What do you think about the depersonalization sensation?

[prgirl74]

Hi!

Being so aware of our bodies is really scary. Today i went shopping with my daughter and i was doing just fine until i remember that i have anxiety problems. I was so aware of my body and my surrondings that i felt uncomfortable again. Now i'm thinking, the depersonalization sensation comes alone or am i just making it happen by concentrating too much on the things around me? How do i know that i'm not confuse about this symptom?

[jenn6905]

man i can relate to that it's part of having anxiety disorder it 's just what r brain's are use to doing to us. we have to find a way to do biofeedback to our selve's even if it mean's talking positive to our selve's. kinda like re programming our brain to think differently. good luck. im working on that in counseling

[kteen16]

I hate that feeling.
I feel like a diffrent person.
Sometimes if you think about it, it can bring it on.
But its also a symptom of anxiety.

[PenelopeAnn]

My anxiety is primarily social and when I force myself into anxiety producing situations where I must socialize I get fuzzy, and distant. I feel like I am at the very back of my head watching and someone else is controlling my body and speech. I HATE it! It immediately goes away when I am out of the situation and I feel absolutely exhausted. I would love to be more present in these situations. It is very a unnerving and creepy sensation, and I also worry I might start acting or talking bizarre during these episodes and I will have no control to stop it. Of course, it has never happened, but I still have that fear.

I believe that this is my brains way of coping with super intense anxiety. I want to be social, so I am forcing myself and my brain just can't cope and Voila! like magic it puts me in that distant place. My only option is to remain a recluse, but the more I avoid things the more things cause this sensation. I'm just hoping repeated exposure will decrease it over time.