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Feeling like I am in a dream.. like i am asleep..

Hi.  I was wondering if anyone else feels like this..  I never posted a topic explaining my feeling.  It is hard to explain.

Ever since my first panic attack at age 13 I feel as if I have fallen into a coma.  I feel like I am asleep.  My head feels lightheaded, like there is a soft fog right beneath my eyes that cause me to be unable to see, feel, hear... etc.  

When I dream at night I wake up not knowing if it was a dream or if it was real, because i feel almost the exact same.  I feel like I am floating around in a dream.  There has not been one moment where I have "awoken" or "the fog has lifted."  It has been like this everymoment of every day for 5 years.

I have depression, anxiety, and panic.  I have been on meds which made me feel better, but I am still "asleep".  Nothing has woken me up.  

I feel like I'm just gonna wake up from a coma one day.  

Does anyone else feel like this.. or have felt like this?  Is there hope?  The docs told me the meds should help this feeling in a year or 2, but its been 5 and i am losing hope of ever waking up
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You need to get off of all of those meds immediately and go for medical marijuana. I reccomend a Sativa, or a 70% or more sativa dominant hybrid. OG Diesel is great for what you're experiencing. Because guess what, this started happening to me when I was about 16, I'm 21 now, and have found a way to train myself to forget about it, and it goes away. But when you think about it, the feeling gets stronger right? I have no idea what this is, but I got off of all of my meds, and I'm the healthiest I've ever been. Remember that 12 people died last year from taking selfies. Weed is literally safer than selfies.
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You should always feel comfortable talking to your parents, if not a close adult who can help.
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I feel the exact same as everyone for some reason I constantly feel dizzy as well as dreaming and my head always feels heavy the best thing I did was get my self in a few activities including exercise , listening to music and socialising it took my mind off it straight away hope this helps in any way
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Hi guys!!! I'm 13 and I don't know if I have disrealization or not. I always feel like I'm not in reality as if I'm living in a dream I can't concentrate I always feel nervous. I'm not depressed... I haven't told anyone about it yet cause they'll think I'm crazy. I think I have a anxiety but I'm not sure, Should I tell my parents about it? I don't think I can handle it any longer I just want to give up. Please somebody help!!! :(
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I can relate. And the the things you are saying I think can relate to depersonalization/derealization. I have it and it's really frustrating and I don't know how to fix it. Hopefully that term can give you guys some answers about what's going on with you
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what you feeling is your anxiety I feel the way too when im super stress and my anxiety is high some times I even fell like im having a heart attack or a stroke but is just a panic attack ask for different meds if the ones you taking are not working
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