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Does anyone else zone out like this?

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Does anyone here lose blocks of time? I do. Increasingly so. I am getting worried. I also find myself zoning out alot.. unable to focus.. unable to concentrate. I suffer from depression and anxiety both.. but am not currently on meds for either or in therapy. (no insurance). Last night, I went out for dinner with my son and little granddaughter. The waitress came to greet us and ask how many... I said 4. She said .. 4? I turned around.. saw my son standing there holding my granddaughter.. and turned back to her and said.. yes 4. I heard my son laugh and say .. no 3. Then he asked me if I was seeing double. He seemed to think it was funny and I shouldn't worry about it. But I did not find it funny at all... and I am worried. Has anything like this happen to anyone else? And what is causing it??
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Yes and its common not just us but NORMIES too.
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My mother and grandmother (where the strain if any comes down through the family) often had moments like these. I told them a story last year to help them not feel so alone or that it wasn't just their age to blame:

I borrowed a laptop and took it to work with me one day. I was in the back of the bus and when I got off at my stop, I freaked out that I left the laptop on the bus, so I chased it down and got the driver to let me back on. When I got back to my seat, I freaked out, because it was already gone! And that's when I noticed I had it in my hand all along. I felt terrible and just sat down, wondering that everyone must have thought I was insane.
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This type of thing happens too often to me and has for the past year and a half. It could be PTSD now that I think about it. I did have a very traumatic experience last year that was ongoing for months. Can't go into details.. but I was afraid for my life during this time. This is when this all started really. Things are ok now.. but I think some type of permanent damage has been done to my brain or something.. because I feel zoned out so much and when I say "lose time" .. I am talking big chunks.. like I will think something happened three months ago only to find out it was 2 years ago. I don't know what to make of all this. I still live in a state of high anxiety. But not being able to count to 3? It is getting real bad.
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I loose hours of time. I will sit at my desk to do work and then bam, my mind will race off into nothing. Then a couple hours latter I will come too and realize I have been looking at the back of my desk for the past couple hours and can't remember what I was doing or what I was thinking about when I was zoned. So your not alone. Oh and I like the normie thing, that is funny, you made me smile a little jaqiello. Oh and when shit starts to kick you in the ass, kick back.
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I'm sure anxiety has a lot to do with it. Have you ever tried meditating?
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I have no insurance either; however, if you call your department of mental health, they should be able to give you resources in your area where you can get free or sliding scale pdoc, tdoc, or therapies. Thats what I have done and though I do pay my pdoc normal fee, he gives me samples of my Lamictal ($400) so I'm getting a great deal. My tdoc who is doing dbt with me one-on-one is $20/wk and she is starting up a group dbt, and that will be free. I hope this helps as this can be so very scary without insurance.
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I just found out today,from my new pain management doctor... that the drugs I am on for chronic nerve pain (Lyrica and Tramadol)... are known to cause these zoned out and memory problems... general "brain fog".. He was surprised no one had told me that before. He lowered the dose of Lyrica.. will see what happens. I still think anxiety is also behind it though too. Thanks to all who replied.. :)
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breathe and laugh at yourself :-)

also try some mind puzzles, like sudoku or crossword puzzles. just something to exercise those brain muscles. or look through old pictures! that's always fun and you'll remind yourself of family members' names LOL

exercise helps a TON too. maybe allow yourself to take a walk around the block three times a week, nothing strenuous. the sun will do you so much good!! vitamin D kills depression and exercise kills anxiety.
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