Disconnected feeling

[takelifebacknow]

Like nothing is real: like I live in a movie and not on the real planet earth.

[jkl5500]

Feelings of unreality, of "walking around in a dream" are common with anxiety and depression. I know them well. I hope you are getting medical treatment for this illness. Don't try to "slug it out" all by yourself.

[Calm_mama]

What you describe is very common with anxiety. The nervous system simply gets sensitized and this is the result. I assume you’ve seen a doc to rule out underlying causes of anxiety? If not, please do see your doc first. Next I would recommend therapy with someone who really knows anxiety. Perhaps an antidepressant if you are not already on one. Lastly I recommend the resources I have on my profile, which all address this particular anxiety symptom m as well as all aspects of anxiety (including its frequent buddy, depression). Wishing you all the best~

[RoseyViolet]

btw... I love your username, takelifebacknow! I can relate. Feelings of anxiety, generalized depression and listlessness have plagued me in the past. Perhaps seasonal affective disorder, which I struggled with living in areas with minimal sunshine for a period of time, can become a real issue. Please consult your physician or therapist to "dog down" the cause you are feeling. If you'd like a resource of who to call to find a counselor in your local area, please let me know, I have a phone number you could call to connect locally with someone to help.

[art62grammie]

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. I am 56 and have recently recovered from 40 years of Anorexia. I will recover daily. I walked around just existing during my 40 years of mental illness. It has been my whole world. I wonder if I can learn to live with recovery and the new me. I love my recovery. I fight daily to never lose this war. I suffer from lots of PTSD. I continue treatment and medication to help. It works as well as this support group. I have suffered from childhood rape. The reason I became ill at 14. That was to control my world. I just begin to remember the abuse 2 years ago. I had repressed it all. I was sexually abused by my first husband of 18 years. I remarried later. I recently divorced my husband of 17 years. He was very emotionally abusive. I had stayed in both of my marriages because of my kids. I had to leave the marriages to save myself. Between my marriages and my recent memories of the repeated rapes by my father I suffer. Emotional abuse leave scares for life. I am a soldier and a damn good fighter. I would never recover from Anorexia if I was not a real trooper. I will win. I will stand strong. I will not let others destroy me anymore. Never. I AM SET FREE. BE STRONG AND TAKE THAT STEP. MOVE FORWARD AND LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND. IT IS NOT EASY BUT CAN BE DONE. LOVE YOU AND TALKING IS GREAT THERAPY. I know what you mean. To feel like you are just exsiting. Like you don't belong in this world. I had lived there all my life. Now I am living at 56 and happy and free.

[takelifebacknow in reply to art62grammie]

Yes existing but also like the interactive movies you see these days. Or a video game. Like the choices won’t really affect me. Not the real me. Like oops I made that choice, oh well. It’s not real.