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Glazed, spaced out feeling.

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Bobbybear10 · 06/06/2018 09:29

Does anyone else have moments where they sort of glaze over?

I’m not sure if I’m ‘normal’ and just daydreaming of if there might be a bigger issue?

It will be completely random and my eyes will sort of unfocus, I will hear what people are saying but feel like I’m not quite there with them. I can’t talk or participate while this is happening it’s sort of like I stop and glaze over but have awareness of what’s happening around me.

I have enough awareness to try telling myself to ‘wake up’ while it’s happening but it doesn’t stop the glazed feeling and I tend to snap out of it when it’s finished iyswim.

It’s really hard to explain but like daydreaming but with awareness of what’s happening around me (to a certain degree) and not being able to stop the feeling or snap myself out of it.

These little daydream episodes don’t last very long a maximum of a minute but probably a lot shorter than that normally and sometimes it could happen a few times a day sometimes not for a week or so.

What worries me a little is it has happened a couple of times when I’m driving but as I said I do have awareness of my surroundings so I don’t think it’s particularly dangerous just feels like I don’t have complete control with is a horrible feeling and I don’t like the not being able to snap myself out of it.

So does anyone else have things like this? Is it just daydreaming? Aibu to think about seeing a DR or is that complete overkill?

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4yearsnosleep · 06/06/2018 09:32

My friends Mum used to suffer from this and they were petit-mal seizures. It's most likely nothing, but worth checking just in case

MediocrePenguin · 06/06/2018 09:33

I get this but am a massive daydreamer - everyone knows I have this problem as I have to explain to people frequently that I am not trying to be rude. Mine is because my mind drifts off though but I totally get that glazed look and have perfected the art of carrying on conversations whilst not actually listening which also gets me into trouble Confused

Bobbybear10 · 06/06/2018 09:40

I have heard about those types of seizures but as I was aware of my surroundings or people talking etc I didn’t think it could actually be them? I thought if it was a seizure you would be completely unaware?

It could quite possibly be just me daydreaming but I really don’t like the not being able to snap myself out of it. It feels out of my control abit but maybe im worrying about it and it’s becoming a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy?

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