Is it normal to feel detached from reality?

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I always feel like nothing is real, as if I'm in a dream. It's very hard to explain, but when I see myself in the mirror, I feel like I'm looking at someone else, at a total stranger who I have never seen before. I don't feel like it's me, and I don't know who I am. When I see other people I know, I know that I know them, but they just seem like strangers to me. I feel like I'm in someone else's body, and I'm living someone else's life. It's very weird and there's a lot more, I just don't feel like this is reality. Is this normal or is it something else? What could be causing this?

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  • squirrelgirl
    12 years ago

    It's called depersonalization, and it's common in people who have depression or who are under a lot of stress. Do you have a history of depression? Did you recently experience a very stressful situation in your life? Those things could be causing you to feel the way you do.

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    • [Old Memory]
      12 years ago

      I have had depression for a long time, and I'm always under a great amount of stress, yes.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I get this a lot.

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  • yourfuckinghero
    12 years ago

    Perhaps shared material reality is just a dream, and you're starting to wake up to that.

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    • Tisgranum
      12 years ago

      And what if we all believed in a different reality; would that then become truth??

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      • yourfuckinghero
        12 years ago

        It could be that there is an infinite number of realities. It could be that the normal reality is the one that we all agree to play in. Who knows the answers to these questions?

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  • moomus
    12 years ago

    I have this too

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Depersonalization and derealization. Like squirrelgirl said, you could be depressed or stressed of have anxiety issues. If you want it to go, talk to your doctor.

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  • SMILEifyourstupid
    12 years ago

    I know what you mean, I feel like this all the time, and it's a very strong feeling, often like i've been thrown into a movie and I'm just sitting there watching

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I have this all the time I dont know if its a good thing or a bad thing.

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  • Tisgranum
    12 years ago

    Follow the white rabbit

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