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Hi, tweaky1h is right:). You are having a very common reaction to the SSRI. Actually, what anti-depressants do is to keep you from feeling, and you have to fight the right dose that evens out your feelings so to speak. They are meant to take away the pain of anxious feelings and depression, but ofte...

Gosh! That is so terribly stressful! My thoughts and prayers are with you. I don't have any major advice, but I did want to let you know that last night on ABC World News there was a story on family members helping other members who are addicts. The first rule is to cut off the money. I wonder if yo...

Hi, I can't say that I have the same phobia, and I hope my responding doesn't stop someone else who does from responding, but I bet that if you ask your health care providers they will be very knowledgeable about it and how to deal with it. I would even go ahead and talk to your OBGYN. It just seems...

Hi, You are experiencing a common symptom of anxiety known as depersonalization, and although it definitely feels weird, you are not weird for having it:). There are several threads on this symptom and advice about about dealing with it if you scroll down in this section and other sections of this f...

Hi,ytez91, I'm sorry if you didn't see it for some reason, and I don't mean it in a sarcastic way by any means:), but in my initial reply I shared the many things that helped me deal with this symptom such as learning better coping skills to deal with stress such as exercise, doing this program, fin...

Hi, I can say that that used to be my main symptom of anxiety and stress. I can honestly say that for years, I struggled with what is known as depersonalization(thinking I'm not real) and derealization(thinking everything around me isn't real) during times of high stress. My son has severe autism, w...

I just wanted to add that there is just no reason for any one of us with anxiety to torture ourselves by forcing ourselves to watch a medical drama or a horror movie that causes us anxiety. I think that goes back to not really thinking that we are worth setting healthy boundaries for or believing th...

Carla42,
I love that movie:)! Yes, I agree that everyone on here who has a fear of movies would love it:). I actually own it, and if you have a subscription to Netflix, and have the internet capacity, etc. you can watch it online at their site:).

Hi, It all makes perfect sense to me that some would have this phobia:). Avoiding watching something where you feel out of control or that triggers your "fight or flight" response or just makes you feel "weird" or "depersonalized" in the escape, etc., just makes perfect sense to me, and isn't weird:...

Hi, maybe I can give you some useful info. First of all, I am a registered nurse with chronic back pain. I have degenerative disk disease, stenosis, several previous back injuries that include multiple disk herniations and bulges. It's a real bitch, trust me! I know exactly what your sis is going th...