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

[aeydownlow]

thanks lacey, you've been very helpful. I've been trying to that and so far its been a constant struggle. Anxiety has subside and so as the worrying but due to this feeling of derealization. I've become depressed. Sometimes I feel like there's no way out and that this will never go away. But with your post I've learned there are ways to deal with this thanks so much.

[Lacey_loves_mcmahon]

here are some more yesssses for you!! Listen i just recently got diagnosed with anxiety disorder even though i have had it for years im 24 years old. but i used to be able to control it. but now i cant. I too have also had every symptom on here. this started about a month ago and it is the worst it has ever been cuz i too am now going through the dizzy/lightheaded feelings but when it first started i was in a constant state of panic all day everyday for about 2 weeks racing heart and all minus the dizzy stuff. so now i am dealing with the lightheaded stuff i have found if you drink some orange juice you tend to feel alot better..cuz your body is in a crazy state when you paic and that can make you tired when its over.  believe me i know that it is scary especially the lightheaded part and you freak yourself out more by that feeling, but really the thing to do is challenge it and tell yourself that it is not going to rule you, you say so i feel dizzy whats gonna happen will i puke? maybe. will i have a heart attack? no am i going to die? NO and i know EXCACTLY what you meen by you feel high when your not! lol the best thing to do if its really bad is to just lay down and let it happen cuz the more your afraid the worse it will be or try going for a brisk walk outside ya know to try and ground yourself.  meditation works really well too. and try writting about whats going on the key is kinda to go about your daily life and keep busy. these are some of the things i have been doing and i am no longer in a constant state of panic and the dizzy feeling is subsiding..it will get beter but be stern with yourself cuz if you dont pull yourself out of it and stop paying attention to it...it will only get worse. but with time it does get better. and the dizzy stuff can just be a result of your body reacting to being under stress from all this..try and keep your head up and remember that you are not alone...you should really just stick to this website cuz its the best i have found the others dont have all the symptoms of what people really feel during this stuff...stay away from googleing your symptoms cuz all it will do is give you more reason to worry that you have some crazy disease when you dont. i hope this helps a little, and if you need to talk or anyone else needs to talk feel free to drop me some lines whenever you want my e-mail is ***@****

[LeshaLoves]

I have always had anxiety but not like this. I have been feeling dizzy, lightheaded, panicky because I’m thinking  something terrible is wrong with me. Like now I feel like I’m high and I haven’t took anything.

[Paxiled]

You might want to make a new post, as you're attaching to a very old thread.  But if your increased anxiety is being caused by physiological problems you'd probably do best by seeing a doctor and finding out if anything is going on.  If your anxiety skyrocketed before this stuff started happening, it may be due to anxiety, but if you haven't been feeling extra anxious or something happened recently to trigger this, then best to see what's up than to sit around worrying about it.  Peace.

[anxietyisnowaytolive]

Yes Yes & Yes!  I have been dealing with anxiety for years.  Just recently I am dealing with very dizzy feelings, kind of out of reality type feelings and finding it very difficult to concentrate. It is VERY SCARY...I will not deny or argue that!  It feels like I am going crazy...I am 29 years old and want to find a way to stop feeling this way.  I do have a prescription for lexapro but I am TERRIFIED to take it.  We are all in the same boat...unfortunately:(

[Heanswerman]

Look you just need a brake from reality take a drug of choices and use it even some beer or wine will help you could think about kratom theres a lot of stress in life.

[Heanswerman]

Also you should look at you diet are you eating right are you getting enuff vitmins in a day are you drinking enuff water are you drinking to much water lot of anxiety can be from adreanal Fatigue not getting enuff b vitmins working out can get rid of built up stress hormones

[Heanswerman]

Also having more control over your life make your bed when you wake up plan your days keep you living space clean meditate meaning sit and do nothing let your brain sort out your thoughts be more organized fined a reason for your Existence realize there is no standard for who you are you can be and do whatever you want fined value for yourself.

[Paxiled]

You should know that "drugs of choice" increase anxiety in many who have it, maybe most.  Nothing like disorientation or losing yourself in your obsessive thoughts to aggravate anxiety.  Many on this forum got their first anxiety attacks while high.  Kratom should only be used with a guide, as it's a very different experience for different folks and can be dangerous.  Not enough known about it, as it's only traditionally been used by a small group of people who weren't talking about it unlike other drugs that been widely used for centuries.  Alcohol can be nice, but it can also cause disorientation and a lack of balance, which can feel like an anxiety attack.  Not a good general recommendation, although certainly some might be helped it's a bit on the edge of safety to suggest this given what we know about how they can affect anxiety sufferers.  Whatever works, I guess, but take care out there.