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Originally Posted by Bipolarchic14
Life feels real to me but I lack presence. When in the hospital last summer they gave me some tips. So now I have an exercise where I look around and acknowledge what I see hear and smell. I also have to pay attention to what I feel and taste. I do still have some moments where I wonder if something happening is actually real but that is usually when things are not making sense..
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Good to hear that exercise is actually recommended by professionals, it was kind of my "improv" solution that I use when it's particularly bad. I do find it hard to keep up that kind of mindfulness in the long term though, so I'm still kind of hoping therapy will help with that.