Brain on skip...anyone else?

[BrokenCrayons]

I have been trying to fight my Ptsd and Pmdd. I have been going to therapy and swimming. I have been even trying to cook with my microwave a couple of times. The stove is still a no go because I forget I'm using it and I almost caused a fire a couple times. Anyway the point of my post, some times I feel like my brain is skipping. It's not like when I normally disassociate it's like my brain just starts jumping around and can't process any info. I have trouble understanding when ppl talk and I get very disoriented and my self have trouble talking. Anyone else experiencing something similar? I have also been having more frequent hallucinations. Not just flashbacks. The ground ripple, these circular floating things brackish see through, and the strangest one.. Out of the corner of my eye I saw an indistinct human figure kinda like water color pop up behind my dining room table. I thought for a second it was one of my kids and was like don't scare mommy guys... And they were like we're watching TV. And I turned and they were. I have an open floor plan. I also get really weird headaches everyday. Just reaching out to see if anyone else has similar?

 

[Deleted member 541]

Have you seen your GP lately????? Might be worth a trip to see him/her to see if further tests need to be done to rule out things. Psych too????

 

[desiderata310]

Hit up a neurologist.

 

[BrokenCrayons]

I go to a psychiatrist, therapist and sexual assault counselor. Anyways when I brought up the hallucinations to my psychiatrist he said unless they are malevolent or giving me self destructive messages then he feels that there is no need to interfere with them just yet. I Def think neurologist might be a good thing to look into also.

 

[Changing4Best]

My mind skips around sometimes I guess, but I can get it back to where it needs to be in a hurry if something calls my attention and needs a verbal response or some kind of action on my part. This happened today, in fact. I don't know where my mind went to, I wasn't aware of where it had gone when I snapped back into focus, when someone spoke to me. I don't think I was dissociating. If I was, I don't think I could have snapped back into focus as quickly as I did.

However, I do agree that you should see a Neurologist, as has been suggested.

 

[EmmaOwl]

it's like my brain just starts jumping around and can't process any info. I have trouble understanding when ppl talk and I get very disoriented and my self have trouble talking. Anyone else experiencing something similar?

Yes it's very disconcerting and I find it embarrassing even when it's just my family and they know how and why I struggle. i still feel ashamed and try to hide it when my brain skips out on me, la-di-dah, in the middle of a sentence. It's usually only *that* bad when I'm really sick and also medicated in which case I'm also in curled up somewhere in the house -
but with varying levels of pain and depression/ptsd blahs, fibro fog or whatever one calls it, I can usually wrench myself back to a given topic if I already know that I'm foggy and I need to work on concentration. But it can be tiring.

 

[Deleted member 37085]

As with ptsd symptoms I have poor concentration, intrusive thoughts, short-term memory loss; and I forget to turn stove off among other things, so I wear timer around neck if on phone, or entrenched in other home activities, etc. I do not at this time in recovery trust my brain anymore. No. I too as has been suggested here would possibly if brain-skipping persists - see either my gp or neurologist that is only if you are troubled enough by this.

Although I will admit my brain skips around a lot in mid-thought, and all over the place throughout morning noon and night and I'm having to from time to time especially when terribly stressed or very tired reign in my thoughts or take a respite. I thought most everyone with ptsd experienced this phenomena, guess not. Perhaps I need to see a neurologist. Nah, I was electrocuted as young girl, involved in a serious car crash times two; violently kicked and beaten and experienced other heinous sexually perverse abusive things...I know what is wrong with me my brain short-circuits from all of the violence and abuse. I have ptsd and am experiencing a wide range of ptsd symptoms differently and individually. Hope you find the answer to which you are seeking. (Hugs!) if you accept.

 

[420kitty]

I've experienced all of this to some degree. Although, not the cooking on the stove portion. It was more prevalent in the beginning and has subsided some. Sometimes I forget I'm driving, or my mind will start to wander while driving. Usually when I'm bored or stressed out more than normal. I still see human figures pop out in my peripheral vision at times, and some hallucinations. I also hear things. I stopped fighting it and just gave in. Sounds crazy but I've been happier ever since. It's my new reality.