Hi, does anyone here experience periods of dissociation? I have varying degrees of dissociation- such as yesterday at work after I was hallucinating it felt like my brain was out of sync with my body, like my ‘mind’ was the audience to an albeit boring bit of interactive theatre. I don’t get it often but when I do it is usually for several hours up to a couple of days.
Normally I just feel ‘disconnected’, but sometimes it feels like things aren’t real. Mixed with mental confusion it becomes hard to distinguish dreams from reality.
I haven’t experienced that kind of audience thing much- normally I just feel mildly disconnected as opposed to completely separate.
I apologise if this is quite convoluted as I keep stumbling over my words and my comprehension is lacking to say the least at the moment.
I would also like to specify I know this is actually dissociation, not just me confusing things. It is a horrible feeling.
When I was a teenager I had an operation, and experienced this exactly. It lasted for a long time if I remember. I’ve had much much weirder experiences though on seroquel which then magically went away on abilify. I think it’s a symptom of schizophrenia as opposed to a side effect of meds. But the meds obviously aren’t dealing with it. Just my opinion.
I like the ‘Father Ted’ reference, great show.
It’s like walk around in a void dream state somewhat disconnected. But still a great deal of substance for me.
…Probably tmi no never mind lol. sigh do or don’t I. Seem my male member seems to get bigger while I’m in the state not all the time though. I mean bigger not erect. The only selling point of it for me. Never measured it to be sure or had a partner at the time to ask. Bound to just be a trick of the mind at the time.
I think you are saying your mind gets disconnected from your body and you can’t bring it back. Maybe a feeling of being separated from your thinking. This is a common experience for me with a psychosis. I don’t know the term “disassociation”.
I do get that dream like… out of body experience many times. I’m watching myself from afar. I sort of feel like I’ve lifted or stepped out of myself. Then I don’t feel like I have a lot of control over my actions…
It’s very upsetting. It’s usually a stress trigger that does it… It makes it hard to think… makes it hard to move… and it does make it hard for me to tell what’s really happening.
I try to leave the area that it’s happening in… I go somewhere quiet and try to get brain and body back together.
It used to make me think I was hitting spiritual enlightenment when it happened… because it felt like my brain was letting go of my identity and I was turning into a spirit. But I found out it’s Depersonalization and dissociation
Mouse informed me I have some issues with dissociation. Living primarily in my mind and seeing the body and even my perception as an extension of it. It’s kind of a forced perspective with the telepathy delusion.
Specifically it’s depersonalization.
The mind and body feeling separate, that is.
I have a milder form of dissociation something when I look in the mirror after I shower. I’ll talk to myself and switch off sides of myself for hours.
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Becoming aware of my breath helps me to steady myself when my mind has been carrying on too long. I concentrate on my breathing, count it, or listen to it. This helps reconnect my mind to my body. (Thich Nhat Hanh).
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