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[Anonymous No.]

Do you ever feel disconnected from reality when you leave your computer, /jp/?

I keep getting this strange feeling and it's starting to scare me. Sometimes when I'm away from the computer everything just doesn't feel real. It's like my eyes are just displaying the scenery to a video game when I look around and things don't feel real unless I'm using the computer.

It's hard to put it into words. There's just this creepy sensation of everything not feeling real, kind of like that strange feeling you get when you realize that you're dreaming.

[Anonymous No.]

You are reaching Gensokyo!

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Do you_________________? (asking /jp/ directly is a plus)

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[Anonymous No.]

I've had pretty bad disorientation and distortion of perception of existence, since I went through a fairly long phase of drug use when I was a teenager. I even had it when I was a kid from thinking to much about what perception of existence is.

Some people call it depersonalization, I personally just don't like labels.

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>>9030658
It's called depersonalization and is similar to reaching enlightenment. Keep it up.

[Anonymous No.]

You're waking up to the truth of it all. Nothing is real.

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>>9030667
That's a good format to keep, but don't forget to post your favorite Touhou with your thread.

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>>9030727
And nothing to get hung about.

[Anonymous No.]

WAKE UP
WAKE UP
YOU NEED TO WAKE UP

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>>9030736

OP here, is there a problem with the matrix?

[Anonymous No.]

Monks spend many years meditating to get to that same point.

TruNEET is a road to enlightenment.

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>"I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside my own body and individuality; I am depersonalized, detached, cut adrift. Is this madness?"

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>>9030732

Take it easy.

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>>9030757

we buddha now

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>>9030727
Oh look what we have here, a real fucking philosopher

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Maybe there is something wrong with your diet op?

Eat healthy and start exercising a little. I know I've had similar experiences when exhausted or on extremely little sleep. Should probably just go to a Doctor.

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>>9030658
You're becoming retarded, OP.

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>>9030785

He probably has just spent way to long inside and is thinking to deeply about perception.

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Actually I'm a bit like OP, but i'll add that things outside just seems plain and boring.
You should try to stop and take a good look around sometimes too /jp/, maybe you'll notice it too.

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>>9030727
Nothing is true, everything is permitted

[Anonymous No.]

doubt everything

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>>9030810

You telling me the dick isn't real?

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>>9030810
I doubt I should.

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>>9030811
it's not real until you can prove it

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>>9030811
the dick is in your mind

No not in that sense you stupid...

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>>9030810
Cogito ergo sum

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>>9030819
Your perception of dicks has no repercussion on the existence of dicks. Something can exist regardless of your limited dick-impaired mind.

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If you don't have any doubt, then you're an idiot! No doubt about it.

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>>9030824
Something MIGHT exist, but how do you know it does if you can't percieve it? And even if you can, how do you know that the perception is true?

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Everything we perceive is a dream and what we think of as dreams are really just a dream within a dream.

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>>9030853
get out Dicaprio

[Anonymous No.]

Take a walk man

I know I know

"Outside is for fags, we computer 25/8"

But it'll do you good to go outside, if only momentarily

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>>9030877
This.
I go during the night if I feel there's going to be too many people out.

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>>9030658
I used to have that strange feeling until I started carrying my keyfile wherever I go.

[Anonymous No.]

disconnect from reality? not really
sick, anxious? yes

and the longer I am way from the pc the worse it gets
I try not to be outside too often because of that

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>>9030658
I've never realized I'm dreaming before, so I can't compare it to that, but I have similar experiences, OP. I have trouble describing it as well, but it seems like things aren't real. It's like I'm looking at a hallucination.

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>>9030970

I carry my ps vita with me, even indulging myself in the dumbest game helps me relax

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>>9030835
Dubito, ergo sum.
I exist, so I know at least one thing exists.
I perceive, and so I know that something is acting upon me (even if that thing is myself).
I know that I do not think in a perfectly logical, consistent manner.
I know that what I perceive to be my surroundings does exist coherently and logically.
Therefore, either "reality" exists entirely separate of my mind, and I perceive it - or reality is a distinctly different form of thought completely removed from my conscious imaginings, and which I cannot control as I can my own thoughts.
Since the latter is no different than the former, in terms of what is possible/impossible, the matter becomes trivial - what we perceive ought be treated the same way.
However, I have no reason to think that the world is nothing but a manifestation of imagination. I can doubt things, but until there is a reason to do so, isn't it better to use the model that fits what is observed? If repeated observation isn't enough to dispel doubts, and if the doubts turned out to be correct, but the nature of experience of life didn't change - what's the point of doubting needlessly?
Descartes originally doubted everything to see if there was something that could be capital-K-Known - and he came to the conclusion that he existed.
I'm okay with not Knowing, as long as my beliefs are consistent, rational, and effective.

