Personality Disorders Support Group
Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Personality disorders are seen by the American Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it.
Do any of you sometimes feel like you haven't quite "been there" all day? I mean, not in the sense that you're stressed, tired, etc but like, literally, you can't quite be sure that you were actually present, along with your body? I feel like I'm returning to my body at the moment, and it is a strange state. And I can't fully account for where I was, although I sort of know what I was (supposed to be) doing. I know I'm not making sense. i know about the dissociation stuff but this feels different. It might be just because I'd been drinking earlier (duh?), but this really feels very different from other binge days...Yes, because this has happened sometimes when I hadn't been drinking...
Am I making sense to anyone out there, or do I need to just go and take a nap?
Am I making sense to anyone out there, or do I need to just go and take a nap?
Also not sure if you are aware of the symptom of disassociation in bpd, which if you have been diagnosed is more likely to be the cause. This usually happens at times of extreme stress or emotion. You may appear to your friends and loved ones as 'zoning out' or 'glazing over'.
I should keep in mind, though, that sometimes these experiences are similar to a "flow" state, which is supposed to be an optimal state in which one is so engaged in a challenging activity that they lose sense of self. But THAT is a constructive experience and one which people enter intentionally. Have to figure out how to come back to myself when it's not so functional, but I haven't yet come across any strategies for that.