Disconnect and foggy

[Lindsey14]

I woke up feeling extremely disconnected to myself (Like I'm a stranger) and disconnected with other people/things. Ive been so stressed out and worried, could this be Why? I also feel disconnect with my emotions as well.

This normal?

[Coriel]

Maybe you’re overwhelmed so much you’re mind or brain is just not at its best this morning, I know with depression and anxiety for me, I’ve been able to pull back from my emotions when life’s crazy tough to deal with.

Have you felt like this before ? If not maybe try to relax using some techniques that work for you. Music, tea, meditation and fresh air help a ton!

If nothing else maybe you’re just having an off day and after being disconnected from the stress for a day you’ll feel better tomorrow?

[Lindsey14 in reply to Coriel]

I've felt this before, but these types of days are rare

[ineverdidlikeorange]

When my anxiety was at its worst, I used to feel like nothing was real. I felt like I was watching a TV show, and my eyes were the screen. I didn't feel like I was really *there*. I had this image of me, sitting in my own head, in the dark, watching my TV show life. Sometimes I felt like my limbs didn't belong to me (especially my arms), and that even though the followed my commands, they didn't feel like *mine*. I'm getting sweaty palms just remembering. I would guess (and it's just a guess) that what you're experiencing is part of your anxiety. I hope you have, or will soon, reached out to someone to help you manage your symptoms. I'm a believer in the wonders of modern medicine (and I'm on the legal drugs, they help me a lot). I see my psychiatrist regularly, and I've been taking a break from talk therapy but I'm working on returning now since my symptoms are flaring up.

Here's the way I look at it, and I realize your viewpoint may be different. I have a disease, a condition: depression/anxiety. I will always have this disease, it's part of who I am. I don't come by it strange, plenty of people in my family have it--I think there must be a genetic component for me. Like any other disease (lupus, eczema, herpes, MS, you name it), there are flare ups. When they happen, I need to get "back to basics". I let go of the things I can let go of (quit volunteering for a while, don't take extra hours at work, don't get together with people that stress me out, etc) and focus on the basics. I need to eat good, healthy food, and sleep, and exercise, and get sunshine, and shower every day, and do the things I must to keep moving forward. Talk to people that lift me up, not drag me down. Make sure there are groceries, pay the bills, whatever, but that's it. I use any spare time I have on getting me well. So far, it's worked. After a meds change, a few weeks of self care, I feel some better. It's not always 100% better, but life is tolerable again. I go years without a flare up (the state of our country and the world is dragging me down right now), and I'm a little bit frustrated to be back here again. I know what to do, and I'm gonna do it.

That's just my experience, and that approach may or may not work for you. I hope you're able to get some relief soon.

[Lindsey14 in reply to ineverdidlikeorange]

Thank you so so much

[kingduke]

looks like another horse photo- oh we dont get to choose our pix-

yes, i feel very disconnected a lot during this covid crap. At least it helps to

know others are struggling with similar issues.

[Msheatherlady]

Stress can absolutely do this. It’s your bodies way of trying to protect you by repressing things to help you cope.