Not feeling like myself

[Lindsey14]

Is it normal with anxiety and depression to make you feel like you are out of it/not your self? It happens to me a lot.

[-Sasha-]

I believe so. I have a hard time focusing and zone out sometimes, to the point where people can be talking right in front of me and I won't hear a word they said. Sometimes I don't even realize someone's talking to me. It's not all the time but I've never experienced anything like this before so it's a bit disconcerting.

[hypercat54]

Hi I wonder if this could be dissociation? This is quite common and happens when our mind is protecting us from painful emotions and feelings - it is a safeguard to stop us going crazy. You need to address the source of your issues, are you going to counselling coz this should help you.

Dissociation isn't in itself serious but it won't stop unless you tackle your depression and anxiety. Meanwhile have a look at mindfulness as this helps you to stay in the present. x

[snow_queen]

Yes. I’ll occasionally zone out (like Sasha said) but for me it’s more often struggling to grasp concepts, remember things, and think logically. It’s difficult bc I’m normally a very logical person but when I’m depressed I have no idea where that logic goes. Hope that helps and good luck

[Ashfaren in reply to snow_queen]

i feel very much like u told in the first sentence.Grasping something,while reading is very difficult or almost impossible for me .The only thing i am not ready to believe is that its just anxiety not something else.

[Starrlight]

I’m hardly ever exactly the way I want I get really drastic mood swings and sometimes I get feeling out of it maybe from the illness or from meds it’s hard to listen and concentrate memory is not great I think it’s because I get overwhelmed when I’m around people like anyone even the ones closest to me and even a total stranger across the street -it’s my social anxiety...But I think we are just where we should be in order to rest, to learn, just to be, because if we were not meant to be where we are on our journey well then we wouldn’t be. Lately I’ve been practicing mindful meditations and it really helps to be in the present moment.

[Coralrose5]

Yes I feel like this too and have posted about it a few times. It’s difficult because I have no motivation, I don’t enjoy much and I’m either anxious or depressed.

[Starrlight in reply to Coralrose5]

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