HELP! I can't feel my body!

Ok so this exact same thing has been happening to me for almost 20 years. That was the symptom that started all my anxiety issues. I was 16 when it first happened and im 35 now and it still happens. Its not every day anymore but it did happen today which led me to find this post. The best way i can explain it is that when i touch my body i can feel it but i just can't sense it there. For the last 20 years i have never come across anyone who had that same exact symptom until now. I searched for years. From my own experience its just anxiety. It has never hurt me it just scares the living f*** outta me. The best way i deal with it is that i just accept it and keep reminding myself that it cant hurt me. I know its such an awful, terrifying feeling and no one understands.

Hi there. You put exactly what I am feeling into words. I recently had a CT because I thought I had a mini stroke, but the results came back as migraine with aura. I also have a high-stress job and a history of trauma. Have you been able to find any relief?

This is typical of anxiety, I've had it alot. it's Derealization. Look it up there's lots of videos out there. It's just the brains way of protecting you against stress, you get it when for example if your house burned down and you walk out numb, in shock. It's only meant to last a few minutes, but with anxiety we keep ourselves stuck in it. Once you accept that it's just anxiety and it can't hurt you (that's the tricky bit) it will fade away. It always does.

This could depersonilization/Derealization. Ive suffered from this for nearly 3 years now due to a bad drug experience. I was sat in my room one night smoking a spliff and out of no where everything started feeling strange. I got up to speak to my mum to try and distract myself but it did not go away. I ended up being on the phone to the hospital for about an hour and 45 minutes. From that day on i started panicking every day, scared that something was severely wrong with me. I got checked out by doctors, then started councelling but no one seemed to understand how i was feeling. I have now taught myself to not worry as much now when feeling like that. Have a look at dp manual on youtube and also consider buying the booklet. Hope you start to feel better soon.

I partially agree with the person who said that it sounds like depersonalization, i think i have the same symptoms but mostly on one side of my body. I couldent feel it on my left side and it even felt like part of my mind was not there but it did not feel numb and tingly like when there is nerve damage but it seems to me that its what creates the anxiety, also i do believe it is partially psychological as iv been getting better by trusting myself and staying on that thought among other things, also catharsis helps, feeling parts of your body starting with feet or hands and expressing what you feel verbally like a sound or words helped alot. I havent seen a doctor about it because its seemed to me that it was mostly psychological. also it made it worse when i tryed to forcefully feel the parts that i couldn't and sometimes i would feel pain on the opposite side or just another part of my body i wont go into any more details but now im sure it is depersonalization for me.

Are you still having these issues? because i am now today having where it feels like my hands and arm is going numb, my parents just dont care , sadly i cant believe you went to the hospital that many times now they just going to brush it off as anxiety even though it can be something serious , i guess look for a new hospital but be careful when going, iv went many times as well but not constant.. i was also marked for anxiety a few times in the past so it is scary, it would be cool if we can get in touch and talk in private chat or something because i have very high anxiety too and i go though panic attacks here and there, so us talking about our problems with each other may help us calm down, , or for anyone else reading this comment im always open to hearing about problems because i am a talkitive person just as long as you dont mind hearing from me too.

I'm having the same symptoms for a year now. Anybody who wants to write with me about this? 😦

Hi! I am new to this.Last 3 days ago,i was using my phone and suddenly feel like i can't control my hands or legs.It freaked me out and now it still does.Now i've read this discussion and replies.I realized i am not alone and encouraged me a lot.I am 4 years late btw.The cause in my case, my sleeping schedule is pretty messed up.I sleep at 4 am and wake up at 11 am.So basically i miss my breakfast.Also my screen time on phone and laptop is 12 hrs per day.So i will try to fix those first.And after reading replies,what i learnt was try to calm myself down and don't be so panicking.It is totally harmless i hope so since i an still young:)

ive had this a few years ago. its called 'depersonalisation'. apart from the breathlessness i currently suffer with, this was the scariest feeling ive ever experienced.