I have been struggling with chronic anxiety which increases to panic sometimes. I am slowly working through the worst of it (I hope), but the one symptom that truly scares me and perpetuates the anxiety is the feeling that I can only describe as my "am I really here" feeling. It happens frequently throughout the day -- it feels confusing and terrifying, and I sometimes feel truly crazy. The intellectual part of me knows I am "here," but several times a day i am overcome with this weird and indescribable sensation and I can't believe that this is happening. I have tried describing it to my partner but it always sounds so unbelievable, even as I here myself put it into words. How can I be questioning whether things are real or happening or not? Am I crazy?
Other than this feeling, I am doing okay. Don't avoid things but constantly feel terrified of this feeling creeping up, and the corresponding physical reactions that it seems to conjure up (racing heart, dizziness, "wooziness", etc...) Any advice on dealing with this feeling/thought?
