Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 465576

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Am I Dissociating? Scared

Posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 16:30:13

Hey All,
please help me figure out what's going on. I seem to be having gaps in my memory. For example, my mom told me that a friend said I had asked a question of her, and I don't even remember talking to her at all.

Today in class I noticed that my watch said the 30th because it doesn't automatically adjust for February. Then at work my watch said the 2nd. Somehow between school and work I set my watch , but I have no recollection of that at all.
This is getting a little scary guys. Who knows what I could do?

What should I do?

dm

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared » D minor

Posted by rainbowbrite on March 2, 2005, at 16:38:13

In reply to Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 16:30:13

I dont know but I forget all the time, and i have never dissociated (not sure what that is). When I am sressed I do and say things and soemtimes have no memory of it later, not alot but it happens. I have put gas in the car and then made a point of going to my car to take it to go get gas later and its full I have to go through my wallet to find the reciept! I forget stuff that I do alot actually. Are you stressed? worried about something? All that can affect our memories. I personally wouldn't worry about it too much unless you have other reasons too?? It seems normal to me
take care

rain

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared

Posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 17:04:20

In reply to Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared » D minor, posted by rainbowbrite on March 2, 2005, at 16:38:13

Hi Rain,
thanks for replying. I'm not stressed or worried, but I do have a cold.

The reason I'm scared about dissociating is that I have had problems recently with derealization. I don't know if the two may be linked. I'll try not to worry, but it;s just the strangest feeling because I normally do not have any problems with my memory

dm

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared » D minor

Posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 17:07:28

In reply to Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 16:30:13

> Hey All,
> please help me figure out what's going on. I seem to be having gaps in my memory. For example, my mom told me that a friend said I had asked a question of her, and I don't even remember talking to her at all.
>
> Today in class I noticed that my watch said the 30th because it doesn't automatically adjust for February. Then at work my watch said the 2nd. Somehow between school and work I set my watch , but I have no recollection of that at all.
> This is getting a little scary guys. Who knows what I could do?
>
> What should I do?
>
> dm


I suggest that you read the info. at the following link before doing anything else:

http://www.csicop.org/si/9805/witch.html

The article is written by:

August Piper Jr., M.D., a psychiatrist in private practice in Seattle.

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared

Posted by Phillipa on March 2, 2005, at 17:21:38

In reply to Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared » D minor, posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 17:07:28

Having a cold can be stressful. Fondly, Phillipa

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared

Posted by Spriggy on March 2, 2005, at 18:35:08

In reply to Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by Phillipa on March 2, 2005, at 17:21:38

Before you read that well intented article and freak out (becuase that's exactly what I would do), just know that stress and illness (cold) could very well do this to you.

There have been times here lately where I literally have to go rub my toothbrush to see if it's wet to even know if I already brushed my teeth because I can not remember doing it.

So don't be too worried. I've also had problems with depersonalization- it was under high stress situations and also whenever I was coming down with something physically like the flu.

Our brains are so complex- sometimes sooo complex that they scare us.

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared » Phillipa

Posted by Phillipa on March 2, 2005, at 19:01:17

In reply to Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by Phillipa on March 2, 2005, at 17:21:38

Spriggy you're as addicted as I am! Fondly, Phillipa. And stress will do this to you, at least I hope it's stress.

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared-Spriggy

Posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 19:57:51

In reply to Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by Spriggy on March 2, 2005, at 18:35:08

> Before you read that well intented article and freak out (becuase that's exactly what I would do), just know that stress and illness (cold) could very well do this to you.
>

LOL, I did kinda freak when I read the article. I didn't mean to say that I thought I had multiple personality disorder. My husband says not to worry about it. I guess memory can be a bit mysterious. So, I'll try not to worry. Thanks guys.

dm

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared i know

Posted by mmcconathy on March 2, 2005, at 21:25:40

In reply to Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 16:30:13

I experience severe dissociation, i dont have much of a problem with time laps, its mainly numbness,

As if an egg cracked on your head, numbess flows down, your face, and a sudden feeling of disoriatation, i was at a bank teller, and suddenly i flew, i thought i was at some office i didnt know of, i had to talk with the teller over where i was, and what i was doing, i sat down nad had some water. I went back home, a little out of whack.

Go to a therpist qualified in dissoction, idenity disorders.

Live long and prosper.

