Anyone ever feel detached from reality?

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I was just wondering if anyone else is going through what I am, I feel really out of touch with everyone including myself, slightly aloof. Actually a better representation is I feel like Im observing my life rather than living it, it feels like Im drifting, stopping by stars with points and reason in the vast ocean of uncertainty

Category: Tags: asked October 29, 2014

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This could be called maladaptive daydreaming, and lots of people do it. Maladaptive daydreaming usually follows along with creating a different version of yourself in your head. Usually this person is an ideal of yourself. Don't freak yourself out though, I don't know the details of how you feel and it may be different. This could be very far from how you feel. When I was little I did this a lot. I felt like I was just watching myself all of the time from a godly perspective. Like from the clouds. I always wondered what was even happening, what this life was. It confused me immensely but whenever I floated up to this I felt very calm. Now I use this because it gives me the sensation that I am a very small speck in this big universe. That I could very well be a plant cell on a leaf in a bigger universe- that this whole universe was just some plant cell. It makes me feel like I don't carry a huge burden of being some bulky planet. If this makes you feel bad, find ways to snap back to reality. Clench an ice cube hard in your hands, this should bring you back. Here's a masterpost of ways to stop feeling numb: http://sal-va-tore.tumblr.com/post/92494769799/the-struggle-makes-youu-stronger-alternatives I hope this clears things up a bit. Remember to seek help if this escalates to the point of discomfort.
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I have lived with constant depersonalization since I was 17. I am 27 now. I chose to re-purpose that feeling into the ability to analyze myself and learn why I do the things I do and think the things I think. De-personalization can be disturbing, but it does have potential benefits. The poster before me provided a good link for processing that. Check it out.
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Ok, well I really know nothing about this kinda stuff but from what I've read, it sounds a bit like depersonalization disorder, it's one of the dissociative disorders. It is characterised by the sufferer being affected by persistent or recurrent feelings of depersonalization or disrealisation. They often feel unconnected to reality and detached. Sufferers often feel as if they are simply going through the motions and sometimes feel as if they are watching themselves go through actions. They sometimes feel like their dreaming and they space out. You could just read this. Hope this will help. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090504233648AAcXyjg
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When people say the words "living life" it makes me think of them doing something crazy or out of the ordinary. Maybe you could try doing something different. Or you might just need some time to go out with friends or have them over your house?
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Happens to everyone. It's happening to me as I type because I took my ADD medication and it hasn't worked out of my system yet. No big deal.