unreal

[Anonymous]

Does anyone suffer from the following, as a result of their anxiety? I got this list from the bupa website,and i have a particular problem with the last one (feeling unreal) Has anyone else experienced this, thanks for your comments

insomnia
irritability or anger
inability to concentrate
fear of madness
feeling unreal and not in control of your actions (depersonalisation

 

[Anonymous]

everything except the feeling of unrealness. And what the hell is bupa? does anyone speak english around here?

 

[Anonymous]

i have feel fear to insanity many times. yeah.

 

[applesewer]

Yea, I feel unreal quite often. In social situations I tend to float around in a little protective bubble, where I detach myself from reality. Sometimes I’ll be doing something and then suddenly snap back to reality and wake up and think woah, I’m actually doing this right now! That sounds psychotic doesn’t it?! I have to pinch myself sometimes to remind myself that its reality. But saying that, I’m very aware of my detachment, and the majority of the time I’m happy to float around. I prefer it that way. I don’t worry so much about what I’m saying, I just say it.

 

[Anonymous]

And what the hell is bupa? does anyone speak english around here?

Bupa is a private health care organisation in England, they're crap and expensive

 

[FroggyHope]

Does anyone suffer from the following, as a result of their anxiety? I got this list from the bupa website,and i have a particular problem with the last one (feeling unreal) Has anyone else experienced this, thanks for your comments

insomnia
irritability or anger
inability to concentrate
fear of madness
feeling unreal and not in control of your actions (depersonalisation

Yes, I get irritability/anger, inability to concentrate, and fear of madness. Once in a great while I get insomnia.

 

[Anonymous]

Re

Hello, I have been lurking in this forum for many months now, as my own anxiety symptoms have ebbed and flowed. I recognise all too well what you say about the feeling of unreality, of depersonalisation. It's a well-recognised side-effect of the mis-breathing that goes on in an anxiety episode, and one of the things I fear most, as when the feeling of unreality comes it seems to multiply the base-value fear by many many factors.

I will never forget sitting on the bus to work one day (this is a small staff bus containing about 15 people) when the workmate I was having a conversation with just suddenly became a moving mouth, and the scenery around me was like a painted screen, and I felt like a block of wood. I tensed up, expecting a full-on, embarrassing panic attack, but thankfully the unreality went away quickly. Personally, I tend to have the feeling of unreality as part of an anxiety episode that stops short of a panic attack, so I should see them as a good sign, I think - a sign that my physiology might be trying to adapt itself to my unusual states of mind/ I don't know. I'm into my 4th month off work sick with anxiety, and my job is on the line. The next week or two will determine the whole course of the rest of my life and it's pretty terrifying.

 

[sticks]

The feeling of unreality is now the thing that i get anxious about. My anxiety started as a result of social phobia, and i used to get this feeling of unreality. I supposed that this was my bodys reaction to the stressful feelings, a kind of protective mechanism, I didnt have it all the time, it would come and go depending on the situations i was in. Gradually, over time, this feeling of unreality or being 'spaced out' as i usually put it, seems to be with me all the time. I can't really remember what it felt like to be without it, and it is the thing that I am most anxious about, as it can realy fuck with your head. It has the potential of making you forget what you're supposed to be doing, I sometimes forget really basic words, like the other day, i forgot the word 'efficient' . i was talking to a friend, and i knew what i was trying to say, but couldnt remember the bloody word! I can sometimes just sit and stare at things like im not even there. It is sometimes impossible to read a book, its like my eyes and my brain are detached. Feeling like this, its more of an effort to do anything, as you first have to get past the 'blockage' in your head to get your brain in gear, and just making conversation sometimes is impossible...i dont know what im supposed to be saying. Every so often however, I get 'a moment of clarity' which can last a few hours. When I feel like this, I try to do as much as i can, almost becoming hyperactive, ringing people up, sorting out bills that need to be paid, all the things that seem impossible in my normal 'spaced out' state. I know that the moment of clarity wont last, but it is these moments that really give me hope that i will 'get my head back' one day. I understand my problem more now, but I am going to see a psychotherapist soon to see if i can start to solve this life crippling condition. I do get sad about it a lot, but i know there is hope. Good luck to anyone else who is experiencing these problems, you can only understand this stuff if you experience it first hand, its one of the most frightening things that has happened to me, but just thinking of all the fantastic things that could happen when i am myself again, is enough to keep me going

 

[Anonymous]

Does anyone suffer from the following, as a result of their anxiety? I got this list from the bupa website,and i have a particular problem with the last one (feeling unreal) Has anyone else experienced this, thanks for your comments

insomnia
irritability or anger
inability to concentrate
fear of madness
feeling unreal and not in control of your actions (depersonalisation

Are you taking Valium? Thats a big side affect that they don't tell you
about. Derealization, especialy when mixed with alcohol.

 

[Anonymous]

All of them, insomnia, lack of concentration and irritability everyday. The others only during a panic attack.

 

[Crimefish]

Last post was mine. :roll:

 

[Tom_M]

I think it's more to do with being more aware of your bodily feelings, due to our anxiety. Normally we just get on with life and don't notice these thing's, but when anxious, we sort of take control of our bodies directly, which can feel robotic in a way

Tom

 

[AlwaysCare]

unreal , I'm scared out !

hello there,

i wanted to say that nowadays i am feeling unreal i am afraid i am scared of this feeling why do i have this feeling ? i am feeling bad now and lonely again i am back to the same unreal zone whyyyyy ? i feel speechless, psychotic may be & mad. ((((

please how can you help me? do u think i have depersonalization disorder

i am outside USA , i am from Lebanon .. please help me or tell me what i have to do . i know that u are not a Dr. ,but i guess we share the same things.. i feel like a robot, i talk , but i am not consious , i go to university, but i am feeling lonely inside as if i am living in another world !! deteched ! yes deteched. how long will it stay with me?

i don't wanna feel like that it's hard to deal with, i am writing to you, but i am not feeling what i am writing ... i am speaking, but i am not there ,as if i am going crazy or in a coma....I AM SCAREDDDDDD :evil:



Thank you for your help in advance :roll:

 

[Chrisfishes]

after reading those stories, I feel like I have been "unreal" for alot time in the last 10 years it's like body is running itself sometimes and my mind can be detached. I guess I kind of enjoy it now, is that a bad thing??