Backwards?
Is right the new left? Have you ever felt completely out of sync? With everything feeling un-natural? I know I have, with even the simplest activities. Everything feels backward or foreign sometimes, and I have no idea why.
Take today for instance, I drove to the shops. An everyday activity, yet it felt completley forregin. I got in the car, and almost felt as if I didn’t know how to drive, which is worrying. More so I had to think for a moment how to start the car, once I got over the invariable mindscrewing that caused, I then couldnt figure out my route, so I resorted to getting out of the car and walking. Either it wasn’t enough sleep, or something else, but it’s really unusual, and downright worrying. Ok it wasnt essential stuff I needed to get, just milk etc, but what if it was?
Weirdly this isn’t the first time something like this has happened, I was eating, picked up the fork, and then thought “This doesen’t feel right” so I swapped hands, and it still didn’t feel right, eventually I clicked and worked out how I ate, but I can even remember doing this as a child, wanting to “run” to the bus stop, and then completley forgetting how to run. Honestly, I couldn’t work out how to run. I tried, flapped and failed. Why is it my brain decides to randomly wipe out things? Ever started a new job and not known how you do things, waiting for help or asking someone for help? thats how I felt. I really don’t know what on earth is going on…
I can’t be the only one surley, but it does concern me. Thoughts?
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! You are definitely not the only one with this problem. I often feel the same way. It’s happened where I forget how to get out of bed, or forget how to write.
I read in some article which I’ve mostly forgotten by now, that it has to do with the fact that we’ve pushed enough information into our brains that they often forget how to perform basic routine tasks. I think you’re supposed to sit down in a quiet room, drink some water, and just relax for a while but it really is a scary feeling.
I don’t think it’s something to be concerned about.. but when it happens to me I’m totally freaked out haha. :]
- Laura
Apr 05, 2009 @ 1:04 am