I think this is anxiety but I am not sure.

[WhosWhoisYou]

I am not quite sure what this is, but It might be anxiety, even though I doubt
Allow me to first explain what happens and when it is triggered.
When I was younger during the age of fourteen through nineteen my dad use to confront me and start yelling at me. Telling me how worthless I am and all that good stuff. I would start to kind of blank out, like I was watching a movie. Almost as if I was sitting behind my eyes and watching it play out like a movie, not sure what will go next, but it felt like it wasn't real so Its not like it was very important. Then I started to feel like I was drifting out of my body. It felt like I was leaning to the side at a very steep angle, although I was standing up straight. I would look down at my hands and see they were shaking violently, but it felt unnatural. I could feel them shaking, but not really. If that makes any sense. Then when my dad became more violent, he would shout "you wanna hit me?! HUH! HUH!? HUH!!!!!!? then he would proceed to hit me. At that point I would pretty much fade from reality i guess is the way to say it.
I wasnt unconsious, but it was almost like i was dreaming, like I was somewhere else. One time I recount I was walking through a large city that I have never been to and everyone just smiled at me as I walked by, I felt good. I wasnt really aware I was on the ground. Then it would come back And I was in that same floating state where I felt like I couldnt control my body.

What is this and what can I do to make it stop from happening? I am now 24 and it happens sometimes randomly.

[CassCore]

This sounds like a coping mecahanism you developed at a very young age and now when you feel threatened or stressed you revert to this state of mind. You need to confront your fears instead of hiding behind the coping mechanism, or learn how to calm yourself down with breathing techniques and self-talk. This sounds like it scares you and is obviously linked to bad childhood memories. Everytime you start feeling this way start taking deep breaths...in through the nose for 8 seconds out through the mouth for 8 seconds. Tell youself you are here in the moment and you must deal with what's in front of you and that you are strong and can get through it! Instead of putting yourself in a whole different area, just try thinking about a calm place. A beach, a bubblebath, a massage...just think about the good feeling for a minute while you breathe...then face what's in front of you! If this doesn't help consider therapy. They can give you more advice on how to deal with this issue!

[Anaithnid]

Although I'm no expert on this, one thing you should know is anxiety affects everyone differently. The violent shaking feels like I've felt as well the clanking out bit. But on the case of the out of body experience I don't know, my guess is that it was a copeing method you unknowingly developed to deal with the physical abuse. Btw no one on this intire planet deserves that kind of treament especially from there parents!!!!! I've felt the weirdness of looking at yourself outside of your body execpt I never had a true out of body experience in my opinion. Thruthfully I think only psychologist could give you a definite anwser. Good luck! I hoped that helped a bit.

[DJ873]

i don't have any advice but that sometimes happens to me to. It kind of scares me cuz i feel like i don't know where i am and kind of on the outside looking in. I am interested on anyones take on what you described but know you are not alone