Has anyone ever felt like they are on drugs? I feel really weird. I got into a argument earlier and my emotions were kinda up there so I am not sure if its from the anger or anxiety or both. Has anyone else experienced this and what is it usually? I feel fuzzy if that explains it better.
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Feels Like Drugs
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Hi jj,
Its very common with PTSd and is a coping mechanism called depersonalisation or a milder form of dissociative trance. For a lot of us we are almost always like that. Especially if we developed the habit early in life.
If not a habit it is usually a clear barometer of how anxious we are feeling even though annoying. It can be helpful to look at what about the situation we found particularly threatening and anxiety provoking and why.
Its very common with PTSd and is a coping mechanism called depersonalisation or a milder form of dissociative trance. For a lot of us we are almost always like that. Especially if we developed the habit early in life.
If not a habit it is usually a clear barometer of how anxious we are feeling even though annoying. It can be helpful to look at what about the situation we found particularly threatening and anxiety provoking and why.
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Well I meet with him on Thursday so I don't know yet. I hope so because my last therapist didn't really do it for me, but she also wasn't trauma. I wish the psych doc that dx'd me would have told me what kind of therapist to get. Well we will see how it goes. I have learned more here than anywhere.:)
I hope it works out! See how you go. I find often they don't emphasise the importance of a speciality in trauma but I have to say it made all the difference for me.
Trauma T's don;t all have to be like Anthony described in the thread I shared with you. Some are not so prescriptive and CBT orientated. Not sure if you know but there are many different schools of thought in t. Psychodynamic, CBT, Jungian, Transpersoanal, Gestalt etc. Some combine approaches. As you go along in therapy you will figure out what suits you best. Don't worry about it too much at present.
Trauma T's don;t all have to be like Anthony described in the thread I shared with you. Some are not so prescriptive and CBT orientated. Not sure if you know but there are many different schools of thought in t. Psychodynamic, CBT, Jungian, Transpersoanal, Gestalt etc. Some combine approaches. As you go along in therapy you will figure out what suits you best. Don't worry about it too much at present.
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Don;t worry too much about the different types of T right now Most people don't know them and just mentioned it in case it might help you further along your recovery road.
No depersonalisation doesnt have to have anything to do with blackout. ;):hug:
Think of it like this. It depends on how much protection your mind thinks you need. Because you have had just the one blackout then it would need an awful lot of protection to warrant a blackout. Your very high anxiety after the argument warranted just a little distancing from the outside world so hence your slight drugged feeling.
You can learn to control these things when they happen too. With Grounding if you are not familiar with that. Also with catching your thoughts early so that you don't fuel the anxiety and send it higher when possible. The same goes for flashback experiences which could possibly be the source of the blackout.
It would be a good conversation to have with your new t too.
You know how we can sometimes want a glass of wine to take the edge off our stress and distance us a bit? Dissociation is our minds way of doing that for us alcohol free.
No depersonalisation doesnt have to have anything to do with blackout. ;):hug:
Think of it like this. It depends on how much protection your mind thinks you need. Because you have had just the one blackout then it would need an awful lot of protection to warrant a blackout. Your very high anxiety after the argument warranted just a little distancing from the outside world so hence your slight drugged feeling.
You can learn to control these things when they happen too. With Grounding if you are not familiar with that. Also with catching your thoughts early so that you don't fuel the anxiety and send it higher when possible. The same goes for flashback experiences which could possibly be the source of the blackout.
It would be a good conversation to have with your new t too.
You know how we can sometimes want a glass of wine to take the edge off our stress and distance us a bit? Dissociation is our minds way of doing that for us alcohol free.
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Oh yes you see how much I have worried about here I'm absolutely going to address it on Thursday. :) I will post to let you know how it goes. As for grounding no of course my old t never discussed this with me but I have seen things on it before so I will look it up. I know it has something to do with utilizing the senses. Yea I really don't know what caused that blackout but I don't want to go there again that's for sure:)
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JJh29, I do it often. I do it in my therapist's (T) office, in grocery stores, where ever there are a lot of people. I used to walk down the hallways at work and everything would be in a nice, soft, fuzzy, glow. I would be able to relax. I just talked to my T about it since I spend a lot of time there. I want to be more present, but I want to be able to continue to dissociate or depersonalize because my other tools aren't up to par yet.
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