There are times when I feel disconnected from my body - my brain is still thinking, but it is doing so separately from what my body is doing. I image it is much like my computer when I am running the virus checker - the computer is busy doing its thing, so it can't really do anything else very fast.
I'm sure my kids hate when they call me and my brain is off and wandering. I feel the thought process slows way down when I try to focus and concentrate on the conversation that is happening in the here and now.
I even feel this way sometimes when I am sleeping - the body is sleeping but the brain is off and running. It is just weird.
Does anyone else with DID ever feel this way?
Story Time – Part Two
7 years ago
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Yes, I feel that way more often than I like to admit. Sometimes I wonder if "outside people" can even tell it's happening - like if I look strange or have a lost look. I know sometimes I appear to be "day-dreaming" or "off in my own little world", according to some of my family members and friends. There are times I don't even try to concentrate on what's going on "outside" because it's like I don't have the energy.
Thank you Bee,
You help me feel better about my experience. I'm glad I am in the normal range. :)
Sunshine
I'm a relatively new follower, and i enjoy reading your posts because they are inspiring, even to someone unfamiliar with DID, like myself. so thank you =)
anyways, i just wanted to say that i know that feeling; it terrifies me especially when it strikes me while driving, because i can hardly focus on the road: my mind is in this state of melancholy and it takes a massive amount of effort to direct its attention back to reality, and even then i can only maintain it for brief periods, until the sensation fades.
i apologize if i am mistaking what i think is similar for something else entirely, but i just thought id mention it.
Dear Observer,
I think this happens to all of us on some level. It makes me feel more "normal" to hear that it happens to people who are unfamiliar with DID.
Thank you, Sunshine. :)
Hi Sunshine:
I don't have DID, but I get this way as well. My kids sometimes get frustrated with me, as I dont' even finish a sentence. It is maddening to me as well, because I feel like my brain is fuzzy or focusing on something else.
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