[peaceboy23]

So tonight I was feeling ok, although I was half-drunk, and I was talking to my brother. Then, for a second, it's like my eyes blurred and my best friends face appeared in front of me, and then it vanished and it was my brother again. I knew it was my brother the whole time, but i freaked out. I thought I was going crazy. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? It really scared me, I was sure it's just the next step towards going crazy. BTW I do think that drinking, and especially the hangover afterwards, is not good for DP/DR. The worst times for me are when I'm hungover, at work. Anyway...overall today was a bad day...what really scares me is that for once in my life I'm finally understanding those who take their lives...i will never do it, becaue it's not in my ethical system...but the dp/dr really attacks sometime, hardcore. The worst part, as someone mentioned before, is that I constanlty evaluate myself. I feel good for a bit, then think "i've been feeling good, no DP/DR....Where is it" and then it comes back. Anyway, i'm rambling on. If anyone has any comments on any part of this post, I would be much appreciative.

 

[rainboteers]

I haven't experienced anything visual like that, but I think your drinking and anxious state probably might have contributed. The part you said about people taking their own lives really struck me.... I have been thinking about that as well. NOT about wanting to take my life, but about people who do it. I used to think it was incredibly selfish and stupid, but my compassion and heart has grown. I have a better understanding of what it means to suffer now. I would suggest maybe seeing a therapist to figure why this happened and what you can do about it. Hope you are feeling better soon!

 

[Sojourner]

I had that happen to me once; it was very odd, but I knew it was the wine. That's all it is. It struck me as very weird at the time, so I definitely know what you mean. In a second, I realized that it was my desire to see my friend that made me see him in the other person's face -- not that I didn't like him as well, but, well, you know what I mean.

As far as I understand it, the brain does a lot of "filling in" of images without our needing time to consciously process what we see. For example, when we glance out the window to see if the newspaper has been delivered, or to see if our ride has pulled up to our house, we just sweep the area with our eyes and don't really think about what we are seeing -- we are looking for something specific -- but lots of things register in our brains by that sweeping of our eyes. This is different from when we answer the door and really *see* who is there.

Have you ever glanced down the street and *thought* you saw something odd, but when you got closer or saw it from another angle, you realized that you really didn't see what you thought you saw initially?

It's a mirage!

 

[Guest]

Yes I have had this happen!!! It is terrifying!!!

It happened last week. I talking to my counselor and in a split second she looked so much like my friends mother that it totally freaked me out. Then when I got home my husbands face changed for a split second. I had the same feleings as you.........I felt as if I could not take this for one more second, the only way out would be death. However that is not a choice for me either. I felt as if I might be going crazy. I remember running this by Janine years ago when it first happened. She said it is classis dr and massive anxiety. she said you could be standing in line at the bank turn your head and in an instant your whole world changes.

I know it is terrifying. It has happened to me about five times. If it happened everyday I would be really scared.

Wishing you the best.

xo
Sassy