(e.g. you can't fully feel your emotions, you dont know what you are going to say or do). As if your body is living but YOU are completely detached from it. How do you "return to reality"? (... and no, Im not on drugs!)
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yes yes i can tell, a new lover
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Wonderful.So you floated but what were your thoughts?Were you frightened'scared or happy.Recollect all your thoughts and concentration into that occasion.Try to replicate that time
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This sounds like a phenomenon called sleep paralysis.  When you are in deep sleep, especially REM sleep when you are dreaming, your body goes into a partial paralytic state.  Most of your voluntary motions are paralyzed to keep you from acting out your dreams.  Occasionally, some people wake up mentally before their body gets the signal to wake up.  You become mentally aware and awake again, but your body is lagging behind in that partial paralysis.  It typically lasts for only a few minutes at most.  Most people report that it is a terrifying experience; they have no idea what is going on and can't move.  This can result in tremendous anxiety about trying to fall asleep, and often creates panic attacks.\n\nApparently, this condition is not harmful to you in anyway, except for the emotional trauma.  The next time it happens, stay calm.  Think to yourself that you are just in a different physiological state, one that few people ever encounter.  It will pass after a few minutes, and you should feel normal again.  Try to relax and let it run its course.  By understanding what is happening, you can be assure that you have no reason to panic.  Its just one of those little things you'll learn to cope with.\n\nYou can talk to a doctor if you want, but they probably won't do much if anything about it.  They will probably just give you a prescription for anxiety.  I encourage you to do some more research and look at online communities of other people with sleeping disorders for people who share your problem.  They will help you find ways to minimize the impact.\n\nAs for the connection of this with your uncle's death, I'm at a loss.  There may be some spiritual explanation for that as well.
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If it's really bad, you could talk to your doctor and he could give you something to take the edge off. I'm not really sure how I do it. I just take a long deep breath, and just do it, like pretending that I'm not afraid at all. After a while, I don't have to pretend anymore.
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Many  people experience what  your going through, but not many people talk about it.\n Back in  olden times they  called your experience a "night Hag" That paralyzing feeling caused  by "Her sitting on your body and  holding you down"  \nIt's a  thing of child hood past... not many people talk about that theory anymore, although it is in  some books!\n\nNow, as far as going to a Dr.  It may be a good Idea to talk to him..he might want to do  some tests, but most likely he will tell you it's normal and to not worry about it..it happens to everyone..I've had it happen many times!! It is not a fun experience..usually it will go away right away.. the longest  one i have had is like  a few minutes actually!!! THAT WAS AWFUL!!! \n\nwhen it happens to me it's helpful to relax and stay calm.. i  usually imagine my self "fighting it off" and that  usually works.   try moving your upper body  before anything else that has always seemed to help me out too.  if anything talk to your Dr. if you feel necessary..then try looking it up and doing a little research  who knows what  you might find!!
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i dont have it but i know that you feel total numbness. i have a friend who had that she is doing better now through physical therapy.\n\nhope this helps
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Always remember, happiness is a state of the mind...\nwhen we are happy our mind is the one that gives us this feeling of happiness not the heart...-lil bro\n\nIts because of the Hypothalamus in the brain which controls our emotions. I wish I could take it out(or at least the part of it  which controls the emotions which I dunno where)...if only it werent that important...(it controls our whole body!) then we can live without emotions. Now that would be fun.   -me ü
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Do you get enough sleep? Eat well? USe drugs/alcohol? If you're healthy then see a psychologist and psychiatrist. This may be a symptom of a variety of psych disorders but I can't say which ones unless I know more symptoms. You need to do exercises to help you feel grounded and do some mindfulness exercises as well. A therapist can help with that.
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hi........you are describing what me and certain members of my family have had happen many, many times. you are just getting ready to drift off to sleep but you are very much still aware of your surroundings. all of a sudden you feel like you can;t move your body and your breathing feels funny. most of the time we all get the feeling someone or something is in the room with us and it sets such a fear inside you but you can't move or speak. often i try to shake myself awake, but i feel paralyzed. i heard this is a real disorder called sleep paralysis. wow......it seems funny seeing you ask about this. for a long time i thought only my family had this.
