Strange feelings of detachment from self, and surrouding

yes this is called depersonalisation, its a symptom of anxiety,panic and depression. also derealisation ,both scary to experience. ive had both.

your not going crazy. the more you fear it ,the more it happens.. you need to ground yourself by going and doing something, cleaning,or whatever. i suffered panic,anxiety and depression for years and thought i was going mad.. but believe me your not.

xx

Absolutely have had this too, I'm better at the moment and am sure it was linked to a generalised anxiety I was suffering.

I can absolutely Tell You it is a manifestation of anxiety. I used to have these for years. I remember how terrifying it was. You will be fine.

Hi Rachael,

Yes, this is totally perimenopause! I have looked at my hand and forearm and thought that it belonged to someone else, almost as though it was floating away from me. I have looked in the mirror, and it is almost as though I feel that a different person is looking back at me, even though I know it's me (if that makes any sense). I have also had weird thoughts and images flash through my mind - very bizarre and scary, and totally not me at all! For a long time, I couldn't believe that hormones could do this, but now I realize that they absolutely can!

You are not alone. So many women feel your distress and pain.

Sending you support and understanding:)

Oh Rachael, yes, I know these weird things. Been having them first time in my life. Never had any type of sickness, anxiety or Panik in my life. Now, with peri I've been experiencing them. I love the way you described these phenomenon... His the nail on its head! What helps? I wish I knew. I guess we'll all have to cry many times and ask whether we are mental after all until we're through this mess. Sometimes wonder whether i have some genetic mental thing and just never knew it. Oh, the fear! Just a while ago :aura. Couldn't see right. Had my boyfriend and friend call me and stay with me at the phone. Am deadly scared of suffering sudden stroke or death and nobody being there to save me! Today's program? Crying! Sorry for not being able to help. But you're not alone, trust me. Love, Bina

Hi racheal , i to have had these awful feelings of being out of my mind and feeling like im not here !!! its so scary , i lay on my sofa for a week a few weeks ago as i was consumed with weird feelings anxiety the lot , its so hard to deal with , i missed work did no housework , just could not function , it has lifted bot needed help with anxiety meds !! feeling a lot calmer and back 2 work , but i know it will rear its ugly head again , dealing with all this is so hard , should be something out there to help us brave women !!! because we are brave , its like a battle everyday , but we are all here for each other and that helps , just tell yourself you will get through this , because you will , we all will together xxx

Yes I feel totally the same way! It's all anxiety related. Have you tried meditation? I do it every night & it's great! I drop off to sleep every time. I also see a therapist which has been very helpful. I also have problems concentrating when people speak to me especially if they are boring & drone on!!! Before this hell hit me, I could handle it but now, I lose my patience really quickly which is sooo not like me. Everyone at work knows I am going through the menopause because I have been very open about it. I think more women need to do this, it is not something to hide away, it's real, it causes women real symptoms & it needs more women to come forward to say they are suffering. It's a real awful thing for women. It needs more exposure , it is not something to hide away! I have been lucky, my work is so supportive but I know that not everyone's work place is like mine, it needs to change!!!!! Sending u massive hugs! U will get through this!! Xx

I'm 52 and will be turning 53 in April. I'm full blown Peri, I suffer from it all but the scariest part of Peri is what your describing. Worse feeling in the world, and I'm completely alone. I live a lone, I'm single, and this scares me more because I start thinking, what if I have a heart attack, and/or just loose my mind. I use to be that woman who was strong and didn't being alone, and now I'm terrified to be alone. If I have a friend visiting me I feel pretty good and happy but as soon as my friend(s) leave, within 15 minutes I'm having major anxiety and then I panic. This has become so debilitating that I now have developed Hypertension. I was rushed to ER last week. My blood pressure has always been normal, last Wednesday morning I woke up with anxiety, fearful thoughts, my heart was racing, and I felt like I was going to pass out. I laid down for a bit with extreme fatigue. I did all I could do to drive to work, once I got to work, "I work in the medical feild" I had once of the nurses check my Blood Pressure and it was 160/100, we rechecked it again an hour later and she gave me colodine ealier too to bring my BP down, when checked again it was 164/110. My PCP told me to get my ass to the ER and not to drive. My boss brought me, and within minutes the staff had me a room, IV, EKG, Head Cat Scan, Chest Xray, and by this time my BP went from 164/110 to 181/110. All my tests came back normal. Then my BP dropped so quicly down to 142/82. My eyes started rolling back and I just fell asleep while they monitored my BP. I'm so done! Another thing I have to worry about. I have no support either. My mother passed away 4 years ago and my Daughter who is 33 is just to selfish care what her mother is going through. I feel so alone and scarred all the freken time. 😦