Disconnecting from myself and the world around me

Does anyone deal with this? I’m not sure if it’s relevant to anxiety or ptsd... but there are many times where i feel stressed or just so overwhelmed wuth something that i kind of have an “out of body” experience... i kind of let my body go about my routine/daily tasks while my mind wanders if that makes sense. I’ve had moments where I come “back” and cant remember if i did a thing like turning the light off in a room, or if I idk locked a door, or where i put things. I lose things a lot and idk if its because i have bad short term memory recall or because i get into these “autopilot” states and do things and when i refocus i cant remember moving them.

That sounds kind of like dissociation to me. Mild version of it, but still dissociation. I lose things a lot and "forget" if I locked the door or turned off the light also. It's more that the memory was never planted in the first place. It's kind of hard to explain.

Here's a good explanation of what it is...

Dissociation FAQs - ISSTD

Hope this helps. As always, check with your pdoc or T, if it's really concerning you or bothering you.

Yeh,sometimes I experience it.But in a very mild form.

What you've described is dissociation. It might be affecting your life more than you realize it is. There are a number of causes of dissociation...yes, it can certainly be anxiety...but there are so many causes of anxiety.

Have you considered speaking with a mental health professional/

I used to, but it became too expensive. I’ve tried a few.

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Originally Posted by pandabear0927 I used to, but it became too expensive. I’ve tried a few.

If you're in the U.S. you have some options. Medicaid, sliding scale, even free or close to free clinics.

I feel that way too most of the time. Can it lead to a worse state if untreated?

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Originally Posted by ruthlady I feel that way too most of the time. Can it lead to a worse state if untreated?

In my own experience, yes- absolutely.