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Feelings of unreality/weird thoughts

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Reframed · 19/02/2015 22:33

Hey,

Just wondered if this is anyone else's experience if depression. Been suffering severe depression for several weeks now and recently started having scary thoughts about reality. I feel somehow detached and find myself obsessing that life isn't real or that my mind is turning against me. Ok I know that sounds very odd. I find these thoughts scary and wondered if anyone else has experienced them? Are they part of the depression? Seeing psychiatrist Monday so will tell her then.

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teawomen · 20/02/2015 06:35

Hope your ok. Yes I would say it is the anxiety that goes along side the depression. It is truly the worst feeling in the world.

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nowayjose1 · 20/02/2015 07:56

Hi, yes as teawomen says it's part of anxiety. I know it's not very nice but it's just your brain going into overdrive. X

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teawomen · 20/02/2015 08:49

Visit website called anxietynomore.co.uk it's a really good read and can't recommend it enough. Explains everything about anxiety symptoms and irrational thoughts.

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Reframed · 20/02/2015 09:02

Thanks will have a look. It feels really awful and scary. I just want to feel my "old self" again but I feel she has gone for good.

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teawomen · 20/02/2015 09:07

She hasn't I promise. Read the website and hopfully it will help it helped me so much I bought the book. I'm having a little wobble lately so have got the book back out and read it religiously lol. I suffer more anxiety than I do depression. The old you wil be back soon. I didn't believe Id ever get better two years ago then I started meds, cbt and eventually felt like me again and everyone noticed the difference.

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sussiemerce · 02/03/2015 20:22

Hi Reframed, I am new to mumsnet. I have been suffering with exactly the same symptom for six months now, since the birth of my daughter. And yes derealization/deperonsonalization is a very frightening experience and I know exactly what you are going through. It is however temporary and will eventually fade but it can take a while especially if we choose not to accept it!!! I don't think I have completely accepted it and each day is a struggle. But we will get there in the end. It won't last forever I promise. Teawomen is right the anxietynomore.co.uk website is fabulous. If you want to chat, please let me know how you are.....

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sussiemerce · 02/03/2015 20:58

Hi Reframed, here is a good link for you to have a look at www.itsjustafeeling.co.uk/depersonalisation

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Reframed · 04/03/2015 23:43

Thanks for that. I have done to realise and accept it is part of the anxiety. Still not quite come to accept how it feels but trying to take it as it comes and hope it reduces in time. You are right we will get ther!

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sussiemerce · 05/03/2015 19:32

Hi Reframed, I hope you are ok. How long have you been feeling detached? Just to say that I heard a great phrase which I try and remember because it is so true. I did get angry for many months about the fact that I felt this way and I was so desperate to get the old "me" back, but "by wishing it away, enables it to stay". It's really hard to accept the feelings because they are there but if you can just get on with your day without allowing it to upset you is the key I think.... I am also having CBT which is helping....