Not myself

[ElyseH]

A few nights ago the last thing I recall was turning the tv off and intending to go to bed....next thing it's 10am and I'm sprawled out on one of the single recliners woth the WORST headache ever and crying. My housemate came down from breaky at 8ish and said I was in my bed then. She must have dozed off briefly cos she doesn't recall hearing me go down the stairs. I have been taking medication for a long time now and this is the first time anything like this has happened. I have never sleep walked that i know of. Since this episode I have felt strange. Not myself not real nothing is real to me. I have not been through any excessive stress recently, only when I was a child was sexually abused. Im going to see my dr today but then m freaking out and scared. Could it be delayed sorta feelings from childhood trauma?

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi ElyseH,

I'm kinda struggling to understand your story a bit and it's left me with more questions! Were you awake, asleep? Do you remember it? Were you awake but felt like you weren't aware? Has anything like this happened before?

To answer your question though - I don't know. (and yes I know that's not helpful!). Sometimes trauma that has happened in our childhood can come up. We're not sure why this happens; it feels a bit random but we think it might be that your brain is in a safer place to process this now and not earlier when you were younger.

I'm really glad that you're able to get in with your Doctor and I think that's a great first step. Try to remember that they are there just for you - and no matter what you're going through we will be here for you.

Feel free to let us know how you get on with the appointment.

[ElyseH]

No I wasn’t awake at all. It’s as though I’ve blacked out.

[ElyseH]

It’s a case of disassociation

[Neil_1]

Hi Elyse,

Have you been able to get along to see your Doctor? Was the disassociation comment provided by your doctor? It seems a bit unusual though, if nothing like that has happened to you before?

How have you in the time since? I know you mentioned that you were feeling a bit strange since that episode.

Kind regards

Neil

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi ElyseH,

Ah - thank you for getting back to us.

I agree with Neil in that it would be great to know how you got on with the doctor. Like I said earlier, it could be from the trauma but I think it would be silly (and inappropriate) for me to comment more about it given that I don't know you or what you've been through.

Feel free to let us know how you get on - or how you've gotten on!