Disassociation with reality?

[Ctate96]

Lately I’ve felt like everything around me isn’t real. I’m looking around and nothing seems right and I’m reading words and they just aren’t looking real or making sense. I’ve heard something about “disassociation with reality” or something? Is that what is happening? How do I fix it?

[seaShelly]

Yea also called derealization. It's unsettling. A lot of theories on it. It's just my opinion but I feel this happens a lot under 3 circumstances : a) general depression and anxiety at a higher level or prolonged period. after so long, your mind can not take the duress of stress and feeling fearful / scared /worried / unable to control or change a situation (or person, or relationship, bad job etc). Eventually your mind says "since I can't take all this stress I'm shutting down to a more basic function where I can eat, breath, put on a good front at school or work. But that's it. I can't feel feelings because it is too stressful. So I just won't feel anything right now. Nothing is really real". B) another possibility is that it's the beginning stages of depression if you have not been diagnosed or taking any ssri right now. C) similar to A but more closely tied to a traumatic psychological event that the person can't get past or hasn't talked about such as a sexual assault, concern about a friend or family member health, or their own guilt about something they regret

[Davola77]

I get this a lot... it comes and goes! It’s horrible feeling

Also I get the adrenaline feeling around my body too, trying to get rid of it

Bison strange and chest tightness

Urge go for toilet

All those things

It’s anxiety which I was told but I keep thinking it’s not but it is..

Go for a walk with nice fresh air and it helps, deep breathing helps

Keep yourself busy which helps

[Abadar]

Don’t worry seaShelly has given a comprehensive answer.

Let me encourage you a bit by telling u my short story. I have this depersonalization- derealization ( now a day classified as dissociative order type) since 1981. The history is book typical with different type of abuse from society. Now the good points...I am a high achiever, with three professional degrees and a shining career, wonderful family with 4 grown up kids. I work to date and earn more than 100K USD. Summary it will torture your brain, but won’t kill you.

Learning to live with it, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, ample rest, brisk 30 minutes walks, focusing/concentration exercises and strong will power will help you a lot. I have no experience of meditation and yoga but people tell they help. In emergency, laugh loudly in washroom ( or hold breath for a while), relax, tell yourself “ wow I am high without cocaine”, and get yourself busy.

Do not be afraid, it is our friend and protective mechanism as seaShelly said above. Goodluck and cheer up!