New Symptom

Hi @Missy862. I find it can be really unnerving when new symptoms or things I haven't experienced before come up. How are you feeling about this new symptom?

What you described reminds me a little of what I can experience with dissociation. It's like something snaps or clicks and I zone out in the strangest way. Things don't seem or feel real or normal. I have had to work hard at times to check myself back in to reality, It's so hard to describe what it is like. I think I you explained it well (not to say that what you and I experience are the same - also not to say that what you are experiencing is necessarily dissociation) For me it isn't usually that I don't recognise a person in particular but more that things and places and life happening around me don't seem real or recognisable. I have described it as a complete split second disconnect somewhere. It feels really weird and kind of scary.

I find this happens for me mostly when I am under lots of stress or when a sudden trigger hits. I don't always experience it but can go through periods where it happens more frequently. Has anything changed recently that you think might be contributing to what you are going through?

Hey @Missy862,

I can identify with walking out of a health professional's office and realising I haven't said something pretty pressing Sometimes I make a list on my phone to help me.

I can imagine that's a very disconcerting experience in the moment. I'm glad to hear you're often able to reassure yourself when it happens.

I wonder how others navigate any similar experiences of 'disconnection' or when the present doesn't seem real? As you say @CheerBear, checking yourself back in to reality.