Spaced out sort of feeling?

[Footballfan1]

I’m not sure what this feeling is, I don’t feel quite myself.

Not exactly spaced out, I’m still present, more like out of body sort of feeling?

It comes and goes through the day, sometimes when things happen, just normal things, it doesn’t quite feel real.

I’ve been out of my abusive relationship for a few months now, processed lots of different emotions.
But this doesn’t feel like an emotion, it feels like something a bit off in my brain.
It doesn’t impair me in anyway, I’m still able to carry on as normal.

[Starting-again]

It sounds like you could be experiencing disassociation?
Can be quite common after dealing with abuse. It’s like your brains way of shutting off to stop more hurt if you have experienced trauma.
Have a read up on it and see if it sounds similar x*x

[Bananaboat]

Yes I can relate, also a few months out, sometimes feels like you’re watching your own life through a lens, bit out of body, or certain parts of my life are just blank or fuzzy in my memories – like they weren’t me or a different version of me, also feeling unsure what to do with myself even if I’m sat at my desk with a clear piece of work to do. No idea what it is just figured my brain was readjusting maybe or I’d been compartmentalising but reading about disassociation it’s sounding familiar x

[Footballfan1]

Thanks for the replies,
Disaccosiaton sounds right after googling.

It’s crazy it’s been caused purely by abuse .

I haven’t been depressed, I’ve been thriving on surviving.

It’s hard to process that I might have a different issue, without being able to help myself x

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