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  5 0 What you're experiencing is called "derealization." It's a form of dissociation. It can be a symptom of any of a number of quite different psychiatric disorders. It can also be from sleep deprivation, drug use, or a neurological condition such as epilepsy. That's my armchair psychiatrist answer. Please go see a real psychiatrist. Good luck. Nim Chimpsky answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 0 Maybe talk with a mental health professional? Find someone accredited and sit down to speak with them about your fears and feelings. rogitator answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report 2 comments by porqua and Arkham… 0 0 I've thought about this but have no idea where to start. I generally don't trust medically trained doctors, especially not with things like this. And I don't have the money to go to an alternative type source. Perhaps there are other avenues. porqua commented 7 months ago | Report 0 0 If you don't trust medically trained doctors this may not help, but the "Find a Therapist" area on psychologytoday.com has always been helpful for me with finding someone to talk to. You can see people's pictures, read about their specialties and what their approach is and how many years they've been practicing. That might give you a feel for whether or not you could trust any of them. That still won't help you if you can't afford it but perhaps some of them have a sliding pay scale? Arkham commented 7 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 Aside from schizophrenia it's possible that you are experiencing some alterations in brain function for other reasons - since most of these are progressive and can get scarier the longer you don't pay attention to them you really need to get in to see a doctor in case there are physical changes in your brain that are causing this. Go to your family doc and get referred to a shrink and a neurologist. BasementDweller3 answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report 2 comments by porqua and BasementDweller3… 0 0 I don't have a family doc or medical insurance :-/ On the bright side I feel no more paranoid now then I have for the last 6-7 years. It doesn't seem to be a progressive thing. Although, that's hard to judge. porqua commented 7 months ago | Report 1 0 Shrinks will almost always do a sliding fee scale. There are free clinics in areas that don't have free state health care for low income people. You probably need to talk to someone with medical training about this. I know that's not what you want to do, and I understand having trouble trusting them, but it seems like this is having a strong effect on you and in order to understand it you need to discuss it with someone who knows what they are talking about. You are an adult and do not have to accept any treatment you don't want, but it might be important to get some idea of risk. BasementDweller3 commented 6 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 The common sense advice would be to get your head MRI'd (the visual changes you're seeing are in particular troubling) and then spend some time with a referred or recommended counselor to diagnose what's going on in there. Either way -Let's assume you've got some sort of disorder or illness. All of questionland could all play Armchair Therapists, but that doesn't help you - you should go and get real, not internet, help. Besides, we avatar type people exist even less than face to face people, so I doubt this helps your illness -- more likley it feeds into it. Otherwise, it sounds like me either when I was 30 and existentially angsty, or when I haven't had enough sleep. And I often don't exist, at least in my head - so maybe you're talking with me. One last note-- Do me -and yourself- a favor and stay away from Lewis Carroll until you get diagnosed. RacerX answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report 1 comment by porqua… 0 0 The facial perception thing is cognitive, not visual. People's faces don't morph or change in any visual way, I only recognize them in a different way. I've already ready "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass", so it's too late :-) porqua commented 7 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Your at an age where schizophrenia manifests ( I think it's the same age for guys as girls but maybe it shows up earlier for guys) and bipolar disorder. If you can you should see a dr. When they take your history be honest, even if it doesn't make sense. I was misdiagnosed for years because I was just talking about what was going on presently and not looking at the whole picture. It wasn't until I was 28 till I got a great dr who pieced together many instances in my life and was able to get a correct diagnosis. Some of what you're describing could be a form of mania but dr is gonna help you more sublevelthree answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Are you taking any medications, or using pot heavily? Consider your diet...as a beginning, increase your calcium and lithium intake by drinking sparkling water such as Pellegrino. Avoid caffeine and sugars. John Bailo answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report 1 comment by porqua… 0 0 I don't do much sugar, caffeine I do go for a bit, but not every day. I actually avoid caffeine because it often triggers anxiety and paranoia for me. I don't take any medication and I don't regularly use pot. I did at on point in my life and it certainly can trigger major paranoia for me, which is why I generally avoid it now. I'll look into mineral supplementation! porqua commented 7 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 If you also have anxiety or depression, perhaps these strange obsessive intrusive-ish thoughts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_thoughts are byproducts of your brain doing its thing. The way a running car engine produces exhaust, your mind dealing with anxiety or depression might "emit" the kind of obsessive thoughts you describe. I'm not an expert or anything. In a way, you're experiencing a oneness with nature (people) which is pretty freaking Zen, so maybe it isn't so bad? I'd consult a shrink, though! It'll be OK. mizmojo answered in Mental Health/Addiction 7 months ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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