Please help

[LUCIDFOX_X]

I will start with this, I have had anxiety for a long time. I am naturally a very bright, bubbly, outgoing and happy person. I have ADHD and take medication for it for around 2 years or so. I stopped taking it for a while then started again. Since Wednesday i have been experiencing severe anxiety, extreme social anxiety, and everything seems to be freaking me out and/or is too overwhelming. I am thinking maybe I am experiencing depersonalization. I feel like I am not in my body and I am not present. I feel like I'm going crazy and I am scared. I feel like it's getting worse. I don't know what to do and I don't know how to talk about it. I want to talk to my partner about it but don't know how. I am unsure of how to handle this as it's not something I have experienced before. Please help me....

[smallwolf]

Hi,

Wicked avatar by the way.

Could you talk to your partner in a public place, such as a coffee shop?

The benefit of this is that you both have to be in control of your emotions and at the same time, be able to convey the message.

That was what I did when I had to tell my wife what I was going through with anxiety and depression. Partly to get away from the home, away from the kids. There should be no distractions. From there you should be able to have a full and frank conversation. I also ended my little speech with "what do you think?" To give her a chance to reply.

Hopefully your partner is understanding and will want to help you or be there for you. (You didn't indicate how long you have been together.) Honest conversations are best.

Bow you might not like the idea of a coffee shop, but find some place where you can both have a discussion without distraction.

Hopefully this will help.

[LUCIDFOX_X]

I am more focused on feeling totally detached.

[PamelaR]

Hello Lucidfox

Welcome to Beyond Blue forums. It's is good that you've found your way here. We're a supportive and friendly community that are here to give you our experiences and see if there is anything you might find useful from these.

There are a couple of things I'd like you to think about:

1. When you made a change to your medication for ADHD, did you do this under your GP's supervision? If you haven't it might be best to get in to see them as soon as you can. Changes to medication can have some unintended consequences.

2. That sensation of not feeling in your body and not in the present - In my opinion you're not going crazy and I think there is no need to be scared. However, I highly suggest seeing your GP asap.I have experienced this state a few times in the last 20 years. The person i was seeing at the time, said I was disassociating. I was doing that as a way of coping. That my body and mind could not cope with any more trauma. I did come out of it as time progressed and I began healing. Haven't had that sensation for some time. Also, have a think about if you'd like to do a search on Beyond Blue for - disassociation or depersonalisation and have a look at what people are saying in the forums.

Kind regards

PR