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.

[sweetheart1001]

I am having the same problem with everything going fast or slow but in reality everything is normal. Always occurs at night right when I close my eyes. Im not stressed or worrying about anything when this happens. I started noticing this after my freshman year in high school, after I had hit my head on a wall playing flag football in gym.

[Leslie621]

I have Bipolar II as well and I type all day and during that time it will sometimes feel like all the words in my head are slowing down as if I'm slowing down a video or something but the words on the screen will be fine. Then around the time that happens it starts to feel like I'm stretching, almost floating above myself. Its so weird. I've had this happen a few times.

[idriveaTARDIS]

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[idriveaTARDIS]

thank you very informative . ty :)

[idriveaTARDIS]

any of you get weird shocking feelings in your shoulder of anywhere else        ( for my it's just my shoulder, but it might be different for others)  ?
weird hip markings ?

[walknoponger]

I think I have had minor instances of this for a very long time. When I was a kid, I had a serious case. The doctors said I had a night terror, but one big thing was I was conscious the entire time. I also remember the feeling and visual effects of it to this day. Soo here goes.....         I woke up in a panic, everything was very blurry, like the speckles you would normally see were maximised by 100x. Went down stairs to see my mother for some help. She started to talk normally but in my head they were extremely loud, and I constantly told her to whisper, and to stop yelling. I sat at the table and she went to get me a glass of water, I could not see her face, it was all jumbled and very blurry, like a mosaic that constantly moved. Her body was would blur out if she were to move a single inch leaving a trail of where she used to be for a split second. I was constantly telling her to slow down. Since then the closest it have ever gotten to that was when I had a 104 temp with pneumonia. That was very minor. I right now am experiencing a visual sensation. Where things seem to be a bit larger than they really are, and further away. Where looking at me bead sheet would remind me .of a giant sand dune and somehow it would trick my mind in thinking its an equivalent. Looking at my hands would be like looking at skyscrapers in Time square.  I have had this happen to me my entire life. oddly enough, it has been something that at times

[Flarpenhooger]

This sounds like depersonalization/derealization. I have it as well, and it's a anxiety stress response. Happens randomly or when triggered. You might want to see if you have general anxiety, or a relating anxiety disorder. However, there are other things that can cause it, such as ADHD and depression.

[Flarpenhooger]

This sounds like depersonalization/derealization. I have it as well, and it's a anxiety stress response. Happens randomly or when triggered. You might want to see if you have general anxiety, or a relating anxiety disorder. However, there are other things that can cause it, such as ADHD and depression.

[Absolomb]

Check out 'Alice in Wonderland' Syndrome. The Scale Distortion you describe is something I had quite a lot as a child and I finally narrowed it down to that diagnosis recently. Should lessen or stop as an adult, but could account for episodes of depersonalization/derealization.