When I feel like this I have to try and ground myself the best I can. Resting and small movements are better for managing anxiety that my 'bubble' causes. Today it would be impossible to be around anyone but my family because I don't know if the people are real.
The first step to helping yourself through this is to remember that this is part of your condition not because your weird and stupid.
To get through today I will be resting and acting mindfully. Acting mindfully is difficult. Try and concentrate on what you are doing each moment and award yourself often for geting through each part of the day.
For me these are strange days rather than bad days.
I do not know if other people struggle this way or if it's just the way my illness affects me. I have never met anyone that has spoke about this feeling.
On an average day in ' the bubble' I experience;
- inability to distinguish between reality and real life.
- strange dizzy spells
- feelings of Deja's vu
- questioning myself on every thought and action
- Difficult to hold a normal conversation as when I say something I have to ask if what I said was real? Or have I made it up?
- physical movement leads to questioning what I'm doing ? Where I'm going? What for?
- Slow movements which are noticeable to others
There are more but I question whether they are real or not as it changes over time.
If you too are living in a parallel universe please feel free to talk to me about it, Because it's easier to rationalise reality with a peer.
Please remember each positive coping mechanism is an art that needs to be practiced. Don't give up as some work really well when you become an expert on it. You cannot be an expert without patience, repetitiveness and practice. X