Is it normal to feel like my brain is shutting down?

I don't blame you there is so much shit on tv i reckon by 2015 we will all be brain dead.

about two years ago i went inside a shop i had no money with me i just felt like i needed to get out of the house... when i walked in i had a slight 'episode' and for a moment i felt like nothing was real so i decided to steal something in broad daylight with security cameras and standing in plain view of everyone... the guy behind the counter shouted at me but i thought nothing of it and casually strolled out like nothing happened... i cant offer any advice all i can say is you are not alone and dont beat yourself up because its never done me any good

(shout out to terence... thanks for the laugh but i have been brain dead for as long as i can or cant remember so i dont think 2015 will be any worse)

I think I know what you mean. I feel like 'myself' is in a dark void and my body is just going through the movements. Like I'm on autopilot. I'm still aware of things around me, but everything is kind of cloudy and uncomfortable. It feels as if I go to different places, while my body goes through the movements, and I just observe. It's really frustrating.

Try spacing ur shit out

This same exact thing happened to me over 12 years ago while in high school. I tried weed for the first time and had a bad experience and should have stopped there... I tried it a second time after my friends convinced me it'd be better--it wasn't! A few days later I was in my biology class and was struck with this feeling of being in my body but more like I was just observing everything... It was terrifying!! It's like everything around you is suddenly not real. For weeks on end this happened multiple times a day. I looked it up and also found it was called depersonalization... I feel your pain. I also heard (like you mentioned) that it is essentially a really bad panic attack.

I never took any meds, but I was certain I was going to go insane. I just tried to be calm and when I felt it coming on I'd just chill out and relax the best I could. I had them off and on and less frequently for about 2 years. Thankfully I haven't had one of these attacks in probably 10 years but it took time to fade away.

I feel your pain. None of my friends could understand what I was describing to them. You are not alone. Write back if you just need someone to talk to that knows where you're coming from.

Are you on any medication? Like psiquiatric drugs for the treatment of anxiety and panic? Sometimes anxiety stays there inside you for so long, your brain tends to alarm the primitive parts of it (the one humans needed to just hide/run/attack) so you're like on that mode now. Your brain doesn't WANT to think, because it feels constantly threatened-as if you were in a primitive situation with tigers chasing after you and stuff. Maybe your brain is in survival mode and the rational part is being overwhelmed by the primitive part. That can be solved with ceratin drugs. You have to visit a doctor. Good Luck