Feel like everything is moving slow but my mind is going really fast almost screaming at me.

[Moms_Guardian_Angel]

Hello all,
I know this sounds crazy but i swear this is what it feels like. No doctor has ever told me that I have panic attacks or anxiety or anything but... i think i have a severe case of it.
Im a senior at CSULB since its my last year it has been incredibly hectic. Sometimes when I am trying to do things fast or if i have a lot to do I feel like:
      Im moving in slow motion
      Things are goin really fast in my mind (almost feels like its screaming at me) <-- sounds crazy but im being honest
      My heart starts beating really fast
      Gets hard to breathe
I do not use drugs. I do not drink. I do not smoke. I am not over weight. It just drives me nuts. I dont know what is going on. Any advice would help and be greatly appreciated. thank you so much in advance.

[Libbylooloo]

I am 14 year old girl n i think i Suffer with anxiety n depression n i havw these feeling n motions all the time n its very stressful

[Paxiled]

This is an old post -- if you make a new post you will get more help.  If you believe you are suffering from anxiety and depression, have you seen a psychologist to work through it?  Have you been diagnosed with these things -- at your age life moves quickly and very oddly so emotions can fluctuate a lot and life can go from bad to great to bad to great again rapidly.  But again, if you think you do have these problems and it's not just life happening, therapy is the place you need to be to learn how to deal with it.  

[Laxxer]

OMG! I have the exact same thing and had one today that lasted for about 30 minutes and haven't had one before that for a long time. I feel like I am going crazy tho and everything is going really fasting my head but I know it's all at normal speeds. I too feel like my own brain is screaming at me..this is so bizarre that someone else gets this cause I been dealing w it for 20 years. I'm 40 now. Do you know the technical term for this? How long do yours last?

[Lee89hd5]

have had this since I was a child age 11 It first happend with a fever and happend spontaniolsly untill I figured out that been alone and thinking about it caused it. it's like falling inside your self deep into your own thoughts and mind and it can be stopped with slow controlled breathing and counting backwards. Am now  nearly 29 and can turn it on by thinking about it and retreating within my self but can not hold it for longer than 30 mins as it ends when my heart rate drops to a normal pace it leaves the body weak and worn out but during the fast forward all senses are  hightend. If I abuse my body by doing it over often I suffer from cluster headaches and ringing in the ears. Although I can start the sensation and stop it once it accours I can not stop it from hapning of its own accord. And as a child the sensation filled me with panic and fear controlled breathing and company was the only thing to subside the feeling. Is there a name or any real information on this yet

[Head_spinny00]

Well after reading all the comments and along with my own experience, I think the main thing is stress and anxiety from a young age. Maybe problem s at home or school. It maybe also be genetic as my dad had experienced it as a child. Just before bed seemingly for no reason the same as me.

I hope this helps. I'm 25 iv been getting what I call the "head spins" since around 8 or 9 years old. For me it's like this. At first things seem far away and getting closer and bigger, like a door of the room in my face. The walls are closed in but far away, thing are going in possibly fast but there slow in my mind, my head is heavy but I'm light headed. Everything looks eerily vibrant and sharpe. It last anything from 5-20mins not so much anymore but feels like everyone gets worse. Sometimes I can calm down and think it away if I get it early. The last while I've been making making myself aware of it asap and taking control of it. Breathing deep and to a Pace i find comfortable. Tell my self ok this has happened loads of time before, I know what to do, I know what is happening I no what is going to happen, it will stop. I say this to myself calmly but firmly. Because I am in control.try to ignore it (I no easier said than done) think of something that makes you happy or laugh ,giggle. Just a good thought. I no its hard when it's all happening It is scary and stressful and seems like it is forever. But remember it not forever it will stop, so while your in it, be in control of it. It is my head my mind. You're not tense, your calm, and in control. And just ride it out make it your *****. This may not work for everyone, it does for me. But not all the time. And it might not work the first time maybe not the second, but you have got to keep trying to beat it keeping calm keeping control. I hope this helps and please comment and if some people think it is bad advice please let me no too.

I also think speaking to a psychologist or a counsellor would be a big benefit. And try to find the root problem. Because I have a feeling all of us here have more in common than just the "head spinny" thing. Lol

[Elliseee]

I get this every day, it lasts up to 10 minutes and you get used to it after a while, sometimes it can be very frustrating I mostly get it when Im tired or somethings frightened me or I put headphones in and the musics loud. So being tired and anxiety causes mine, I googled this rn because its happening rn and your question appeared and to me its totally normal so dont worry about it.

[Anilahk]

I don't know what's happening to my body i feel like every movement i make is really quiet but in reality its loud i think. I feel like i am going in slow motion and my entire body feels heavy. My head feels like it weighs 100 tonnes. My hands cramp up and the thoughts in my head are very slow and eerie and sometimes completely quiet then my mind races and i can't seem to function properly. I was doing the dishes and the water looked like it was coming out of the tap in slow motion. I feel fuzzy and very strange. It's been happening for years but i can count on one hand when I've felt like this. O don't know what to do or what it is. Very scary though.