Urge To Jump Out Of Skin?

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Registered: 10-02-2004
Urge To Jump Out Of Skin?
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Tue, 09-05-2006 - 10:21am

Hello to all. I have not been on here posting in a while but have been reading and replying some. I am frustrated. I was doing fine and suddenly Sat night the dreaded "feeling" came. I think I finally thought of a way to explain it - I get this wave like feeling that comes over me (very hard to explain, like something is moving through me) and then get the sudden urge to jump out of my own skin. Does that make sense or sound familiar to anyone? I would say it feels like I need to flee but it is more like I feel I need to get outside of myself, AKA jump out of my own skin. So it does feel like an urge to flee, but more of an urge to flee from my inside self, maybe an urge to flee my own brain. And it is STRONG. You know what I mean? Then after a few seconds or minutes (seems like eternity) it will subside. Then I sometimes get physical feelings like feeling nausea or shaky and jittery inside and out. Sometimes even some sweating and maybe cold chills. This time I have not had too bad of an aftermath - more like just jitters and that dread that the "feeling" will come back. Sometimes I think that fear of it happening again is worse than the feeling itself. So, Sunday I worried about it off and on all day. Then it struck again Sun evening. Again, no trigger. Then same thing again Monday, off and on dread, then it happened again. Then this morning it seemed like it was trying to happen but so far has not. It is weighing on me big time though.

I HATE this because I have no clue what triggers me. I can go a long time and be fine. But when it strikes, I get so down afterwards because it dampers everything and makes me feel so depressed that I cannot get it out of my head. So, that is where I am now, feeling like it will strike again any minute.

-Kim

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 09-05-2006 - 7:59pm

kim,

any doubting/ocd thoughts running thru your head at
this time?

i posted a "check this out" below, do me a favor and
really check it out.....it's based on claire weeks (sp),
ever hear of her??

let me know what you think.

kris

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