Is it normal to feel as though you aren't experiencing reality...

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Right, this is hard to describe but here goes.... For a long time now, and I'm talking years, I feel like I am not really alive. I mean, I know I am, but it feels like I go through the motions everyday and I'm in a bubble where I can't really experience feelings and emotions. I have suffered from depression in the past, and don't feel depressed anymore. It's not a depressed kind of feeling, just a feeling that when I experience any emotion it's just very weak, whether it be excitement or disappointment or happiness or whatever. Like a dimmer switch turned down, so I don't experience any emotion fully. I hope this makes sense as there's no easy way to describe it!!!!

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  • sharkey
    13 years ago

    WELL COULD YOU TAKE IT THAT YOU ARE POSSIBLY SO FINELY TUNED TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL SITUATIONS, THAT YOU ARE USING A SORT OF ESP WHEN FEELING EMOTIONS , IM SAYING YOU ARE PRE AWARE OF SAY EXCITMENT OR ANXIETY FOR INSTANCE THAT YOU HAVE THEM PRESET TO ACTIVATE EARLY AND IN DOING SO LEVELS THE FEVER PITCH OF THE EMOTIONS REACTION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN TIMED NATURAL SYNCRONISATION..WHAT DO YOU THINK ?? ITS A THEORY PLACED AT LEAST

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  • knoshann
    13 years ago

    Reality is waaaayy overrated, believe me!

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Sounds like Derealization. It can be a symptom of anxiety, so I think you should talk to a doctor about this.

    Good luck :)

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  • wndrmn
    13 years ago

    It's something to do with Inception, where you're being made to feel like you're not real. That's what the film's based on btw.

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  • arkluq
    13 years ago

    I think you have Depersonalization Disorder. Might want to go to a doctor to confirm it.

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  • Complex4
    13 years ago

    I dont know I feel like that too....like the things which r happening around me r not real...like I m in a dream ...

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  • shoeshoeshoes
    13 years ago

    Sounds to me like derealization, I experience this quite regularly, and it can be rather disconcerting, I'd advise you to consider seeing a doctor/psychologist... I have an anxiety disorder and I'm fairly sure I experience derealization due to that. Hope this helped

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  • street180
    13 years ago

    This is known as demoralization disorder.

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  • epitome_of_life
    13 years ago

    Autism, Aspergers? Could be. If not, perhaps you've grown to accept and live with your depression. Maybe you haven't acknowledged that you're still depressed?

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  • Reptilia
    13 years ago

    Or if you haven't I might suggest a light psychedelic exp just don't over do it it works both ways.

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  • Reptilia
    13 years ago

    I felt like that after using psychedelics for a while. If that's your case. Try laying of booze or herb and stuff n be sober for a while cus that's what I did. go out in nature and reflect on your life try to be close to the ones/things you like.Meditation helps. Or you can use those feelings and reflect em into some kind of art, this helped me and realeased stress for me, hope I help.

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  • Mel
    13 years ago

    Severe*

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  • Mel
    13 years ago

    I used to describe this feeling as being ing a video game. Nothing seems real. Not many people understood me either. Long story short...I was diagnosed with sever anxiety disorder. I was so focused on my nerves & the effects of the anxiety I couldnt concentrate on anything else. Since finding out & being on medication, everything is back to normal. I tried going back off the meds a few years later, & same feeling returned. Maybe you should think about talking to your doctor.

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