[Irooni98]

Hi friends,Im 24 and have panic/anxiety disorder for 6years but about 2months i have strange feelings and stupid thoughts im so hyperaware of my concsious and mental process i ask myself "How can i talk", "How can i think", "how can i produce a thought" and these are ruining my life i cant do anyting else even now im writing this i have this question that how do i know what should i write
Please please anybody can share these experience or have tips or recovered from these thoughts... im afraid to stuck in this situation
I need help

 

[Samzone]

Hi friends,Im 24 and have panic/anxiety disorder for 6years but about 2months i have strange feelings and stupid thoughts im so hyperaware of my concsious and mental process i ask myself "How can i talk", "How can i think", "how can i produce a thought" and these are ruining my life i cant do anyting else even now im writing this i have this question that how do i know what should i write
Please please anybody can share these experience or have tips or recovered from these thoughts... im afraid to stuck in this situation
I need help

Welcome. First of all, you should know that your experience is perfectly normal and common with dp/dr. You must acknowledge that thinking like this isn’t dangerous but it doesn't matter neither. You dont need to be thinking about how your brain works, even if it feels like you must and can’t stop. I suggest you try and force yourself to do stuff that occupies your mind. Call a friend, play a game, go for a run, etc.

When it is really bad, I personally go for a hot shower and practice deep breathing exercises and mindfulness. Then i end the hot shower with a cold shower and force myself to stay there as long as possible. After this, i feel like my mind had a small reset and my anxiety levels are lowered. This usually puts a damper on the obsessional thoughts for a while. Hope it helps.

 

[Irooni98]

Welcome. First of all, you should know that your experience is perfectly normal and common with dp/dr. You must acknowledge that thinking like this isn’t dangerous but it doesn't matter neither. You dont need to be thinking about how your brain works, even if it feels like you must and can’t stop. I suggest you try and force yourself to do stuff that occupies your mind. Call a friend, play a game, go for a run, etc.

When it is really bad, I personally go for a hot shower and practice deep breathing exercises and mindfulness. Then i end the hot shower with a cold shower and force myself to stay there as long as possible. After this, i feel like my mind had a small reset and my anxiety levels are lowered. This usually puts a damper on the obsessional thoughts for a while. Hope it helps.

Thanks man it made less talkative made think im devoloping schizophernia the idea that "how we think" and "how i am thinking" scares me and give that sense to me im a robot
Did you also have these thoughts?
Can it become normal and get out of this?

 

[Samzone]

Thanks man it made less talkative made think im devoloping schizophernia the idea that "how we think" and "how i am thinking" scares me and give that sense to me im a robot
Did you also have these thoughts?
Can it become normal and get out of this?

Yes I am also very obsessed with how the brain works but I think more about how creativity and ideas work, which is also scary to me. I dont know your exact situation but I am sure you can get out of this. I had dpdr for 1 year before I got out of it and was fine for 3 years. I did it by lowering my anxiety and stress. I realized i was lonely and lacked self-confidence because i was doing nothing with my life. This caused me stress and anxiety which gave me a panic attack that took me into dp/dr.

Once i started school and being more social with my friends, everything disappeared like it never happened.

 

[NoDevils]

I think most of the brain's processes are unconscious and not entirely understood by science. This includes formulating words to say when we're speaking or writing. If we had to consciously choose each word we wouldn't be able to produce speech quickly enough. Moments to speak would pass us by while we're still formulating our sentences. The level of conscious thought and rumination you're putting into simple activities like writing a forum message is hindering your functioning and causing you distress. It's probably fueled by anxiety. I agree with Samzone this is very typical of depersonalization syndrome. Many people open with philosophical rumination when describing their experience with depersonalization. I also agree with Samzone this cannot harm you. Just be careful while doing things like driving because your attention is probably stolen by rumination. Everyone needs to find their own coping mechanism. For Samzone it's a hot and then cold shower with breathing. Cold water on the face for several seconds, and "triangle breathing," have been proven to calm on a physiological level. You can do triangle breathing anywhere at any time, except underwater because you're a man and not a fish.

 

[Irooni98]

I think most of the brain's processes are unconscious and not entirely understood by science. This includes formulating words to say when we're speaking or writing. If we had to consciously choose each word we wouldn't be able to produce speech quickly enough. Moments to speak would pass us by while we're still formulating our sentences. The level of conscious thought and rumination you're putting into simple activities like writing a forum message is hindering your functioning and causing you distress. It's probably fueled by anxiety. I agree with Samzone this is very typical of depersonalization syndrome. Many people open with philosophical rumination when describing their experience with depersonalization. I also agree with Samzone this cannot harm you. Just be careful while doing things like driving because your attention is probably stolen by rumination. Everyone needs to find their own coping mechanism. For Samzone it's a hot and then cold shower with breathing. Cold water on the face for several seconds, and "triangle breathing," have been proven to calm on a physiological level. You can do triangle breathing anywhere at any time, except underwater because you're a man and not a fish.

Thank you for your responding man so you think its possible to get out of it?

 

[NoDevils]

Thank you for your responding man so you think its possible to get out of it?

Why wouldn't it be? At the end of the day these are just obsessive thoughts you're having. As for any weird feelings you're getting from depersonalization they're scary but most likely harmless.

 

[Dragoon909]

I've had many strange thoughts since getting the derealization. In fact, some of them are silly.
I get thoughts about my brain being against me, existential thoughts questioning universe and earth, thoughts about being dead, thoughts about this and that and the other thing.

These are all just thoughts and nothing more. Derealization and depersonalization can prompt one to think up some very weird stuff.

I know I didn't have these thoughts before the dr and dp.

It's all bs. It really is...
Your brain while in this state will almost buy into anything when you think about it long enough.