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I feel like something is really wrong and I need help
Hi.
I'll start by saying I'm a 26 year old male and I've suffered with anxiety issues and OCD for many years of my life but recently I've been feeling exceptionally odd and so "out of it" and I'm very concerned. I don't quite know what's happening with me lately but things just aren't right. I don't feel good and it's been going on for months now. I think it was triggered by marijuana because I've felt this way ever since I last smoked which was late March of this year. I feel trapped and my energy levels are very low. I feel mentally exhausted and like I can't do the things I used to. To the outside world it probably seems like I'm doing fine but inside I'm suffering an awful lot and I don't know how to get out of it. I believe I'm experiencing Depersonalisation/Derealization. I have often told people that I don't feel real, and that life feels like a dream. Like I'm always on autopilot. It often comes up when I Google my symptoms too. I just want to to feel normal and happy again but I'm afraid this will ruin my life and prevent me from really enjoying it to the fullest extent. I feel that as I write this I'm just rambling and that it's totally pointless but I really don't want to feel this way day after day, week after week... It's killing me and I'm completely exhausted from it. I feel sick just from writing about it. I'm really trying to live a normal life and function like a regular person but I'm so tired. It's only been just over 3 months but it's felt like an eternity.
I just want a sense of peace and relief from the suffering. What should I do?
I'll start by saying I'm a 26 year old male and I've suffered with anxiety issues and OCD for many years of my life but recently I've been feeling exceptionally odd and so "out of it" and I'm very concerned. I don't quite know what's happening with me lately but things just aren't right. I don't feel good and it's been going on for months now. I think it was triggered by marijuana because I've felt this way ever since I last smoked which was late March of this year. I feel trapped and my energy levels are very low. I feel mentally exhausted and like I can't do the things I used to. To the outside world it probably seems like I'm doing fine but inside I'm suffering an awful lot and I don't know how to get out of it. I believe I'm experiencing Depersonalisation/Derealization. I have often told people that I don't feel real, and that life feels like a dream. Like I'm always on autopilot. It often comes up when I Google my symptoms too. I just want to to feel normal and happy again but I'm afraid this will ruin my life and prevent me from really enjoying it to the fullest extent. I feel that as I write this I'm just rambling and that it's totally pointless but I really don't want to feel this way day after day, week after week... It's killing me and I'm completely exhausted from it. I feel sick just from writing about it. I'm really trying to live a normal life and function like a regular person but I'm so tired. It's only been just over 3 months but it's felt like an eternity.
I just want a sense of peace and relief from the suffering. What should I do?
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