Can't look at mirror too long, freaks me out

I used to (and still do to a certain extent) have a problem with looking at myself in the mirror for more than about 10-15 seconds. It triggers a stream of meta-cognition that causes me to have a sort of out-of-body feeling that really freaks me out, and the longer I stare, the worse the feeling gets, to the point where I have to shut my eyes and think as hard as I can about anything else for a while, and try to forget the whole experience.

In fact, I have a similar problem when I think about parts of my identity for too long (e.g. my name, my age, etc.) It's kind of like when you say a word so often it loses its meaning, though you still know what the meaning is; it's a question of stopping taking something for granted that is so obviously true, and questioning it. And when you question things that you take for granted for so long, especially if they're about yourself, that should freak anybody out.

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Based on 76 votes (50 yes)
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Comments ( 16 )
  • Man, finally someone who feels the same motherfucking way!! Dude, like fuck i could've wrote this story! Everything you wrote is what i experience when i look to long in the mirror, or think about my identity and shit. If i stare to long, i just see a person and not like myself, you know? Damn, you don't know how motherfucking good it feels that someone else gets that!!

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    • EccentricWeird

      Yes, my brother.

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      • I gotcha, ma wigga!

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  • gummy_jr

    You must have The Ugly

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    • EccentricWeird

      You must have the asshole. And it's done been all stretched out, bitch.

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      • gummy_jr

        I was quoting Patrick Star from Spongebob...

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        • EccentricWeird

          I was quoting youuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr motherrrrrrrrrrrrr

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          • gummy_jr

            Nah, my mom loves me. I know your mom thinks you're a stretched out asshole, but nine doesn't.

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    • GirlGamerAssassin

      Lmao

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  • Bigzbee

    I think this is completely normal.... I do this same thing when I think about life, I also get a bit dizzy and nautious...

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  • flyingnostalgia

    I thought it was pretty normal ...guess it wasnt.

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  • MarianasTrench4

    Well, you know you're not vain so that's good.

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  • SchizoidPsycho

    Even though I'm dying to check whats on my face all the time, I just avoid looking the mirror cause I'm too scared to see what's actually there. Which is usually nothing.

    I have to force myself to stare into my own soul once in a while or I feel completely disconnected to me.

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