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Detached, dull, shut off

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kdw12
kdw12

it has been 3mths since my last period. I am barely functioning day to day. I feel like my brain is shut off, I feel detached, numb, as if I'm watching everything happen around me. I have physical symptoms as well but I can deal with that. it is the numbing dull feeling I have in my brain that is ruining my life. I do have hypothyroidism as well and I'm not in a good range but I dont think it can make me feel this bad. I feel like I could literally sit and stare at a wall all day as if I'm in a trance. this is no way to live. anyone else relate? does it ever get better? does this sound hormonal?

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  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 kdw12

    Posted

    god bless you, ive felt like that when withdrawing from antidepressants its awful, are you still getting out and about? its called derealisation and i also had depersonalisation, just horrid, sending hugs x

  • bev27429
    bev27429 kdw12

    Posted

    Yes, these symptoms are common with hormonal shifts, and they are incredibly difficult to cope with. I force myself to push forward and stay productive, when I feel this way, because I know that if I didn't, I would definitely feel much worse.

    My heart goes out to you. I know how awful these feelings are.

    Sending big hugs,

    Bev xo

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