Derealisation

[myamb318]

Ive had anxiety for so long now that I feel like im in the derealisation state all the time. My anxiety makes me feel like I havent got anxiety. I stand around and look at things and it feels like im not actually here.. or in a drunken state? In away. When I think to being anxious I can never remember being anxious and im sure its anxiety making me feel that way.. Grr its annoying. Any one get any tips on getting over this? or what I should do? Or if you feel the same way. Im 20 years old. Ive got alot going for me, With university and a steady relationship.. But still I feel this way. I feel that my anxiety has just took a front seat with me and is now a part of me.

Thanks in advance

[myamb318]

I dont no if that reply was just a copy and paste job by someone lol but it just seems like  its advertising a book?

Any other replys will be appriciated :)

Thanks in advance

[JSGeare]

Well, let's take the first step outta this mess -JOIN this community. Instructions follow.

For now: There's a book (written inn the early 70's, maybe?) entitled something like, "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me." I don't remember what it was about, but the title certainly should strike a familiar note with people here. And you will find plenty here who know 'zactly what yer talkin' about, so join up, because one of the BEST ways to get the most out of this forum to work is to JOIN it - become a part of it. Its easy -just click the Join Link -enter some profile information about yourself -even a picture if you care to- and anything you think would help us get to know you faster and better, and you can change this material whenever you like. You will also be accessible to receive private messages when other members click the name you've given yourself -sort of a "push to talk" feature. After you've done that, spend some time just using various features of the forum. For example, to see all the posts or responses that someone has made, just click their handle, go to their profile, click Posts, and read to your heart's content. You may also enter search terms -including member names- in the search box at the upper right of your screen and the system will retrun everything matching the term(s) you entered. This INCLUDES a drug database that will give you both user posts about drugs as well as the medical information about the drug. A great way to get quick answers about therapeutic effect, side effects, interactions, etc.

One of the profile categories is your mood, which you may change anytime you like.

Along the right side of your screen is a section of Recent Activity, which not only alerts you to new posts, but new ANYTHING, including journal entries and mood. This is a way to telegraph the community at large without actually creating a separate post. Thus, if you see a friend's mood has changed while you are working on a response or post, it can alert you to send them a private message to learn more or simply let them know you're thinking of them. Likewise, if you are going to be "out," you could enter something like "off line for the night" as your mood, and people would know you're away from the forum for awhile.

"My Medhelp" is where you'll find all the features you can deploy: messaging, lists of friends, photos, etc.

If you do this kind of exploring and experimenting right away, you'll be up-to-speed quickly. If you see the message you are reading now as part of a direct response I (or anyone) has made to one of your posts, it was probably copied and pasted from this journal. I hate form letters and auto-responses as much as anyone -but I also hate forgetting to tell people what they need to know, so this is my safety-net. Consider it as part of your "Welcome" kit. So -please join and try things out.

You might also want to read my entries for the "Right Click Trick" and "When in Haste, Use Copy 'n Paste" for some other convenient time-savers.

We're glad you are here!