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>>9030853
WE NEED TO GO DERPER

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>>9030928
I walk during the night for this reason
and because I hate sunlight and warmth, it drives me very very anxious

and because the night is beautiful and worth seeing

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I thought this was common symptom of depression. If it really bothers you, I'm sure you could see a doctor and get meds.

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>>9031002
A keyfile is used for decryption...but that's cool too.

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>>9031013
it's not at all like depression

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>>9031013
>drugs
Don't listen to this man.
Therapy is enough.

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>>9031021
He said it was a symptom, which it is.

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>>9031014
You carry around your keyimages with you?!
Are you nuts?!
You should be sending those over a secure transmission!

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I used to get that a lot back when I smoked a lot of marijuana and indulged in psychedelics. I still get them after long gaming sessions.

Alas, it's as real as it ever will be. I would suggest you get some therapy if it's a chronic issue, or just remind yourself that it IS real though it feels otherwise. Take a breather from the computer every now and then for a drink or snack. Brew yourself some nice tea and take it easy, then get back into it.

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>SYMPTOMS OF DEPERSONALIZATION

Depersonalization disorder symptoms include:

--Continuous or recurring feelings that you're an outside observer of your thoughts, your body or parts of your body
--Numbing of your senses or responses to the world around you
--Feeling like a robot or feeling like you're living in a dream or in a movie
--The sensation that you aren't in control of your actions, including speaking
--Awareness that your sense of detachment is only a feeling, and not reality

Other symptoms can include:

--The sense that your body, legs or arms appear distorted, enlarged or shrunken
--Feeling like you are observing yourself from above, as if you were floating in the air
--Feeling emotionally disconnected from people you care about

While episodes of depersonalization may last only a short time, some people with depersonalization disorder have episodes that last hours, days, weeks or even months at a time. In some people these episodes turn into ongoing feelings of depersonalization that may periodically get better or worse.

>CAUSES OF DEPERSONALIZATION

Feeling of depersonalization may:

--Begin with no apparent trigger
--Start after a life-threatening event, such as an accident or assault
--Be triggered by fear of having another depersonalization experience

With depersonalization disorder, feelings of depersonalization aren't directly caused by drugs, alcohol or a medical condition. However, depersonalization may be triggered by stress or trauma, and it often occurs along with other mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression or schizophrenia. In some cases, it starts suddenly without an apparent cause.

While the exact cause of depersonalization disorder isn't well understood, it appears to be linked to an imbalance of certain brain chemicals (neurotransmitters).

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>>9031036
It's like carrying keys to my house.

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>>9031042
>take it easy

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>>9031013
I have the same symptom as OP, but I'm not anxious nor do I feel down when it happens.
It's quite the opposite. I feel highly euphoric as if nothing could stop me anymore. As if I was god looking down on the world.

The only downside is that I start to grin and laugh uncontrollably. I also take big risk without regard to their consequences.

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Whenever I get really into making a given video game, I start admiring the texture quality of the sidewalk pavement.

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>>9031049
Looks like I have this. I can vividly remember these symptoms occuring:
>--Continuous or recurring feelings that you're an outside observer of your thoughts, your body or parts of your body
and
>--Awareness that your sense of detachment is only a feeling, and not reality.
I felt literally like if I was disconnected from reality.

My uncle has schizophrenia so maybe that has something to do with that.

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Sometimes I can hear music, when there isn't any playing.

It's good happy music though, so I'm not concerned about it. It's not a constant thing anyway.

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>>9031069
Sounds like a manic episode. Perhaps you have bipolar/cyclothymic disorder.

>>9031176
I doubt it's anything like schizophrenia. It sounds like it's just mild dissociation. Unless it happens all the time, I think it's fairly normal. It's natural to feel detached after focusing intensely or heavily on something for an extended amount of time.