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intense derealization

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alison82593
alison82593

Hi everyone. I know I'm probably getting annoying with all the posts but I was wondering what your derealization feels like? I get it so bad that I literally question if things are real and then when I snap out of it I get weirded out how everything simply exists or why. And by everything I mean everything. For example I'll look at something and think how weird it is that it exists and it makes me feel really weird and dreamy and anxious. Then I start thinking about outer space and how we live on this planet that is so tiny compared to everything else out there. It's like everything I look at just looks made up and fake. It feels like the world is in my head at times and when I talk to people it's like i question if they are real. Of course I know they are but sometimes it's so intense i almost believe they aren't and it really freaks me out. When I do things it feels like im just floating or not me really doing it. It's strange and very intense. Does this sound like derealization or am I crazy?

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  • mona13433
    mona13433 alison82593

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    Yes and yes and yes , I create a diversion to intrusive thoughts , they really freak me out,some people don't get them or they think they don't but some get them so intense its can be disturbing like going to deep into your thoughts ,I wonder if we are a different species lol 
  • mona13433
    mona13433 alison82593

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     I feel like I'm going to loose control, sometimes I don't know what's real anymore ,so then I try to ground myself which could be just getting to the shop or speaking to another person or even as simple as making a cup of coffee .
  • Jenijar
    Jenijar alison82593

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    "I know I have it all the time. It feels like im new to being a human or something if that makes sense. Like im now just experiencing what it's like lol it's very uncomfortable"

    That does make sense to me, I feel the same way and it's horrible. I can remember how life used to feel when I was normal but I just can't seem to get back into that frame of mind.

    I'm over analysing everything until it seems to lose meaning. I keep worrying that things don't make sense to me, life in general but also everyday things, and sometimes when I speak I'll think does that actually make sense.

  • richard89308
    richard89308 alison82593

    Posted

    try a search of "depersonalization/derealisation" online and you get a lot of the symptoms from there.

    rich

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