[adrenalinerush]

I have this feeling sometimes when I am lying down at night as if the place around me isn't real at all it seems unfamilar to me. I feel spaced out sort of. Like I am in a bubble. Then after awhile I start to feel anxious and then the panic starts. I was wondering how anyone here deals with that if they get derealization with their panic and anxiety, any info would be appreciated. I would appreciate it if anyone could describe how they feel when it happens to them. I got this same feeling as a child when I would lay down at night too, but then it would frighten me to the point that I would go screaming through the house.

[(JD)]

gee rush, sure have felt this way, as many others here. I am sure someone will give you links to the other posts we have written about this even this year... and they will help you I'm sure.

As I always say, please know that we in the 60s and 70s paid good money to have sensations like this! heheheeh sorry... I know how badly it can feel.

Mainly, try grounding yourself to the present. Do this by thinking about and breathing. Also, touch things, with your hands, stomp your feet. Another idea is to look around the room, try to break the trance you are going into.... and remember, it's another way of coping. good wishes.

<font color=blue> meditation is a true way to connect to the Source </font color=blue>

[Butterfly_Faerie]

It does sound like derealization to me, the bubble like feeling, or like your in a bottle weird feelings like that.

I've had that happen not too long ago and it scared the crap out of me. 2 thing can cause this, Anxiety, and "no pain" migraines.. It definatly can cause panic if you do not know what it is...

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What is derealization?
A change in an individual's experience of the environment, where the world around him/her feels unreal and unfamiliar.

Again, this symptom is caused by a change in the way senses percieve our surroundings due to sensitized, anxious, nerve signals reaching the brain. It is completely harmless but can be disturbing. The more you give it credibility, the longer it stays with you. As anxiety levels are reduced, derealization disappears.

Terms commonly used to describe derealization include:

spaciness,
like looking through a grey veil,
a sensory fog, spaced-out,
being trapped in a glass bell jar,
in a goldfish bowl,
behind glass,
in a Disney-world dream state,
withdrawn,
feeling cut off or distant from the immediate surroundings,
like being a spectator at some strange and meaningless game,
objects appear diminished in size,
flat,
dream-like,
cartoon-like,
artificial;
objects appear to be unsolid, to breathe, or to shimmer;
'as if my head were inside a Coke bottle and I'm viewing the world through the thick glass at the bottom'.

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