I keep blanking out, like a trance. I don’t have thoughts exactly just inaudible noises and soft screaming. I don’t realize whats going on until I snap back in to reality. Its happening a lot, to the point where its ruining my relationship and my life. I rarely drive anymore or do anything that could put me and others in harms way. I’ve told my doctor and she just up my dosage on my medication, but its not helping.
I would say i’m highly functional, but this is ruining my life. ruining it.
Does this happen to anyone else?
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There were times when I was blanking out a little when I was driving a car. I actually rear ended a woman because I had blanked out. The damage was minimal, and no one was hurt, but it made enough of an impression on me that I quit driving for a while. That’s my only experience with blanking out, though.
It used to happen to me on seroquel.
I honestly think its the goedon, but my doctor promises me it isn’t.
hopefully its nothing, and it will go away soon. maybe its just stress related.
I have this frequently more than other issues I think , or at least equal to them. I feel as though I leave my body for a short time and come back confused as to what is going on around me. Ever since high school several decades ago. I’ve been evaluated for seizures. But maybe they missed them. Many seizures can’t be picked up on EEG. Other people notice me spacing out too.
I often blank out, especially while driving. It’s not like a trance though, it’s just like snapping forwards in time and finding myself somewhere else completely with no recollection of travelling there. Something must be controlling me while I do this because I’ve never crashed, but its always a weird readjustment finding yourself somewhere different.
I don’t know about yours but mine’s definitely not medication related, as I’ve never sought out treatment.
@dcmouse They tested me for seizures about 2 years ago, and nothing.
@Scripps that actually sounds more like whats happening, sorta. Sometimes I’ll be doing stuff, just regular activities like cooking or playing video games. then I’m out. I don’t see or feel anything. I can hear stuff but i’m not apart of it ,but when I come back sometimes I would have completed or would have still been completing the activity, but sometimes I just stop all together, one reason I stopped driving myself and doing other stuff that could possibly be dangerous. I think the stopping completely part is what ruining my life, because I cant do normal stuff sometimes, like go somewhere or do stuff with my SO with this happening once or twice. its frustrating and it triggers other things because I can’t control it.
If its a situation where your mind goes blank and you just kinda stare, then I think its the meds. I had this now I dont, and the meds were dropped. Otherwise I dont know.
I’d rather not try to diagnosis you but sounds like catatonia and is related to sz. Tell your doctor if you haven’t yet.
I have regular blackouts too. ive already got sz as a disability. its from head injuries, and has also given me retrograde amnesia which means I don’t remember what happens when the lights ‘go out’ witnesses say I fell and hit my head and when I ask the doctor wha hoppen he often says ive been weeks in a coma after a long series of falls. for awhile I had to have the neighbors over while I was treated for supposed epilepsy, they said I could not live alone. I have spent mostly all the time asleep or in a coma. very few conscious days. at least I can sleep but I often wake up in the hospital…welcome to the club
Mine arn’t blackouts per se, because I 'm not unconscious, I can still hear and see everything, but it’s as if I’m in another world number tvpart of this place.
People think I can’t understand because I don’t respond, and they say some things rather embarasing.
I have this a lot… I found out from another member here it’s called Depersonalization.
It does seem to hit me when I’m getting anxious or stressed… or too many things happening at once.
I’m thinking of getting a sign around my neck… “out of body, be back in 5 minutes.”
Now that I know what it is… and how it’s triggered… I’ve been working on trying to keep the stimulus low… don’t try to multitask… deal with one person at a time… and stay in my body.