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I Dissociate

It's a regular occurance. I shut down from the world and yet still manage to function (some what). What is wrong with me?! I know why it happens but I hate it sometimes. Sometimes I don't want to close off from the world - I actually want to feel pain and cry. It's like my emotions are banging violently against bulletproof glass and I can only feel the vibrations. I want to SCREAM, but I have no voice. I just stand and stare into nothing. Watch the world go by; that is until anxiety begins to seep through the window pane and eventually shatter the glass and lead an onslaught of emotions.

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GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M

I know how you feel. It's a defense/coping mechanism.

You have to make a change. Something isn't right, but you can do something about it.

PandorasBox · 31-35, F

@GeistInTheMachine it definitely is. Problem is I don't know what to do. Normally, I always know what to do. I dont feel like I can pick apart the problems either. :/ (I'm one of those annoying people who tend to be the strong ones in the group... the one people turn to. Therefore I can't be seen to be struggling)

GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M

@PandorasBox You're human, not a machine.

PandorasBox · 31-35, F

@GeistInTheMachine That's true... but I can't break. I can not be weak.

GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M

@PandorasBox You're not weak. You just need to take time for yourself and fix what's wrong.