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Is it weird to wonder these sorts of things?
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RE: Is it weird to wonder these sorts of things?

(06-05-2016 03:32 AM)Neohax Wrote:  Welcome to the forums, assuming you're new here that is.

As for your question, it occurs to me once in a while that, whenever I get lost in thought for any reason, I too question that from time to time. Atleast the "do we exist? Is this real life?" aspect of things. I usually don't look too deeply into that though, considering there's no universally-agreeable answer to such a question that varies greatly depending on the outcome, and their response to said question that arguably, not everyone may agree on.

But to answer your question: No. I don't think it's weird to wonder that. Others mileages may vary though.

Sorry I took so long to get back to you. I guess you could say I'm fairly new. This was actually my first thread that I posed, and I joined earlier this month.

(06-04-2016 02:15 AM)Joker Wrote:  You have depersonalization/derealization. I know because I had those thoughts several months ago. You need to learn how to relax.

Is that the term for what I've been going through?

Maybe. There are times where I feel as though the pressure to conform has led to me being somebody I'm not meant to be. There have also been times where I've woken from dreams, and it actually would take me a few seconds to realize that it was only a dream.

There are other times where I feel like I actually want life to be a dream, because I want to believe that the mess I've gotten into isn't happening.

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