Why do I feel like I'm in a dream?
What you describe is called “derealization”. It seems to happen to about 5% of the people in the course of their life, and is a dissociative symptom that often indicates a dysfunction in the temporal occipital region of the brain. It can have many possible underlying causes, including lack of sleep, side-effects of medication and drugs, epilepsy, schizophrenia, etc. The experience often passes on its own after a short time, but you describe that you have had it for days, and that it is getting worse.I would recommend to see a neurologist and, depending on the circumstances, get an MRI of your brain done, too. If there are no obvious organic causes, treatment is usually cognitive-behavioral or psychodynamic therapy (to cope with stress and situations in your life that can bring on the condition, and to get in control of the symptoms) and often medication. The same neurotransmitters that are responsible for your fatigue and anxiety are likely involved in the derealization, and many psychiatrists will recommend treatment with Prozac or clonazepam.I hope you feel better soon!By the way, we can never “really” experience reality. Instead, our brain always creates a dream, but during waking, this dream is anchored in and constrained by sensory input. The more your brain believes that its dream captures the structure of the sensory input, the more it marks the dream as “real”. In your current state, this marking does not work properly, so the same things that would normally appear as things in an objective reality to you may now look somewhat distant, or foggy, or like through a strange reflection, or just like ideas. (The good thing is that you are aware of that, and that your perceptions of the world are not mixed with true hallucinations or wild ideations, so you can act coherently.)
Why does life feel like a dream?
I have been seeing a psychiatrist for several months. I had a similiar experience but with the sensation of not being in charge of my own actions; my life seemed like a boring movie. I remember having a several days long period of grey blurred vision and not being able to recall pretty much anything from those days. I felt disconnected and confused, I wasn't there. I didn't even recognize my reflection in the mirror as that of mine. I didn't know who I was or why. I had not used anything special; no alcohol, no drugs, nothing. I just kept on going and tried my best to hang out with my friends, explaining how I felt. They sort of understood that I was confused all the time and tried to help me understand where we were and why as I asked it like every five minutes and laughed nervously.Now that is gone. With the psychiatrist we discussed this dissociative experience. We both agreed that the several weeks of blur with those few continuous days I didn't feel like I was awake at all were most likely the cause of my intense and frequent panic attacks.I have a panic disorder. I feel like my vision is clearer at all times and I get strange feelings that someone or something wants to harm me or is spying on me. They don't last long but it's always intense.That aside, I think you might experience a variation of what I had, a dissociative experience. There are two types of it, depersonalisation and derealisation. Derealisation is when you think that things around you don't exist in reality and your senses don't create a full image of what is real. Depersonalisation is when you don't feel real, when you don't recognize yourself or when you feel like you're see-through or you see yourself from outside of your body.I hope this helped, even a bit!
Feel like I'm in a dream?!?
So I do have anxiety but I don't feel nervous. I only get it in like BAD situations but I don't get it daily and it doesn't affect my life. I know what I'm doing and I feel like I'm doing it but I kind of feel like I'm in a dream by the way things look like foggy. I also had a stomach ache this morning but it went away. Btw I haven't been getting good sleep so I may be tired.
Why do I feel like this life is just a dream?
My guess is that you have some anxiety issues. I don't want to sound presumptuous but it's likely that you may be stressed by the situations (or former situation) in your life. When some people have issues that they feel helpless in resolving, their anxiety can develop into a form of "avoidance behaviour" which may graduate to feelings of being in a "daydream" state. It's a survival instinct: your brain's method of avoiding the reality of painful, subconscious memories. Sometimes, this can progress to "creating" another reality - a private "world" with less pain. If you are the type of person who has some difficulty expressing your feelings, or sticking up for yourself, then it's very likely you've been containing your anger - if you've been in a suppressing family/relationship/work situation that has been, and still is, crushing your spirits. I don't know you, so it's difficult to be sure. But I have known a few people with the same "daydream" condition. It's fairly common in those who are shy, sensitive, creative types. Do you have recurrent feelings that you don't belong, or do you sometimes wish you'd been born in an earlier day and age? Well, this can eventuate when young people have been traumatised in childhood. If so, over time, this can develop into a sensation of being in a dream, which may really be extended shock or post-traumatic stress. If this is something you identify with, I would say that you need to address the problem soon. Speak to a doctor/therapist and get some help with pinpointing what it is that's stressing you out, because, most times, we're just not aware of the workings of our deep-seeded, subconscious mind. Professional help will settle you, and give you some relief from the load that (I believe) you may be carrying.
What does it feel like to get your dream job?
This happened to me only a week ago!I was laying in bed watching movies with one of my closest friends. It was one of those lazy Sunday mornings where you forget about everything in the world except the warm tea in your lap, and the crisp smell of your sheets. I heard my phone vibrate and saw an email notification pop up on the screen. I lazily flicked open my inbox, expecting some mundane message from one of my email subscriptions.I glanced at the subject heading: 'Job offer - [Company Name]'.My attention fully captured, I then read the first words in the email:'Congratulations. I am delighted to... 'My heart completely stopped. I held my breath. Mashing the screen to open the message, I began to speed-read through it.It confirmed that I had gotten the job, and listed my initial contract details and package inclusions.Then it hit me. Hard. My heart kicked back into life and the breath I'd been holding gushed out of me. I started shivering, while a million thoughts shot through my brain within the space of a few seconds. But all that came out of my mouth was, "Oh my god". I sat there, utterly stunned, repeating those words over and over again. My friend started smacking me with a pillow. "What? What's going on!" "I got the job."I flung myself on top of him and we rolled around the room, screaming with joy. It was like a hit of adrenaline. I was in shock for the rest of the day, alternating between chest-shattering heart palpitations and a glazed look of bewilderment. One minute I was a chattering mess of excitement, the next I was in a speechless stupor.I'd wanted it so badly. I hadn't eaten or slept properly in weeks, during the lengthy interview process. I didn't even really care how much the job was going to pay me. I just knew I wanted that experience more than anything. It was a rare opportunity and I knew I was ready for it. I'd been working towards it for years.I start in a few weeks!
Feels like I'm walking in a dream?
You could be developing problems with anxiety, do you feel nervous alot? I know what you mean by the dream feeling. If feel like that all the time but i suffer from anxiety.
Why does it feel like im stuck in a dream even when im awake?
I’ve suffered from severe Anxiety for about 6 Yrs. I believe it was triggered by me experimenting with Cannabis. I took 8 hits and couldn't communicate with or hear people talking to me. I was really scared. I’m currently not being treated for my Anxiety and Depression, but seeking help because I’m unable to work, go to school and enjoy hanging out with my friends and family. I’m sure the THC is still in your system [water will help flush it out], but your “dream-like” feeling and dizziness are symptoms of severe Anxiety. I completely understand how scary the “unreal” feeling is! [I get it all the time.] It has a name, it’s called Depersonalization and Derealization. I have this. If you look up the symptoms I guarantee it will explain exactly what you’re feeling. I hope this will cause relief for you because with the right treatment such as seeing a psychiatrist and finding a medication that treats Anxiety these horrible feelings will go away. I’ve been treated in the past and it helped tremendously. I was able to live my life again! I believe the only reason I stopped was because I felt fine, but that was a mistake because I started feeling bad again. I hope I’ve helped you! Good luck.