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Anonymous · 13th Jan 2012, 11:18 AM

I am on probation at my school practicum because I have been constantly 'in my head' and dissociating. It occurs probably every hour or even more than that and can last up to 5 minutes. Generally it lasts a minute. Everything just seems to slow down, my vision gets blurry and I see tunnel vision with whatever I'm staring at that moment. I also get where someone can be talking to me, and all I hear are whatever background noise is present, or the thoughts pinging around my brain like a pinball machine.

I cannot tell my teacher about this... I'm trying to attend counseling, but it's not working so well because I'm in school so my counselling stops as soon as school is finished. I can't afford to lose this..

I saw a psychiatrist just to give me a refill for my SNRI's (antidepressants), and he thinks that increasing the dose will help the dissociation and just thinks I have an issue with depression. My sleeping has been sporadic, either napping all the time, or waking several times during the night.

I have no idea what to do.

Anonymous · 13th Jan 2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Anonymous

I am on probation at my school practicum because I have been constantly 'in my head' and dissociating. It occurs probably every hour or even more than that and can last up to 5 minutes. Generally it lasts a minute. Everything just seems to slow down, my vision gets blurry and I see tunnel vision with whatever I'm staring at that moment. I also get where someone can be talking to me, and all I hear are whatever background noise is present, or the thoughts pinging around my brain like a pinball machine.

I cannot tell my teacher about this... I'm trying to attend counseling, but it's not working so well because I'm in school so my counselling stops as soon as school is finished. I can't afford to lose this..

I saw a psychiatrist just to give me a refill for my SNRI's (antidepressants), and he thinks that increasing the dose will help the dissociation and just thinks I have an issue with depression. My sleeping has been sporadic, either napping all the time, or waking several times during the night.

I have no idea what to do.

id talk to ur family gp asap

**KaraBulut** · 14th Jan 2012, 04:17 AM

Did the dissociation and sleep problems start before you were on SNRIs? Or did these issues start after you started on the SNRIs?

13th Jan 2012, 11:18 AM	#1
Anonymous Posting Anonymously Posts: 34,191 Join Date: Dec 2007	Why Is This Going On?? I need help. I am on probation at my school practicum because I have been constantly 'in my head' and dissociating. It occurs probably every hour or even more than that and can last up to 5 minutes. Generally it lasts a minute. Everything just seems to slow down, my vision gets blurry and I see tunnel vision with whatever I'm staring at that moment. I also get where someone can be talking to me, and all I hear are whatever background noise is present, or the thoughts pinging around my brain like a pinball machine. I cannot tell my teacher about this... I'm trying to attend counseling, but it's not working so well because I'm in school so my counselling stops as soon as school is finished. I can't afford to lose this.. I saw a psychiatrist just to give me a refill for my SNRI's (antidepressants), and he thinks that increasing the dose will help the dissociation and just thinks I have an issue with depression. My sleeping has been sporadic, either napping all the time, or waking several times during the night. I have no idea what to do.

14th Jan 2012, 04:17 AM	#3
KaraBulut EC Health Expert EC Expert Gender: Male Location: US Posts: 3,961 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Why Is This Going On?? I need help. Did the dissociation and sleep problems start before you were on SNRIs? Or did these issues start after you started on the SNRIs?