Since a recent op for a haemorrhage I find myself ... - Headway
Since a recent op for a haemorrhage I find myself thinking I'm dreaming all the time and can't differentiate reality from dreaming?
Is this normal?
Hello Jaynesc. Can you tell us a little more ? e.g. how long ago was your op ? Was it a coil ? Are you at home or working ?
And could you give some more detail of the dream/reality issue and an example of where and in what circumstances it happens.
Cat x
Sounds like you have joined the world of the 'unmade'. Which is the only way I can explain the world I occupied during recovery. As soon as my aneurysm ruptured and caused a SAH and stroke I became unmade. All my experiences of the world based on 47 years on this planet were unmade, including the ability to speak and write. Very difficult to explain to an outsider what you are feeling when you have no emotional examples to basis the feeling on. But don't worry you can make yourself again, just takes time, lots and lots of time & patience. I only stopped walking through the world after about two and half years - I now walk IN the world and are able to explain to people what it was like. You sounds like you are walking through the world and not yet in it. Please do not worry.....you will walk in the world again. Wishing you very success on your journey.
Alice x
What a lovely descriptive and I am sure so very helpful to jaynesc
Thank you and good luck for your ongoing recovery too.
Wow, I thought it was just me, but when I was first recovering I tried explaining to people that I felt like I was just observing life going on, it didn't feel like it was me in the world, that has all but gone now, I just carried on with things, it wasn't easy but I knew it was me and it was all real. Thanks for putting it into perspective and I can testify you will work through it xxxx Janet
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