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A general feeling of lingering confusion

aurelis

Does anyone else get a general sense of confusion. Like you’re trying to make sense of things, and you think you are, and then you really aren’t making sense of things.

One of the things I felt when masking is that I was processing things when actually I wasn’t at all, and later you feel that it doesn’t make sense. Or you’re trying to figure out how you feel only to not be quite sure of how you feel. 

it might be because of trying to match how I feel to how I see others feel, and then not realising it’s not matching how I actually feel. 

it makes me feel strange being in even amongst people with good intentions, because I’m not quite sure how to think. Sometimes , or often, it feels like there was a test I was meant to study for beforehand, and I didn’t study for it properly, and now I’m trying to scramble to write down the answers so there are atleast answers in the boxes.

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  • I often struggle to know whether my mind is confused at some task, or depression got worse, or I didn't eat well, or it is bad sleep. All I know is "I am puzzled and feel weak".

    It is worse around others. It is also bad through instant messaging. Both involve fast-paced communication, where intent and feelings are harder to figure out (both in others and within myself).

    Conversely, it happens less to me with slower communication. I almost always select email over phone when I can choose a preferred form of communication.

    But the feeling of confusion is frequent for me, and at times constant.

  • in reply to emanningis

    Thanks for sharing. When I have slower days, where I’m not trying to keep up with the speed of life, I feel a lot more aligned. Then ironically, I’ll feel guilty for not keeping up with the pace of life.

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