I hate feeling like a stranger in my own body :/

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SW-User

Like you're looking at a third person perspective but still your view at the same time?

Effloresce · 26-30, F

@SW-User yeah that’s definitely a big part of it. It starts to happen when my anxiety gets really bad and I start dissociating

SW-User

@Effloresce And then you freak out and starts thinking of certain things because you feel dissociated from yourself? It also happens to me when I'm having too much anxiety. My brain imagines a lot of stuff while I'm anxious.

Effloresce · 26-30, F

@SW-User yeah it does feel like that! Except for me instead of imagining a bunch of different scenarios, I usually just feel really spaced out and out of it for a long time. It’s weird

SW-User

@Effloresce It feels a bit like some sort of zen mode and silent panic at the same time. Good thing it doesn't last for a long time for me. I try to quickly snap out of it.