Posted by Craig on February 8, 2003, at 4:04:56
In reply to Re: confused/disoriented, posted by Dave1 on February 8, 2003, at 0:00:38
Hi Dave. Have you done any research on depersonalization and derealization? There are similarities with what you describe. Look here http://www.mhsource.com/expert/exp1052697b.html and if this sounds anything like what you’re feeling, an Internet search will turn up a lot more information. I’ve snipped this from the link:
“Depersonalization disorder, in brief, involves the persistent or recurrent experience of feeling detached from, and as if one is an outside observer of, one's mental processes or body. Individuals with DD often report feeling as if in a waking dream or a movie and may also experience derealization (the sense that the external world is unreal or strange). DD is not a psychotic condition, though individuals with DD often worry about this.”
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“When I go out driving everything looks unfamiliar to me.”
“Everything seems really foggy when I try to think.”
“Even when I look at my mother she seems like a stranger.”
“Now I think I'm going insane from depression and OCD worries.”
poster:Craig
thread:140033
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030208/msgs/140108.html