[Cosmo25]

A few months back when I was at work, I kept having obsessive thoughts that something bad was going to happen to me and something bad was going to happen to my clients at work. I also experienced parts of my day seeing in black and white and having a lot of anxiety. I kept thinking that I was going to get arrested and that cops were going to show up at my work and I was always crying. I also would hear things sometimes and felt that my head was freezing. I realized at work that the people around me started to look fuzzy and I could not feel that they are there. I can no longer feel the energy off of people and to me it is like they are objects. I feel that I also think in my own world and now have a hard time communicating/ understanding/ processing information when I am spoken to. It is very frustrating because I graduated college only a year ago and I was perfectly normal ever since and out of no where i went crazy and I get really upset because I know i'm not normal anymore and I studied so hard in school. I left my job also because I knew I was being paranoid and that something was wrong with me. I have not seen in black and white in a few months but people/ my surroundings still look and feel like objects to me. Anyone have an idea of what this may be or is it a variety of things?

[a bland]

R u in therapy or taking meds? I'm not sure what u have and I think it would be wise to see a pdoc or a therapist. They can help u through it. I hope u feel better soon.

[Sometimes psychotic]

Originally Posted by Cosmo25

A few months back when I was at work, I kept having obsessive thoughts that something bad was going to happen to me and something bad was going to happen to my clients at work. I also experienced parts of my day seeing in black and white and having a lot of anxiety. I kept thinking that I was going to get arrested and that cops were going to show up at my work and I was always crying. I also would hear things sometimes and felt that my head was freezing. I realized at work that the people around me started to look fuzzy and I could not feel that they are there. I can no longer feel the energy off of people and to me it is like they are objects. I feel that I also think in my own world and now have a hard time communicating/ understanding/ processing information when I am spoken to. It is very frustrating because I graduated college only a year ago and I was perfectly normal ever since and out of no where i went crazy and I get really upset because I know i'm not normal anymore and I studied so hard in school. I left my job also because I knew I was being paranoid and that something was wrong with me. I have not seen in black and white in a few months but people/ my surroundings still look and feel like objects to me. Anyone have an idea of what this may be or is it a variety of things?

So first of all don't worry about all the work you put into school, you're not dying you just have a mental illness, maybe. Honestly it could be neurological it doesn't sound clear cut to me. Even if you do have a mental or physical illness there are medicines that you can take. I have a PhD and while I went through a rough patch hearing voices and thinking I was psychic, the medication stopped all that and I kept my job. Most people do get better with medicine so you need to see a psychiatrist. To rule out physical illness you need to see a general practitioner.

Welcome Cosmo!

I sometimes feel that the people around me aren't real. It is called derealisation and is a form of dissociation. For me, this is a sign that I am stressed. Maybe that is what is happening for you also? The only way to know for sure is to see a doctor and describe what is going on.

All the best,

*Willow*