Confusion.. I feel like reality is slipping away from me. H

That's been happening to me in the past year. It happened for a period of time in my early twenties too. I have these "memories" that I think are actually dreams that I've had but they're really vivid and real. So today I'm sitting at work and suddenly I wonder if they are really dreams - I just assumed they were - but maybe they're something else. Maybe I'm remembering past lives or someone else's memories are invading mine. Makes me sound completely mental - but I know other people experience this too. I'm pretty smart and logical. I like science. I studied Psychology - but this makes me sound completely nuts - like I'm one of those weirdos who wears tinfoil on their heads to protect their thoughts from aliens. Well, at least I'm not alone! I just wish there was some kind of scientific research explaining it.

You arnt slipping away or dieing. It is a spiritual thing. You exist on several levels. You are just not existing fully in this realm. My assuption is that you are half mental projecting. To fix this, just sit down in a place where you wont be disturbed for afew minutes, and focus on who you are as a person. Tell yourself, "I am fully concious, and have my feet firmly in the physical realm" 9 times. When you are done, count out loud upward from 1 to 13. Then count in your mind upward from 1 to 12, visualizing the numbers as you go. If im wrong, you wasted two minutes of your life. Not a big deal. If im right, you get your life back. Try it. Whats the worst that could happen?

 

cuz you are lazy and you dont talk to people non stop and understand what goes around by them thats why? you like to stay home and eat and sleep

Look up Lyme Disease and Depersonalization, folks. Get good Lyme testing done by an LLMD - Lyme Literate medical Dr. This is not "all in your head". Watch the movie Under Our Skin and educate yourself about this very REAL epidemic.

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i feel the exact same thing however i looked up depersonalization and i dont think this is it because on wiki it says everything around you seems to be lacking emotion.. however i dont think thats it

OK, good thing that this has guest. Guy's calm the *heck* down (Don't know the rules for swearing here) I wound up here by accident while looking for something else but remembered that I had actually gone threw all this and thought I would give some insight (to most of it) In the end SEE A DOCTOR and explain what is happening to YOU not everyone else in the forum, because it's a chain of symptoms many are having it for different reasons. For most it does sound like Depersonalization, probably caused by anxiety which a few of the causes (probably most common here), are depression, stress, or just plain freeking yourselves out. (Or all of the above which I will expand on) The "vertigo" is most-likely a panic attack, caused by anxiety. If you haven't been seeing any weird things that are not real and never have, don't stress too-much on it, If you have at one point in time or another, see a doctor a.s.a.p, not in a mean "you're broke" sort of way but It may be an easy fix and you might be making yourself worse. I'm unsure wither anxiety could cause this, but what brought you to this topic might be anxiety because of the hallucinations. Make sure you get enough sleep, not enough sleep can cause hallucinations in normal people, randomly at nearly any time regardless of health (I think) For me and my experience It goes like this|- >Born: Natural depression (probably, still working on that) > anxiety > 12-15: Disconnect >15-18: fight for reconnect/reconnect >18-22: Mostly connected. >24-25: connected with rare "bluing" if you will >25: Panic attacks thought I was going crazy > studied up and caused myself to have panic attack in public proving my theory of it being so. >25+ rare attacks that are weak and only for a second > relaxed in public. END(nearly 30):Completely coherent, only occasionally having odd things like getting lost in thought, or confusing 1-2 dreams (total) for memory, but it is non violent, lite and rare. What I did to reconnect, was to sit with my thoughts and get a handle on my self and comfortable with being "awake"(which is bad! but it worked.) And hanging out with friends who got themselves (and myself) into all sorts of crazy situations and confrontations, forcing me to keep coherent under stress..probably a bad idea for most people as-well, could cause things to become worse. Lack of social interaction caused other issues i think, which might be where the dream-issue and getting lost in thoughts came to life, It's to easy to spent too-much time in the information inside your head. As time goes on however other things spring up, being relaxed and such doesn't get rid of anxiety and can bring up new issues that can sneak up on you much easier. (some examples possibility given) All of this was a mix and result of reading, self diagnosis, and experimentation, it's mostly an example that it's probably not as bad as you think, but still serous enough not to take lightly and ignore. See a doctor soon but stop worrying so much, hope this helps.

