Feeling completely disconnected

[chuck23]

Hi, my name is chuck! I am currently feeling so disconnected from everything and i think that i might be about to lose my mind. I used to feel kind of disconnected when i was really stressed out back in the days, but it happent out of the blue 2 days ago and it was so intense. I was almost unable to have a proper conversation because the feeling was so strong that i couldn't get a hold of my thoughts. The day after, i was at a restaurant for a friends birthday and i had to leave before eating because i thought i was about to go crazy. The disconnection was so strong that i needed to leave during my family dinner tonight too. I am panicking in my bed rn trying to find some relief, but i can't. Everything feels so distant and strange and nothing seems to calm me down. I am so scared that it may be a psychosis and i need your advices to make this feeling go away.

(Sorry if my english is bad, i mainly speak french.)

Thank you

[socratesanne]

This seems to be going on for quite some time. How are you most of the time? When you start feeling this way, it important to track the time, date, triggers that seem relevant and speak to a licensed mental therapist to determine the cause. Wrting down symptoms can be helpful and rating on 1 to 10 scale and ask yourself what might decrease the rating as you write. Taking a deep breath in but moreover enough to assure you can double the slow breath deep into you abdomen to open the parasympathetic nervous system to calm down you state. Try to do three times, really focusing on the slow out breath

If you are in a place, like a resterant or with many people around, just take a walk to calm down the body. Your nervous system is calm down.

If you can find a Somatic Experiencing therapist, this is highly recommended. Take good care. When the body is in panic you need to move it and honor what it might be trying to tell you. I talk to mine more often than not lately as there is so much out there causing us to worry. Be around calm, non toxic people. That helps, as well. Pets are often helpful for calming.

Ask yourself what calms all five of your senses. a favorite smell, favorite sound or music, touch, taste or vision that is calming ... and surround yourself with these lovely things. I keep these sensory joys close in my life for calming. Some work better than others and everyone is different. Please talk to a therapist when you can find one, preferably one who does somatic experiencing or EMDR for example.

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Have you slept ?

[chuck23]

Thank you very much for your advices! I slept for a good 10 hours and i feel a little better this morning, but the feeling is still there. I am currently seeing a therapist, but i haven't been able to see her in a month.

Chuck

[Pudding098]

Im no expert, so i might be wrong but i understand one possible link to anxiety is depersonalisation, might be worth looking it up and discussing it with your doctor. I always felt detached, i didnt know how to explain it to people. I dont feel like my emotions are mine, and everything thats happening seems to be happening through a murky peice of glass between me and the world. But i come across depersonalisation and it seems to fit what i feel.

[lorianxiety]

hello Chuck,i can understand how you feel ,its something that you couldn't identify with unless something similar happened to you.Its most definitely Not Pychosis,---it extreme Fear--your mind couldn't connect as when theres strong emotions ,it blocks the channels of your mind causing it to freeze,and therefore unable to talk properly ,or put sentences together. I certainly experienced this for at least few months ,couldn't express my feelings to Gp on more than 3 occasions,consequently I think hes talking to a geriatric. up until then I have always been logical and down to earth in a matter of fact way. p lease don't beat yourself up about it try meditation,it brings peace and harmony with your heart and breathing ---deeper breaths..hope that helps sorry cant speak French!

[SirGrits]

Hey, chuck23 I can't really add to the great advice you've already got on this thread. Just know that you're not alone and be forgive yourself. I'm not getting a sense that you are blaming yourself from your post; I just want to encourage you and remind you that you don't need to add any self-blame to your pile. Just keep working through the next thing. Things may never be easy, but they will get easier. Prayers.