HELP! I can't feel my body!
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This is the most bizarre symptom yet. I can not feel my body. Like my insides are numb. I can't feel my heart beat, my arms and legs feel like they aren't there but they are. When I touch my body I can feel it, but when I am not touching or pinching myself it's like my body is numb. I feel spaced out as well, like something isn't right. Last night I think I had a panic attack, I has a few palpitations, but I didn't feel like I was in control of my breathing or anything, I just laid there scared and numb. I know I've been stressed for a long time and been very inactive but this seems so odd and can't believe this is all just anxiety.
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violet91995 rchrbl
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i have this same feeling right now 4days today
latonya42299 violet91995
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do anybody have any other weird things going on other than not feeling their body I feel like my human self is gone.
t53062 latonya42299
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yes i feel that way as well and its very scary.
latonya42299 t53062
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I'm walking in a daze I feel sometimes I'm not even breathing but we got this fight fight exercise to reconnect yourself
tanya99239 latonya42299
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yes!!! its most likely depersonalization dw it goes away! watch videos of it online to identify your sympotms, youre going to be okay! just take it day by day!
latonya42299 rchrbl
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did anybody loose their senses like tastes smell or touch
tanya99239 latonya42299
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no, could be possible but i would suggest taking a test for covid.
thing41782 rchrbl
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i smoked weed before and one time i totally lost ALL sensation except my heart and it was painfully fast and scary. I vape and recently i have been doing it less. 2 days ago i took a hit and it gave me such an intense nicotine rush that my body became numb and my brain got slow like i was high. it went away but that night my body did it again when i went to bed. when i try to sleep my limbs go numb and i feel like i'm going through/into my bed. my brain is slow and i don't know how to think when this happens. i also cant take a deep breath and my subconscious won't breathe on autopilot and i have to breathe manually when i try to sleep. my brain also isn't signaling that i'm suffocating when i hold my breath which is very scary. anyone help i don't know if it's anxiety from ptsd or even nerve damage. This kind of happened one week ago but not as strong and i just want to know if i should see a doctor.
latonya42299 thing41782
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yes see a doctor to way out any Medical problem first but yest anxiexty going through the same right now contentment everyday
khulood19049 rchrbl
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hello, i hope your feeling much better now.
i think your experiencing an episode of depersonalization,its when you feel that your body dissociated and not real.its quite scary but harmless.please do your own research on dp. goodluck.
nicaananda33728 rchrbl
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I have the same symptoms. Sometimes i feel these weird vibrations, like waves almost, all over my back and legs. Nobody has ever given me a straight answer on what is could be, but i have talked to several doctors and done numerous exams and found no answers. my psychiatrist suggested depersonalization because I dissociate a lot already.
sabikun45808 rchrbl
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im from Bangladesh
this is happening to me too
when it happened for the first time i thought i was gonna die
the things around me were getting distorted in size if i tried to focus too much, i cant feel my body except some tingling sensation whenever i come contact with something or even just touch myself, sometimes i cant differentiate what's real and what im making up in my mind which leads to increase in my heart beat. Idk what to do im just so scared. And it stays for so long.
lisa176dh rchrbl
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keen to hear how things are for you? I have suffered and am still suffering from really similar symptoms. it now feels sometimes that my body is being flipped backwards over my head and I often feel the need to ground myself on the floor.
dr says anxiety but it still happens even on medication. my body feels numb and I have to tell myself that I AM holding on to things like when pouring the kettle and more recently when driving (holding the steering wheel) and when holding babies is the newest fear. my arms feel like they are disintegrating or dissolving. horrible 😔
faith36298 rchrbl
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I feel this verbatim. (though I'm 2 months late) its like if I stop moving, my entire body feels like its melting into the void and I cant feel myself breathing or my heart beating.. It's worse because I cant tell if it's anxiety or an unrelated but harmful health condition which spikes my anxiety even more. 😕 mine only happens at night though.
Have you heard back from a doctor yet and if so is there a way to stop this?
adrianne54174 rchrbl
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I am having the same exact sensations! I had a horrible panic attack and then a wave came over and I felt numb. when I workout or do squats for example I cant feel muscle fatigue... my muscles feel numb. also I dont feel my heartbeat or pulse very well its like muted . it has been like 3 weeks like this and im very scared. I have had a lot of tests done with neurologists and even mris ans scans in the hospital. are you still having these issues. you are the only person I have come across that shares similar symptoms. I would be grateful if you can respond. I live in the US too! thanks:)
Bnplea adrianne54174
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After looking around the internet a lot finally you seem closest to what I am experiencing. Specifically what you said about not feeling muscle fatigue when working out. Mine goes as far as not feeling much fatigue or pain when doing cardio. I just ran a mile on the treadmill, and barely felt fazed when I usually feel it quite strongly. Anyway, I am only 3-4 days into these symptoms and would love an update if you have one. We differ in that mine was not triggered by a panic attack. The only big change preceding this is that I started intermittent fasting for about a week before this, eating only twice a day in an 8 hour window, and considerably less than I normally do. So I was thinking that maybe there is some malnutrition going on too and I am going back to eating normally. I haven't gone to a doctor yet but probably will if I reach the 1 week mark with no change. There is almost nothing online about full body numbness or general reduced sensation. I was afraid this could be MS since numbness is a warning sign but from what I have seen it seems to start more localized and also start in the hands, feet, or face, and those happen to be where I still feel sensation the most! Please update me if you see this, I tried to give detail for others who see this and I will give an update if this goes away. The worst part about forums like these is that people comment when they have the symptoms but then never remember to post if/how the issue was resolved!
Bnplea
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Back to report this went away a little over week after it began. Not sure what was really the cause but I just tried to make sure I was eating enough, hydrated, and not stressed and it resolved itself.