What’s wrong with me :(

[Noza]

I sometimes feel like mind is jumping like I get very confused for a sec & things are moving to fast & I can’t remember things clearly & I feel disconnected. Please help me I’m scared. I was laying in bed trying to sleep & my husband woke me up & it felt weird for a sec than BAM I felt like reality was moving too fast & I felt overwhelmed & not real

[Flymzye]

Try to pull yourself back in to the speed of reality by writing down your thoughts on paper. It helps me sort out emotions when they are shifting too quickly to grip. Do you think that might help you slow down?

[Noza in reply to Flymzye]

I honestly don’t know , but I’ll try anything . I just don’t want to feel crazy

[Flymzye in reply to Noza]

I have had what I think is similar to what you are describing. When I was 16 I caught the flu.

At the time, I was living in a tiny camper that was big enough to walk in and crawl over the mini-fridge and on to the bed.

I woke up in the middle of the night, and everything was way too intense. Sounds were too loud, touches echoed through my body, and every surface felt like wet sandpaper.

Everything was amplified, and the smallest things became overwhelmingly stressful. I remember thinking that I was having an incredibly lucid nightmare.

What helped me was to write exactly what I felt. It locks it in for reference and I can look back on it when I feel like that again, because I now have a baseline for what I am going to feel, and it becomes less scary simply because I understand it.

I hope reading this helped slow you down, I tried to break the pace up. If you want to talk, feel free to message me.

[deborah27]

Hi, I get this from time to time. I have learned to let it happen and not try to fight it or become anxious about it anymore. I know that it is like an electric socket with too many plugs in it! Overload and a blown fuse! It takes a few moments for your brain to settle. But it does. Have a look at your day to day life and how much you are doing or what things might be causing that blown fuse. I had to look at how much I was dealing with and my level of happiness. I cut a few things out and sorted other stuff. Not perfect but it helped. Good luck.

[Noza in reply to deborah27]

Do you know what’s it called & helpful ways to deal with it because i really feel crazy

[deborah27 in reply to Noza]

I would call it anxiety basically. The symptoms are those of anxiety. Usually only lasts for a short period of time and it's not harmful, unpleasant yes. Look at what is causing anxiety and write down things that are on your mind. Put things in perspective and in order of priority. Talk about things that are on your mind or causing you to worry.

[Gentlespirit12345]

I ask myself what triggered so many emotions and why do I feel like I am overwhelmed? what coping mechanisms am I using? Are they healthy? Writing things down or talking to someone who understands. Grounding myself in the moment yet also asking myself what do I need to do right now. Sometimes focusing on day to day and week by week helps. What can I do to make myself be put in a more positive frame of mind. Sometimes I have to confront the fear and crazy feeling and pinpoint that I have a toxic person in my life and I need to have boundaries and to step back from them.

[majolie]

The first few things that came to mind were:

1. Are you on your phone or computer a LOT? That increases anxiety, causes short attention span, and messes with the synapses in our brains that are firing too rapidly.

2. Are you consuming a lot of caffeine? Or sugar, before bed? Both of these can cause the things you described.

3. If this is a sudden new thing for you, you might want to be evaluated by your doctor to see if there's anything biological going on.

4. Sometimes an undealt-with past trauma or grief manifests itself in the way you described. If this is a possibility for you, please seek counseling.

It sounds like you could be having anxiety attacks, but again, I think you need to rule out a physiological cause. If it is anxiety, you can calm your mind and re-focus lots of ways, but my favorite way is to meditate on scripture, because it's wisdom, truth, and beauty. God knows you intimately and wants to come to your rescue to help, guide, comfort, forgive, and heal.

Try these:

Philippians 4:6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Psalm 94:19

When anxiety was great within me,

your consolation brought me joy.

Psalm 34:4

I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

May the Lord bless you and heal whatever's going on.