 

RE: What is dissociation?

Posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 21:45:25

In reply to Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared i know, posted by mmcconathy on March 2, 2005, at 21:25:40

I was told by a psychiatrist that everyone experiences dissociation every day. Example: You have a radio on, but realize that you haven't heard a thing from it because you were working so hard on your homework.


 

confused?

Posted by rainbowbrite on March 2, 2005, at 22:14:16

In reply to RE: What is dissociation?, posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 21:45:25

I was under the immpression that what was described is anxiety??? I know the egg crack feeling exactly Am I wrong?

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared

Posted by shoebox on March 3, 2005, at 7:14:45

In reply to Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 16:30:13

D Minor,

What meds are you currently taking?

I have had trouble with depersonalization/derealization (yes, they are related, derealization being sort of "less serious"), and it is indeed frightening, but it does not mean you are "crazy" or an MPD candidate, not at all.

I experienced a sort of "fugue" a few years back when I was under *tremendous* stress--suddenly I felt "unreal" and as if I was sort of half-awake, in some sort of twilight. It is still very difficult to describe, and it scared me to death. I called my pdoc, and he explained that it was nothing to get alarmed about, that it was a natural response to what was happening in my life at that time; that it was simply that, a stress response. I wasn't "going insane", as I had feared.

I remember it as my "nervous breakdown"--does anybody use that term anymore, or know what it means?--and it was truly awful. My pdoc told me to go lie down in a dark room and do my best to stay calm--deep breathing exercises, etc.--and that the fugue would lift, which it did, a few days later.

Here's the funny thing: during those few horrible days I had an important assignment at work (I was a graphic designer) and while I was lying in the dark convinced I was totally insane, I drifted off for a moment, a "flash" woke me up, and I saw the design, fully realized and ready to go. I got up, went to my computer, banged it out, e-mailed it to the agency and it was accepted immediately, with no changes (a first!!). It was a like a flash of brilliance or something.

"Say," I thought to myself at the time, "This nervous breakdown stuff really pays off!" ;-)

 

Re: Am I Dissociating? Scared » D minor

Posted by celticmom on March 3, 2005, at 10:44:06

In reply to Am I Dissociating? Scared, posted by D minor on March 2, 2005, at 16:30:13

Hi D, Shoebox asked a very good question, what meds are you on?? My DH had horrible memory problems while on paxil. They seemed to get worse over time. By the end, he was having exactly the same types of experiences that you mention.

He would have a meeting with someone and then not remember it AT ALL the next day. It freaked him out enough that he finally decided to change meds. He switched to Zoloft and Gabapentin and has had no problems like that (knock on wood) since.

If this doesn't apply to you, you might consider getting your hormone levels checked. Under a lot of stress your hormones can get whacked out and cause memory (and other) issues.

 

RE: What is dissociation? » fires

Posted by alexandra_k on March 6, 2005, at 1:33:54

In reply to RE: What is dissociation?, posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 21:45:25

> I was told by a psychiatrist that everyone experiences dissociation every day.

Well.. Just like everyone experiences depression and anxiety everyday...

Depends what you mean by dissociation. People experience subclinical levels daily, but 'feeling a bit uptight' is a bit different from suffering from anxiety. And experiencing dissociation is different from the mild dissociative experiences people experience everyday too...

 

RE: What is dissociation?

Posted by alexandra_k on March 6, 2005, at 1:34:56

In reply to RE: What is dissociation? » fires, posted by alexandra_k on March 6, 2005, at 1:33:54

A matter of degree of course...
But a 'big enough difference in degree leads to a difference in kind'
W. V. O Quine.

 

RE: What is dissociation? » alexandra_k

Posted by fires on March 6, 2005, at 1:56:14

In reply to RE: What is dissociation? » fires, posted by alexandra_k on March 6, 2005, at 1:33:54

>> And experiencing dissociation is different from the mild dissociative experiences people experience everyday too...<<

How so? Do you have a link to a good source?

 

RE: What is dissociation? » alexandra_k

Posted by fires on March 6, 2005, at 11:24:18

In reply to RE: What is dissociation?, posted by alexandra_k on March 6, 2005, at 1:34:56

> A matter of degree of course...
> But a 'big enough difference in degree leads to a difference in kind'
> W. V. O Quine.

Well, I'm still not sure just what the upper level of the degree/spectrum is.


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