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Apr 07, 2012, 09:30 PM
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I've noticed this lately, but when I drink (which isn't often) I get this really bizarre feeling like I'm in a dream, which I realize is not true even when I am buzzed. This feeling doesn't happen every time though, so I'm not sure why I feel this way. This is something new and I am in the process of coming off the meds.
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Apr 07, 2012, 09:59 PM
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Derealization?
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Apr 07, 2012, 10:16 PM
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I have no idea, I'd have to ask my doctor
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Apr 07, 2012, 10:23 PM
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Sounds sort of like dissociation to me ... Whenever I'm dissociating I feel kind of numb and fuzzy and in a dream like state ... Does it only happen when you're drinking or has it happened when not drinking? ... Also, did it ever happen before you were on medication? ... While on medication? ... Or has it just started happening as you are coming off the medication? ... All of these angles are worth exploration and discussion with your doctor ...
Sincerely, BrokenCloud 
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Apr 07, 2012, 10:23 PM
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When I was buzzed I was sitting in the car with my friend driving and he was talking to me and he sounded so far away and dreamlike, though he was right next to me. I was completely aware that what was happening was real because it had happened before, but it is such an odd feeling and I hope this doesn't mean I have to quit drinking =[
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Apr 07, 2012, 10:29 PM
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Here we go:
Cannabis,[7] psychedelics, dissociatives, antidepressants, caffeine, nitrous oxide, and nicotine can all produce feelings resembling derealization, particularly when taken in excess. It can also result from alcohol withdrawal or benzodiazepine withdrawal.[8] Derealization can also be a symptom of severe sleep disorders, and mental disorders like depersonalization disorder, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders.[9] Interoceptive exposure can be used as a means to induce derealization, as well as the related phenomenon depersonalization.[10]" I'm bipolar, coming off meds, drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. It's a really bad combo, but I guess as long as I am aware of it then I don't think it should cause a manic/depressive episode. Brokencloud: The only other time it happens is when I am sitting down with my family eating dinner, but it's not as severe when I'm eating dinner. I'll have to tell myself "why, yes, this is real life. Why do I think otherwise?" This hasn't happened before medication, but I've been on meds for over a year and this has just starting to happen since January. January was when I had made a big med reduction. |
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Apr 07, 2012, 10:38 PM
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It's not depersonalization, either. i know what that feels like and that's not it.
This is different, it feels like I am dreaming and time has slowed just half a millisecond. It's a very strange feeling. |
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Apr 07, 2012, 10:45 PM
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Anxiety maybe?
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Apr 07, 2012, 11:08 PM
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When I was drinking, I was at my happiest: At the beach having a picnic with my best friend I love and his coworker. The only thing I was worried about was how much money I had spent on the food and if I might try to flirt with him in front of his coworker. So nothing major and I had a wonderful day. Although I was a little worried that I got a stomachache from drinking it too fast, but again that's nothing major either.
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Apr 08, 2012, 10:22 AM
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Needless to say the food angle is also interesting as I found that when I was ingesting the food it kinda pushed down whatever anxiety and emotions that were coming up to cause the dissociative episode(s) in the first place ... I can definitely relate to that for sure ... |
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Apr 08, 2012, 11:18 AM
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Hm, i just realized that family dinners are really stressful to me, because all we ever talk about is how much my parents work sucks and a nonstop lecture of how I need to find a job, pay bills, move out.
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