Disconnection

[hannalogy]

Just wondering - I have experiences sometimes where I feel like I'm a step removed from myself and other people. It's hard to explain.. When I talk to people it can be like talking through a fog or like I'm far away. My mind can't seem to be in the same space that my body is.. in the moment.. Everything useful is on the periphery or something.  Things don't feel real. No they do... they feel real.. just.. fuzzy or something. 

 It doesn't happen all the time.. but enough for me to notice it occasionally. I get anxious a lot, but not to panic-attack stage. I wondered if it might be an anxiety thing..

[white knight]

Hi Hannalogy

I can only guess it could be a focussing issue. People with ADHD as kids would stare out of the classroom window semi detached from the lesson etc.

other wise its a job for the doctor and referred professional.

Tony WK

[Hspar2]

Hi Hannalogy

I experience this too, in fact I feel it a bit now! According to my counselor this is a combination of disassociation from anxiety and the fogginess caused by depression. I have both anxiety and depression and experience these things, especially if I am going through a rough patch. One thing that helps me is regular exercise and practicing 'mindfulness'. This clears my head and the 'mindfulness' allows my mind to learn to focus.

[Chris_B]

Hi hannalogy, welcome to the forums.

You may be experiencing dissociation. Have a look through these threads from other members, and see if it sounds familiar, and feel free to reply in these:

Is anyone experiencing my anxiety symptoms?

I don't know what's wrong with me

Not sure where to turn

Has anyone experienced disassociation?

[hannalogy]

Thanks for the replies!

 From my quick reading into dissociation it sounds pretty familiar... I find it weird though.. I never have panic-attack level anxiety, dissociation seems like it would.. go with.. more extreme anxiety.. do you know what I mean?

[Hspar2]

Hi Hannalogy

 I actually don't have full blown panic attacks but still experience it because I have underlying anxiety and depression. I recommend going to a counselor, it really helped me. And its also helpful to keep reading into it, it helped me because I am the kind of person who needs to know exactly what is going on and from doing research this helped me to understand and then not freak out when I experience it because I know whats happening, if that makes sense.

[Unknown-Origin]

Last comment was 3 years ago, but this topic is closest to my issue of disconnection; not sure if it is also/instead regarded as disassociation?

In my case, I feel sometimes that I don’t belong in this world/dimension - have crossed over from “somewhere else” as though this reality is somehow “wrong”. I’m drawn to music, art, literature, movies, etc. that are disturbingly odd. I’m extremely introverted though I’m fairly good at pretending otherwise. Other people, friends and relatives sometimes comment that i’m weird/odd and I find it hard to make friends. Often feel that I’m not human. Suffered from bad anxiety when younger and had stressful/abusive family life, but anxiety seems to have morphed into depression as I’ve got older. Wasn’t diagnosed with anxiety/depression until middle-aged. Anyone else have similar mental health experience?