Sometimes when I'm thinking, let's say about my day, I fall into a trance and my body is in automatic doing things like going through the mail, taking pills, loading up the trailer, dishes, picking up, and then I'll eventually come out of this trance. I'll then realize that I was doing stuff, but can't remember what because it all seems like a dream. I'm scared to take my pills because I don't want to o.d. on them, can't find my keys, stuff is done, go through the mail again, just confused. Things are moved around since I last saw them. Does any of this sound familiar? It's just down right freaky and I get upset with myself.

[SickCycleCarousel]

I get into these trance like states when my Psychosis decides to rear its ugly head, it can come on due to stress, anger or the depressive side of Bipolar in my case, sometimes i cant distinguish between the mania & the psychosis coz both of them, to me come on in very similar ways...I get a feeling of my skin crawling, i start feeling euphoric & before i even know whats going on the out of body experience within the trance like state starts to happen! I can see exactly what i'm doing but can not seem to get control of it or stop it...it can get very very scary...I think my longest was 4 hours which resulted in me coming out of it angry, punching my wall & then realizing my arm was all cut up & bleeding, sending me into complete panic mode, that was my first experience with trances...i absolutely dread their existence

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by AlwaysChanging2

Sometimes when I'm thinking, let's say about my day, I fall into a trance and my body is in automatic doing things like going through the mail, taking pills, loading up the trailer, dishes, picking up, and then I'll eventually come out of this trance. I'll then realize that I was doing stuff, but can't remember what because it all seems like a dream. I'm scared to take my pills because I don't want to o.d. on them, can't find my keys, stuff is done, go through the mail again, just confused. Things are moved around since I last saw them. Does any of this sound familiar? It's just down right freaky and I get upset with myself.

yes this sounds familiar. I go through this because of my medications, and other reasons too. my treatment providers call it a very normal form of dissociation and medication side effects. my oldest sibling goes through it and her doctor calls it menopausal.

some tips I use is documenting in a paper note book when ever I take my meds, I also keep a journal for my treatment providers when this happens so that they can adjust my meds and other helpful things on their end that lessen / stop the problems depending upon what the underlying cause for dissociating like this may be.

my suggestion let your treatment providers know this is happening maybe they can prescribe meds or other treatments that may help the underlying problem (trigger) that is causing this to happen in you like my treatment providers are doing.

Originally Posted by SickCycleCarousel

I get into these trance like states when my Psychosis decides to rear its ugly head, it can come on due to stress, anger or the depressive side of Bipolar in my case, sometimes i cant distinguish between the mania & the psychosis coz both of them, to me come on in very similar ways...I get a feeling of my skin crawling, i start feeling euphoric & before i even know whats going on the out of body experience within the trance like state starts to happen! I can see exactly what i'm doing but can not seem to get control of it or stop it...it can get very very scary...I think my longest was 4 hours which resulted in me coming out of it angry, punching my wall & then realizing my arm was all cut up & bleeding, sending me into complete panic mode, that was my first experience with trances...i absolutely dread their existence

Oh my, that sounds scary. The differences between what we described is Im in a dream state not aware of what I'm doing, getting violent I don't, and no skin crawling or state of euphoria. You sound like you depersonalized through psychosis.

I think another alter takes over and takes care of business while I'm in lala land. While my conscience is planning, my body is doing. When we catch up to each other, it's like everything that my body did is lost or dreamy.

[TheFuZZieONE]

The trance like state you describe happens to me quite a bit. I usually refer to it as going on auto pilot. I do this so often that I always assumed it was normal. I do most of my mundane tasks on auto pilot while I think or daydream. I've always been a daydreamer. I could sit on the bed and zone out for hours imagining all sorts of things. This trait is probably what fueled the DID. I must have started creating alter personalities in the process. I always thought trance states were normal. But what do I know? I'm on this forum cause I'm obviously crazy. Lol. Hope you find the answer you're looking for :-)

Originally Posted by TheFuZZieONE

The trance like state you describe happens to me quite a bit. I usually refer to it as going on auto pilot. I do this so often that I always assumed it was normal. I do most of my mundane tasks on auto pilot while I think or daydream. I've always been a daydreamer. I could sit on the bed and zone out for hours imagining all sorts of things. This trait is probably what fueled the DID. I must have started creating alter personalities in the process. I always thought trance states were normal. But what do I know? I'm on this forum cause I'm obviously crazy. Lol. Hope you find the answer you're looking for :-)

Thanks. I know the answer, I'm just looking for similarities to verify I'm not as crazy as I think I am!

i just feel like i am always in a trance. i can't figure out if i really don't remember things or if i just don't care to remember, then people get mad at me when i don't remember things, so i sometimes lie that i remember things. i have no idea. i have heard so many times that i have a "selective memory" and i only "remember what i want to". which is kind of offensive because i'm not purposely doing anything, again, it's like i'm always in a trance.

Originally Posted by smilesandcries

i just feel like i am always in a trance. i can't figure out if i really don't remember things or if i just don't care to remember, then people get mad at me when i don't remember things, so i sometimes lie that i remember things. i have no idea. i have heard so many times that i have a "selective memory" and i only "remember what i want to". which is kind of offensive because i'm not purposely doing anything, again, it's like i'm always in a trance.

I heard that too! I wish it was like that.

b u ll sh i t .
selective memory my @$$. ahahaha.