is this caused by panic attacks/anxiety?

Hi Danielle,

Remember the days when you turned a TV off after watching for some time and it went to that little white dot,

well after your worry filled days it's a bit like that,like your mind powering down to all but a little bit until finally it switches off completely all brain activity ceasing,I used to see strange patterns,all colours,shapes and sizes,before they too disappeared.

Considering we only use about,what is it 10% of our brain,then wow brings it home,all that power at our disposal,but the sub-conscious is also powerful and it is from there,we get the calm and rational.

By the way I'm sorry but rules forbid me to write that substance that I mentioned,on the site in question,not being shady,but careful really,pity I can't tell you somehow,it really is.

Regards Malc

Malcolm you make me laugh 😏 you're a little shady, just admit it, can you not PM me what it is? I have a feeling i know but I'm not 100%

And in regards to your answer, I remember having this when i was little also, before my panic attacks started i think, do you know what it is called? I'd really like to read up on it, it is unnerving but it also intrigues me as its such a weird sensation, sometimes i prolong it (keep my eyes closed) just to see if i can bring myself out of it, but i always chicken out after about 10 minutes because it starts to confuse my mind as to whether it is real or not, then i have to open my eyes to see if it is.

On some sites it says it a precursor to a panic attack or can actually cause them, but its never caused or been the precursor to a panic attack for me, in fact it deems to be a good source of distraction.

Thanks for the response Malc

Danielle x

Hello Danielle

I think anxiety causes so many things that doctors are not necessarily aware of. As a child/young person, on falling asleep I would feel as if I was inside a huge globe and falling. That disappeared in later life, but more recently when suffering from anxiety I have experienced feeling very tall, when I am awake, amongst other strange sensations. No! I am not mad! Reality can become distorted.....it is the brain trying to cope with overload, I think. I often wish I could find people to talk to face to face. The only consolation, is that it is generally thought that the more intelligent and creative you are, the more likely you are to suffer these strange things. Keep calm and carry on!

Thanks cruiselady, like i said before its just a little unnerving, and honestly i just wanted to know if it was caused by my panic attacks or anxiety, i know with anxiety your mind can concoct very real things, in fact my partner says he's going to write a book with the things that are the matter with me everyday lol, i can go a bit overboard with the slightest thing, not to the point where i have health anxiety, but enough to moan quite a bit, god bless him, i do put him through some stuff everyday, I'm just lucky he puts up with it and can even turn it round so it cheers me up.

I know its unlikely of me to find someone on here with exactly the same symptoms, but in a way its nice to know others are going through similar things.....what I've found on the internet is alot of people associate it with disassociation or derealisation, some of the things I've read do sound like what i experience but not spot on. Apparently its called 'Alice in Wonderland' syndrome, but people who have this get the feeling of being huge aswel, i font get that so am unsure if this is what it is.

But thank you for getting back to me.

Danielle

Hello again Danielle

I was pleased to read your comment about "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome" and Depersonaliisation and Derealisation.....as I only became aware of them myself, when I attended a study class. Previously, doctors, family and friends thought me quite mad when trying to explain these feelings. It was such a relief to me to know that they ARE REAL SENSATIONS AND NOT IMAGINED.

These forums are such a relief as well, as you do not feel so alone....there are many, many people out there fighting anxiety, especially in this crazy world we llive in. Have faith in yourself. Good Luck and Keep Smiuling.!

Cruiselady, I know what you mean about this site, so many times I've been on it with anxieties or questions and have gotten such positive feedback and reassurance.

It is comforting to know your not alone in what your going through. As unreal as it sounds i actually spoke to a person on this site who has exactly what i have, as in they suffer from panic attacks, depression and anxiety over exactly the same thing i do, we've helped each other as much as we can but it was overwhelmingly reassuring to know I'm not the only one.

so Good luck to yourself and i hope you keep smiling also. Just when things seem at there worse there's always someone to pull you back to reality and I'm grateful for these people.

Danielle

When I was younger I used to get something similar quite often. I would go to bed not stressed and i would close my eyes and see images of people but their arms and legs would be very thin and ridiculously long with over sized every growing hands, the feeling this gave me was overwhelming and I felt like i would suffocate or burst or something, like there was a massive rush about to happen.

I would simply open my eyes and it would stop. I used to try and figure out what the hell it was, I would have open eyes and feel completely normal and then close my eyes and start seeing warped people and the feeling would build quite quickly again and I would open my eyes again and it would stop.

I used to close my eyes and see how long I could stand it before I had to open my eyes again. I wasn't asleep at all, it would be like 5 mins after I laid down to go to sleep.

I don't think it had anything to do with anxiety, as when I opened my eyes I was fine again and didn't feel that way. I could open and close my eyes 2 or 3 times and the same thing kept happening.

I have always wondered about this. It was very strange and stopped after about the age of 12-15 and I only had it a handful of times that I remember.

My feeling is that it is something to do with being receptive if you get my drift.

Never had any out of the normal stress or anxiety problems.

hi Danielle; I was suffering from this condition its nothing to worry and its not HARMFUL at all trust me you must be suffering from sleep paralysis I am not sure though its obviously not possible that you are going to shrink to the size of grain

Omg the same is happening to me

I have weird feeling like someone is watching me