I just feel really WEIRD

Man I hate leaving my house because I feel like I'm in a strange dream all the time. Im visiting with my grandpa right now and I just feel so nervous and out of it.. I wish I could feel normal for this. I havent found anything that makes it go away unfortunately

[Dnel82]

It's rough i know. You try your best to give the impression to others that you're ok but deep down you're struggling. The idea these days to combat anxiety is to allow it to be litteraly. The more you resist the more it persist.

If you allow for it to be and control your behavior towards it meaning doing your very best to behave unanxiously towards the miserable symptoms. It'll eventually subside because the mind has been taught to loose interest. In theory this works, but it takes a hell of a lot of practice. I'll PM you a link to something I've come across. It's like a modern take on dealing with anxiety.

[Calm_mama]

Hi someone,

I know this feeling! And all the crazy physical symptoms, and weird, scary thoughts, and feeling so on edge, and weary and panicky etc etc. It's difficult when you don't know what it all is and have not accepted it. The key to recovery as you probably know is ACCEPTANCE. What is acceptance? It's complete and total acceptance of your symptoms- all of them. Including all the strange, anxious thoughts, the feeling weird, all of it- and start realizing that they are nothing to fear at all.

"To cure, we must accept and not fight. While accepting, try to be unafraid of it. Try to see it for what it is, no more than a tired mind in a tired body that is sensitized by fear, especially fear of the obsession. Feelings are expensive in terms of nervous energy. If the sufferer keeps thrashing himself with panic and despair, his emotional battery becomes burned out. The nervous person should accept every strange aspect, strange thoughts, strange emotions, realize they are only thoughts and he need not be bluffed by thought. Acceptance gives the body a chance to calm itself enough to begin desensitization. As sensitization lessens, emotional reaction becomes less acute and loses its power to disturb." - Dr. Claire Weekes

The weird feeling can be thought of like this, which might help you with acceptance:

- It's just like severe jet lag. Do we worry and obsess about feeling jetlagged? Is it terrifying? of course not. We're in an exciting new country. We shrug it off. We know there are better days/feelings ahead. This feeling is exactly the same thing. It's not weird. It's common. It's not harmful, and it's nothing to fear.

Lean in to this "weird feeling" and everything about anxiety. Ask anxiety to bring you more. Understand that while it is uncomfortable, it is not the least bit dangerous. When you lose the fear of anxiety and all it brings, you truly begin on the journey to complete recovery.

[Cat33]

It sounds very much like you have depersonalisation it very very common and the result of severe anxiety

Do you feel like you aren't really there ?

Have a listen to Self Help For Your Nerves by Dr Claire Weekes it's in You Tube its excellent and takes all the fear away She speaks at length about depersonalisation

I had it for a while it terrified me but it went

All the very very best don't feel you are alone x

[Ann10]

I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling with anxiety. Have you told anyone about your thoughts? A therapist can help you with some new coping skills.