I can definitely relate to feeling drunk without using any substances -- that is how derealization often feels for me. My husband says that my eyes will become very dilated and like I'm looking straight through things. I agree it is a coping mechanism to remove your self from a trigger. This seems to happen to me a lot in crowded stores.
I don't know about "wound up" -- for me it can be both in times of anxiety *and* if I'm relaxed. Sometimes it helps to catch it right at the onset and try to ground myself, and sometimes it doesn't help at all and I just have to wait until it passes.
I hope you can find some good techniques that help for you! It can be so unsettling.
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