healthbound
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I often feel like I "phase in and out" of being connected with what's going on around me. I have noticed (after I'm no longer disconnected) that I respond to some things by disconnecting or mentally freezing. Many times it's coupled with confusion and a lack of ability to make decisions.
This response is seemingly triggered after a wide range of events -from feeling sad to things affecting my wellbeing.
I find it difficult to concentrate and "snap back into life" even when I notice that I'm disconnected. Like, I can't come back to reality or something strange like that. I don't mean in a hallucinating kind of way...I don't have that...I mean in a severely "spaced out" way.
This becomes very problematic because I need to be "present" and thinking clearly and in control. I don't feel like I'm in control. I don't mean that I feel erratic...It's more of a passive thing...like I can't stand up for myself or do what I need to do or stop staring. I don't even know what the heck I'm thinking about when I'm "stuck". I just feel stuck or out of it.
Does this sound like I'm completely out to lunch? I read the dissociative types and maybe it's like the last one on the list?
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
This response is seemingly triggered after a wide range of events -from feeling sad to things affecting my wellbeing.
I find it difficult to concentrate and "snap back into life" even when I notice that I'm disconnected. Like, I can't come back to reality or something strange like that. I don't mean in a hallucinating kind of way...I don't have that...I mean in a severely "spaced out" way.
This becomes very problematic because I need to be "present" and thinking clearly and in control. I don't feel like I'm in control. I don't mean that I feel erratic...It's more of a passive thing...like I can't stand up for myself or do what I need to do or stop staring. I don't even know what the heck I'm thinking about when I'm "stuck". I just feel stuck or out of it.
Does this sound like I'm completely out to lunch? I read the dissociative types and maybe it's like the last one on the list?
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.