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If you just memorize the Lie I've seen that my friends still accidently have a twitch to the other side so it still looks as if their lying, When they started believing the lie though that is when the shift started going to the memory and sensory side. You have to memorize the lie and begin to convince yourself of it deeply otherwise you can still tell if the person your talking about is still lying to you
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Thinking with emotions is something that I found to be the source of a lot of my problems. When I started to pause and think I found myself making better decisions. This usually comes with the desire to change as well as just being a natural part of growing up.
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To further understand myself, I introspect my feelings.  \n\n(I never knew "introspect" was a word until I looked it up!)
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well, just start right now by taking a few deep breaths.   Your brain tells your body how to feel.  Your brain is comprised of thoughts.  The thoughts that we have towards everything determines how the body should react.  If you're always in a state of anxiety, your body is constantly going to be in a contracted state and an uptight state hence the tightness.  That's your body getting into defense mode.  Change your thinking by saying to yourself "I can handle what life brings me, I'm going to be just fine.  I am smart, wise and resilient and I can change my thinking into a more proactive state rather than a negative, reactive state."   What is the source of your stress?  You seem young so it may just be loneliness.  Loneliness should not create stress.  It's not as difficult to overcome as you think it is.  Change your thoughts about that.  Know that people are ALOT more willing to accept you just as you are despite the fact that you think they're not.  They are.  All people from all walks of life deal with dissapointments, trials and tribulations.  A lot of people feel lonely, you'd be amazed at how many.  Everybody feels lonely at different times.  They may feel isolated at work, at home, in their relationships, with their children, their parents, etc..   You have to know and believe that loneliness is merely a state of mind, not an actuality.  So you are not unwanted, you have no proof of that, it's your state of mind and your thinking.  You can't concentrate because you're consumed with these thoughts that are unrealistic and irrational.  You may have felt that way as a child because your parents didn't realize what you needed as a child and since we can't speak for ourselves as children, we grow up with those same irrational thoughts.  You have to mature your thinking.  Do it every day, several times a day by talking to yourself and saying that this state of mind is not a fact or an actuality, it is simply your fears that you CAN overcome.  It takes work so work hard!! :)
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It's difficult for me to seperate feelings when dealing with my life and problems. But I try my best to take advice and see for myself which is the best solution or action.\nI try to be as intellectual as possible. Sometimes, it gets hard though. :)
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Let me ask you this.  If you had a time machine and could change any event in your past, would that make you feel better about yourself today?  If it would then realize what it is about that event that is sabotaging you today.  If it is a past thing, often times we know intellectually that we are ok but our emotions are still tied to that past event.  Emotions stay the same no matter how old we get.  We cant stop the pain in life sometimes but we can increase the tools to deal with it.  When you dropped something as a young child you cried.  You can drop the same item now and it is ok, why?  You have information now that tells intellectually it is ok.  The emotions are the same but the tools to deal with that event are in place.  You have already experienced that event and it no longer shocks you.  So what is it about your life that is shocking you now?\n\nWhatever the issue is past, present, you need to see what is eating away at it.  It is ok to feel bad, it is the flipside of the coin to feeling happy.  The problem is if we become depressed about it, all life's issues become sensative and bigger problems than they are.\n\nYoung or old we all feel down at times.  Some just hide it better or keep themselves occupied to endure those moments.  Sometimes we feel like we are being taken somewhere and have no way to steer it.  The key is planning what you want to do.  Life is 90% how you react to it.  If you think you are successful and a good person, people will be convinced of it too.  Most reality comes from someone's perception.  They believed it and it became so.\n\nDepression is impression without expression.  Something gets you down, find a way to express it.\n\nIf you kind of hate yourself then you have not completely made full judgement on yourself yet.  If you hate yourself than you are having an expectation that you are not at yet.  Find out what that is and is it a valid expectation?\n\nGood luck to you!
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It's interesting to come across this question. I was talking to someone the other day who woke up with a feeling something really bad was going to happen the same day that he got arrested after DUI. Was it really a premonition, or did he just act stupid because he had that feeling and brought the whole situation onto himself?\nSometimes I feel I have premonitory feelings, that are very clear, but none of them has come true. I wonder whether they aren't real, or whether I have so far been able to turn the bad things that were about to happen to me into nothing just by having premonitory thoughts. \nAnyways...
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You need to do some self evaluating and figure out what's going on deep inside of you.