went slightly muffled, like the things around me were fading away. I haven't had these feelings for a while now which is good because they freaked me out a bit and I thought I was weird. But its good to be able to relate to other people's experiences on here.

[Filthy1]

do you ever get these when you not feeling that anxious? i get it some times when i think words sound wrong or like im feeling spaced out or dreamy feels liek im oging mental!

[Issy_Bum]

Divalou, don't worry! Everyone gets that - where words sometimes feel wrong or you feel a bit spaced out or unreal. Even people who don't suffer from anxiety.

[mazzywoo]

Hi Diva lou
I get this feeling too-it can be really wierd. I think that is caused by the anxiety and adreneline. I find that the more I worry about it the worse it gets. I know what you mean about words sounding odd sometimes too but that happens when I'm not anxious as well so I don't worry too much about it. Theres whole chapters in Claire Weekes books about derealisation and depersonalisation-I find that her advice is brilliant! Try not to worry too much hun-best wishes

[Dan D]

Hi,

yeah i get it. Sometimes really bad. Oftentimes, i can wake up in the morning and look in the mirror and scare myself... no, not because it's the morning, because i forget i'm me, i think i'm me just not... me.