Feeling really out of it

[BooLynn]

Today my feelings of unreality and anxiety have been really bad. I feel sick to my stomach and nervous and can’t seem to get a handle on things. The unreal feelings are the worst, I feel like if I didn’t have that I’d be doing better. I wish I knew why it was so intense some days and not others. This is one of those days where I feel like I’m going crazy. I’m really thankful I have this forum to share this with because my husband, while considerate, doesn’t understand why I’m so afraid and anxious all the time.

[Tealribbon]

I'm sorry you are going through this. Help me understand what you mean by unreal feelings. Being nervous about something that hasn't happened?

[BooLynn in reply to Tealribbon]

It feels like I’m disconnected from the things around me or as if the world around me is like a movie. It’s nerve wracking because I don’t understand why I feel detached. like this. On the internet I’ve read about derealization and what I’m experiencing seems like that.

[MylifeNo-friendly-somali in reply to BooLynn]

Hi BooLynn, I am really sorry you are having these feelings. They are real. You are experiencing what they call disassociation. Dissociation is a mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity. I just had my first experience last week at work, and it scared me to the point that today is the first day I am able to go to work.

Grounding breaths. You got this.

[Tealribbon in reply to BooLynn]

OK, I gottcha. I agree with "MyLife", that is disassociation. It is scary. I have not experienced them, as you have, but have had friends who have talked about it with me and they really struggled. They used grounding techniques used in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) like the grounding breaths "MyLife" mentioned. You are not crazy....

[lillyofthevalley37]

Hi are you having any hormone replacement?

[BooLynn in reply to lillyofthevalley37]

Not yet but I have a doctors appointment next month to discuss.

[lillyofthevalley37 in reply to BooLynn]

Get you estrogen and progesterone checked