Derealization - I feel like im high!(Completly Sober)

[newportttttttt]

Everyday for the past week ive been dealing with derealization...It started out subtle and now I feel like im high and unaware of my sorroundings...Everything is a blur and I feel really limp like everything is in slow motion...Im really scared, my anxiety has never been this bad...I almost called 911 the past few nights cuz I cant sleep and I tend to dwell on my symptoms...Somebody plz tell me im ok I feel like im losing it...Im waiting for my DSHS interview for government aid but frankly im losing my patience I can't continue like this...I need help, ever since my first panic attack last January life has been a nightmare for me...I hope this goes away...Anyone else feel the same way on a daily basis

[GloriaFl]

Anyone who has encountered derealization knows that this is a painful condition.
I deal with this state by simply relaxing and accepting everything that happens.

[Jujelly]

I've been feeling this for a week now. I went to the doctor and she immediately zoned in on anxiety. At first I felt like I wasn't being heard but after reading everyone's experience I feel a lot of ease. Just gonna try to relax and take it one day at a time. It has been very frightening, but I'm glad I'm not alone.

[Deusonnn]

Has anyone found how to fix this I’ve been feeling this exact way for 6 months I just want to know if it last forever and or how to fix it

[amatutehour]

I smoked marijuana for a few months and started feeling similarly and was super freaked out.  The thing that got me out of it honestly was when something happened in my family (I've been living on my own for ~15 or so) and I had to take care of my little sister who was still in middle school for a few weeks.  Just having that purpose and knowing I just needed to make it through the day to take care of her eventually just made me forget about my derealization problems.   I think it was just the sense of purpose I got from helping her, and since then I've been sure to try to volunteer and keep busy.

[Irishgeneral24]

Thank God I found this! I've always been too afraid to find out why this is happening to me and why I feel the way I do. I have no medical insurance and I cant afford to see someone. If it weren't for my children at times i wonder if i would even want to live anymore. I cant control it and i hope that one day i will be able to and/or be able to accept the feeling. But as of right now it feels like my whole world is imploding. Is a sick, scary, and hopeless uncontrollable feeling. The worst is when I'm driving with my kids in the car especially at night and everything gets darker, and the sounds get muffled and there's a warm pressure around my throat and ears and BAM I'm in my own cartoon/movie. I can almost feel like I could drive the car right off the road with no repercussions. But I have to sit there and keep telling myself that this is all real and I'm a father of 2 beautiful children and I literally have to walk myself step by step through every single move i make. And the ringing in the ears when its "quiet"... i dont even know what quiet is, that sound is maddening. I want to thank everybody hear for sharing their stories because I feel a little less alone and crazy, honestly brings me to tears knowing that we all have to live like this. Thank you again so much

[eman313]

Hi i recently quit smoking marijuana and i feel the same way it’s as if nothing feels real i just recently moved into a new house as well and i’ve very on edge and uncomfortable, could this be stress/anxiety or is it depersonalization

[Paxiled]

Depersonalization isn't a disease, it's a symptom of other problems.  It can be caused by anxiety or depression or medication or stress or lots of things.  Sometimes it lasts a short time, sometimes a long time if you have a chronic untreated problem.  I don't think this has anything to do with you stopping the pot, it isn't addictive and there isn't evidence it's a drug with physiological withdrawals.  The biggest problem with stopping it is usually missing it because if you used it a lot you're probably going to take some time to learn how to enjoy things without being high.  Most problems with pot happen when you're high, and if you smoke it when you're too young and your brain isn't developed yet there is some possibility it might affect brain development, but that wouldn't manifest itself as derealization, which is what I think you're Googling.  So, two things are more likely:  your new circumstances are affecting you for some reason, maybe even the age you're at and what that age represents for you, or you're missing what you left behind, or you were using pot not for fun but self-medicating and now you're not so you have to learn to cope without it.  I'm guessing you stopped for a reason.  If your anxiety is chronic, and is spreading, then it might just be you aged into the age when these things break out and it's time to go see a psychologist and try to get over it.

[eman313]

thank you for the comment! i actually quit recently because i’m enlisting into the army in june. but anyways i believe it’s anxiety at this point because as i did more research and read more things i have most if not all symptoms of anxiety, ive always had anxiety but it’s recently got worse these past couple of weeks is all but i will be working on that and speaking to my mother about a psychologist.