[kurlz_98]

For the past few years I've been experiencing some odd episodes.
I see my brain as a vessel, with myself (a mind) at the "front window" most of the time. The other people/minds spend their time at the back of the room, occasionally speaking amongst themselves or making conversation with me.

I've had derealisation since childhood for as long as I can remember, but now when I dissociate my mind gets pulled into the back room with the other minds, where I can only see my inner space due to my mind not being at the "front window" therefore being unable to perceive the outside world. The strange thing is, my body does not get completely taken over by any one mind at that stage. All of the minds seem to float about the brain space, each having equal control over my perception, able to hear each other clearly and all being able to use the body to speak out loud.

My only diagnosis is Asperger's Syndrome.

This all feels real to me but I know it's not "normal", does anyone else have similar experiences? And what were you told it was to do with (DID, DDNOS...)?

[innocentjoy]

From your title, I will just say that there is a difference between psychosis and imaginary friends - they are both experienced as outside of your body. Dissociation is inside. So if someone is hearing voices and they believe it is coming from someone outside of themselves, it would be more likely for them to be having psychosis, or imaginary friends. Whereas what you're talking about sounds as though it is an experience in your head, I would think that looking into dissociation would be a good step. Obviously no one can diagnose you but a professional.

What happens when you are inside your head? Does your body just say/do nothing, or is your body functioning, just with someone else/others in control?

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by kurlz_98

For the past few years I've been experiencing some odd episodes.
I see my brain as a vessel, with myself (a mind) at the "front window" most of the time. The other people/minds spend their time at the back of the room, occasionally speaking amongst themselves or making conversation with me.

I've had derealisation since childhood for as long as I can remember, but now when I dissociate my mind gets pulled into the back room with the other minds, where I can only see my inner space due to my mind not being at the "front window" therefore being unable to perceive the outside world. The strange thing is, my body does not get completely taken over by any one mind at that stage. All of the minds seem to float about the brain space, each having equal control over my perception, able to hear each other clearly and all being able to use the body to speak out loud.

My only diagnosis is Asperger's Syndrome.

This all feels real to me but I know it's not "normal", does anyone else have similar experiences? And what were you told it was to do with (DID, DDNOS...)?

Yes I get this sometimes. my own treatment providers have called it by many things....

example...

if I got this problem because of my bipolar disorder symptoms then it was called psychosis.

if this problem happened and it was accompanied by my dissociative symptoms then it was called dissociation, derealization, depersonalization or DID

if this problem happened but was not accompanied by any of my mental disorder or physical health symptoms or medication problems it was called imaginary friends.

just a note here ....I sometimes read in posts that a person can tell whether something is a psychotic symptom vs a dissociation disorder based on whether a person hears voices in their heads vs outside their heads....this is no longer what treatment providers here in NY.

A person can have any of the three ....dissociative symptoms, psychosis symptoms or imaginary friends regardless of if the problem is perceived inside the body or out.

how to tell the difference /diagnose which the problem comes from is through talking with treatment providers that have been trained to look for other accompanying symptoms not just rely on whether a persons voices /people/worlds are internal or external.

we are not allowed to tell you whether you have dissociation/psychosis or whether this is imaginary friends. But I see in your post you wrote your only diagnosis is Aspergers..the problem you posted about can happen because of autism and autism disorders like aspergers..so my suggestion is talk with your doctors they can help you understand why they have diagnosed you with Aspergers and if /why they feel this problem may be part of this mental disorder in you. they may be going on other accompanying symptoms that make this problem part of that in you.