Less self awareness

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Okay it has been like this for a while but just recently it really started getting to me. For some reason I feel like I am not completely self aware, as if I am missing a part of my conciousness. Things seem less real. It is not something that comes and goes, it is constant. I feel as if everything I do is automatic and that I am "not completely there" almost as if it is a dream. When I was younger it was all the time, as if I was a camera with the ability to think, walk talk, ect but was still seperated from myself in a way. It is very difficult to explain but anything that anyone could say might help as to why I feel this way

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals
    12 years ago | pl

    I had this when I smoked marijuana doubled with paranoia and anxiety which is why I never really enjoyed smoking it and stopped after a couple of tries.

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  • welcometoearth
    13 years ago | pl

    I think you have it the other way around. Instead of thinking you are less self aware consider instead that you are becoming more aware. You are waking up to a new side of reality that you didn't realize existed. Just observe it when it happens and do some research. There are alot of different theories out there but know you are not alone. I think this is normal - a new normal - people are only starting to wake up now which is why it's not common yet.

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  • critter028
    13 years ago | pl

    It sounds almost like dissociating

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  • sparrowfeed
    13 years ago | pl

    i have a friend who has this and LIKES it.. i can't imagine why.

    why did this develop when you were younger? trauma?

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  • PoisonFlowers
    13 years ago | pl

    Depersonalization perhaps? If it's not going away and getting really bad, then maybe you should consider going to your doctor.

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    • [Old Memory]
      13 years ago | pl

      I have looked up things about depersonalization, and it really does make alot of sense.

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  • Pretty_Hate_Machine
    13 years ago | pl

    I actually feel the same way a lot of the time. Sometimes i'll zone out for days and not be completely aware, and then i'll just snap back and be like wtf? it ususally happens when im talking to someone and i freak out and think "wow, im really talking, this is weird..." I went to a psychiatrist and they said that they didn't know what was wrong with me so best of luck to you if you go that route.

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  • jsyk
    13 years ago | pl

    this is known as living in a dreamscape, its a mild form of schizophrenia, some 20,000 people live like that and dont even know it, if you enjoy being out of reality just keep it but if youd like to see how the other half lives see a therapist and they will medicate you

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