Is it normal to feel not human like this?

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It's like I don't know who I am and I need to be 100% plain and completely no identity. I don't know who I am, I speak and I hear myself but it's not me speaking. My left arm is disconnected from me, and if I stare out into blank space I can see myself floating detached from my body. I stand up and I can't balance. I feel the ground moving underneath me and I try to stay balanced but I am just swaying in the breeze, even if there's no wind. I have thoughts like where am I who am I how did we get here? I don't understand why I feel like this and it makes me believe I'm schizophrenic. I space out for hours I feel like I barely blink. I have felt like this for 3 months.

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  • Short4Words
    9 years ago | pl

    http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/symptoms/a/DeperDereal.htm

    This should get you started. I had derealization which is a bit different but I have an idea how you feel. It's gonna be okay trust me.

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  • Holzman_67
    9 years ago | pl

    keep it surreal

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago | pl

    Sounds like depersonalization. I get this often but not as bad as you are describing. I'm never out of body and always see through my eyes. It can be a symptom of a number of things. Schizophrenia often causes these symptoms but if these are the only symptoms it is unlikely to be schizophrenia and more likely a dissociative disorder.

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    • RoseIsabella
      9 years ago | pl

      This is kinda a dumb question but what's the difference between depersonalizaion and dissociation?

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago | pl

        Depersonalization is feeling you are not real.
        Derealizaion is feeling everything else is not real.
        Both are dissociative symptoms.
        Dissociation is a more vague term describing these symptoms as well as other ones such as blackouts, amnesia, fugue, and other similar traits.

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        • RoseIsabella
          9 years ago | pl

          Thanks! I used to always just use the term dissociation but it's really good to have more specific terms.

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          • delling
            9 years ago | pl

            "Depersonalization disorder" includes both, which makes it more confusing.

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  • sunnymom
    9 years ago | pl

    Most people are too attached to the idea of being identical with their body.

    Surviving some kind of trauma or abuse could cause those feelings if you buried it and didn't deal with it. For some people, it is an automatic process, not a decision to bury it.

    It could also automatically be diagnosed as schizophrenia and medicated.

    But I hope you will be able to find a counselor who will help you to find the right answers and approach if you want to find out what is going on and get it to stop. I wouldn't trust anybody who didn't want to take some time to get to know you and help you explore the real deal.

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  • delling
    9 years ago | pl

    Was there any stressful event that triggered this? Schizophrenia can cause this, too, but if you don't have psychotic symptoms, I wouldn't jump to the worst possible explanation yet.

    I've had those symptoms for so long that I've formed an identity apart from my body. It's abnormal, but it works for me.

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  • hiddenhands
    9 years ago | pl

    in satanic withcraft it trains you to program your own mind. by getting in a deep mediation you could dissociat your own mind and reprogram yourself

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  • DragonQueen
    9 years ago | pl

    It sounds like a very long Out of body experience. I had one once. And I was chilled by it. It's like I had to hold on to the bed to keep from floating out of my body.

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  • handsignals
    9 years ago | pl

    Your story reminds me of the time this girl gave me this tinny piece of paper with a picture of Ren @ Stimpy on it.

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