Yes! I have totally experienced this before. You will not lose your mind. When it happened to me it was because I had reached a state of exhaustion, physically and mentally. It took me quite a while to get out of it. It was only after reading a book (wish I could remember the title) that it started to lift. The basic message of the book was that if you're struggling with problems that you can't solve, give yourself permission to stop trying to figure it out for a while. Just giving yourself permission to stop looking for the solution allows your brain to rest and soon you'll feel better. It worked for me. Once I told myself it was okay to take a break from looking for the answer to my situation I felt a big difference. I allowed myself to live in the moment, to appreciate the things around me, and to even laugh instead of feeling guilty because I wasn't making progress with my problem. I don't know if that helps. I had to remind myself of this today because I am now experiencing that spacy feeling again. I've been struggling with another bout of anxiety/depression this past week, and it's left me feeling disconnected to my life in the same way you described. I think back to my college days and can't believe that was me. I look around my bedroom and almost feel like it's a museum of memorabilia from someone else's life. I just have to remember it will get better. It has before and will again.

(I tried to post this earlier but it didn't show up - hope it works this time!) I really need some help. I felt I was doing well with my anxiety and hadn't experienced panic attacks for about 2 weeks (which was a big deal to me since I would get them several times a day) up until about a week ago. I have a feeling of unreality, and have trouble remembering things. It's like I can't focus on anything and I feel confused. Like, Am I really at home? Who are these people? What the heck am I doing? I [B]know[/B] the answers to these questions but it's like I can't "connect" to them, it's so frustrating! I am also having trouble connecting to my past. I feel like the person I used to be couldn't possibly have been me. I was never that outgoing or attractive or friendly. How can that possibly have been me when I feel so ****py all the time?? I'm having trouble focusing on things from my past as well. For example I moved to Illinois from Vermont 2 years ago (the main reason for my continued stress/anxiety/depression/ panic attacks) and I am having trouble connecting to that part of my life. It's weird because being in Vermont made me so happy. Thinking of being "home" helped to get me out of many anxious episodes and now I feel like I can't connect with ever being there even though I know I was! I feel like nothing is real around me, including my kids and boyfriend and I also feel as if I myself am not really here. I feel like an alien or something! :eek: I'm so afraid of forgetting all my memories or something. I'm driving myself crazy with trying to "hang on" to them and I wonder if I am just making it worse. It seems to be when I let go a little and convince myself it is just anxiety it eases a little. Ugh! I hate hate hate feeling like this. I told my doctor I was feeling like I couldn't think straight and was having trouble focusing and she just asked me what was wrong with my brain (Why did she think I was asking her if I knew the answer!?) and gave me Biaxin for a supposed sinus infection. I am going to see a different doctor Monday but am afraid I will lose my mind before then and then it will be too late. Has anyone felt like they couldn't connect to things, thoughts, memories, their past during high stress or depersonalization/derealization e