It seems like people are not getting the original poster's intent or issue. For those that are posting and saying "i'm experiencing that too!" but started to get that after smoking weed or taking medication, IT IS NOT THE SAME THING!! The original poster said that this just started happening, not that he caused it by getting all baked. And also, weed does not cause permanent changes in perception or anything else, so I call BS on that being the cause. I can genuinely say that I have had the same feeling since around November of 2012 and it has not been getting worse but definitely not any better. I do exercise regularly, as I am training for a marathon race in May, so lack of exercise is not the cause. I do eat right and am always conscious of what I am putting in my body. Nothing in my routine has changed around the time when this fogginess (for lack of a better word) started happening. I consulted a few people online and they all seem to think it is just an advanced phase of "spiritual awakening" and I am inclined to start believing that considering the lacking theories as explanations thus far. It is definitely NOT depersonalization, as I am fully aware of my self and my being, it is just my external environment that appears to be the dream, and I am the most real element of it all. I keep expecting to suddenly 'wake up' and see the true world, not this wool that has been pulled down over our eyes. The people that think it is a spiritual awakening, they say to just go with it, and the physical body will eventually catch up. I can definitely say that it is not derealization either, since all of the causes are physically associated with a disorder or condition, and NON of the symptoms (as currently defined) are applicable to my situation. So I can conclusively say that IT IS NOT DEREALIZATION or DEPERSONALIZATION that I am suffering from. Any other half baked theories, or are we finally going to re-evaluate what we think we know about this 'material' world that is a vast network of energy in different forms?

 

Stay the path, and you will make it.

Cheers!

You have perfectly summed up what I am feeling right now, mine started in February 2013.
I feel as if I have been put into the wrong body, as if I am meant to be somebody else but for some reason I am living this life, and eventually I will wake up and return to 'my' life as normal. Also, I have been worrying a whole lot less, as if nothing really matters in the big picture. I find it hard doing things with people because it all seems so rediculous and pointless, and it won't matter in the end.
In February I had a terrible nightmare, and it was very real. I am not sure why this is relevant but it feels connected, as if it was the last 'real' thing I felt.
Are we just thinking too much? Are we going mad?
Are we right?

I have the EXACT same problem AND on top of that  I found I had low testosterone.  After only 5 days into treatment the "Fog" of what is reality and what is in my mind as a obscure thought is gone completely! so i guess the determining factor is that I don't know if you are a man or woman.

You might have depersonalisation disorder 

OMG yes i thought i was the only one! but ya same things are happing to me. I will usally feel like im still in my dream and is kinda disturbing me through my day wich sucks because i can feel the same way like i use to!

hello people

i think i feel the same thing

i have a distant memory that then i was a child i perceived 100% of reality

then i felt this cell around me and i forgot i felt like that when i was as child

i persuaded myself that everyone feels the same more or less but i came up to this again

id like to chat wo anyone who feels like that cause its my main concern now

i read this and i got confused http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derealization

 

hello there

I like what u have to say
I also am a male , 24 years old, and pisces

I agree 100% with what u have said

I have even done the things u have done, along with otherstuff


my question to u is, since u are so aware, what do u do with ur awareness/ability?

u appear to exercise it, but do u put it to work in this physical plane?



in the event that u c this message and connect with it, feel free to put up an email address and I will contact u.

I once was like u, seeking confirmation..
I eventually found the confirmations I was looking for and now live free with almost full control of myself and my gifts.

I will leave u with this.

we are an infinity.. so as infinity, what will u do?
will u remain the figure 1?
will u spend ur life in search of becoming a 2?

if u delved deep in to ur studies, and understand my metaphor/parable
u would know that theres no point existing if u r less than a 3

however, 3 is pitiful on an infinite scale

so grow my friend.. push the limits

get over 3 and don't stop, get ur number as high as u can...