Feeling trapped inside my mind and body ?

LanaS

Member
I just wanted to ask you people does this feeling is about low self-confidence or part of anxiety,DP/DR or something else?

I feel sometimes scared of myself,like I can never run away from my thoughts and my mind and body, especailly when I'm alone. Does ever anyone experienced this? And then I freak out, because I can't never see and feel myself from someone's else eyes and perspective ,if you understand. It's really scary.

It's like I wish to be someone else, to escape from myself... When I walk alone for example,I wish I can run away from my mind ,and then I feel pain that I must be with myself all my life alone. Me and my mind.

What does that mean and how to cope with that?
sorry for my bad English

I posted this my question on yahoo answers and one man answered me this : "sound like severe psychosis please go to therapist as i not feel safe to have my children live in same world as unstable men like yourself okay thank you bye"
I'm confused.
 
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sahxox

Well-known member
I get this want to escape myself aswell...
Its horrible, personally I think it's from low self esteem caused by the anxiety - u never feel like ur living up to the standards socially, like everyone else 'seems' to be.
Not all the time, just sometimes.
To break out of it, I change my thinking. Find something u genuinely love about yourself, or a particular hobby. Or even chattingto someone u like will bring out the friendly likeable side, making u like urself more, atleast knowin its there.
Worst thing to do is overthink it. I've spent weeks in a recent streak of unemployment wanting to leave my mind, but its impossible. (never resulting to drugs or alcohol ofcourse) instead I tried to redecorate this prison cell, and found it worked :p
Basically my abilities and happiness expanded/restricted with my state of mind
Hope this made sense, good luck :)
 
I posted this my question on yahoo answers and one man answered me this : "sound like severe psychosis please go to therapist as i not feel safe to have my children live in same world as unstable men like yourself okay thank you bye"

O_O what the..? good reason not to use yahoo answers, I think
 

jaim38

Well-known member
Sometimes I get obsessive and/or unwanted thoughts in my head and I just want to run away from them! And I feel ashamed for even thinking them. The one thing that comforts me is knowing that I am NOT my thoughts. I am the consciousness, the being behind the thoughts, NOT the thoughts themselves. The way I see it, the mind and consciousness are separate entities. Sometimes my mind works in sync with me (the consciousness), but sometimes it rebels and goes out of whack, leading to crazy inappropriate thoughts. And when this happens, I tell myself, "a good-intentioned heart can heal a corrupt mind."

Sometimes being around negative people can generate negative thoughts and emotions. Negative thoughts don't necessarily have to come from within us.

I posted this my question on yahoo answers and one man answered me this : "sound like severe psychosis please go to therapist as i not feel safe to have my children live in same world as unstable men like yourself okay thank you bye"

This person is rude. He's not being understanding or helpful so it's best to ignore the "advice" of people like this.
 

Steelsoul

Well-known member
You can't hide from yourself. Your mind, your body, your thought, they are you. And they are not going anywhere until you die. So learn to cope with it. Find some reasons to feel good about yourself. Maybe you have something that others don't have, or you can do something that others can't do
 

mikebird

Banned
Yes.

I'm worried about eating the same food every week. Survival mode.

No restaurants. Nobody to eat with or cook for.

Really bored of exactly the same menu. Favourites. No changes.

I decided not to listen to the same music all the time. I keep away from all the best. I try variety
 
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