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Do you guys get that spaced-out feeling constantly?

Questions/Advice

Been wondering about this for while now. I'm 28 and got diagnosed when I was around 19, but I remember feeling this weird detached sensation starting maybe 2-3 years before that.

It's like I'm floating through life in some kind of fog. Can't really explain it properly, but it feels like there's this barrier between me and everything around me. Sometimes I wonder if I'm actually present or just going through motions on autopilot.

The thing is, I can't figure out if this comes from being stuck inside my head too much or if there's something else going in my brain. Could be anxiety related, could be just how my ADHD brain works - no clue really.

What gets me is how it can make me feel almost drunk sometimes even when I haven't touched anything. Just this heavy, cloudy sensation that makes focusing on real world pretty much impossible.

Anyone else deal with this kind of thing? Starting to think maybe it's more common than I thought but never really seen much discussion about it here.

Posted Mar 14, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC

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