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so you felt faint? are you feeling faint?lalalalala I DONT KNOW and it’s stressing me out! anyways, that’s why i’m here!

feeling faint means experiencing a sudden, temporary sensation of lightheadedness or weakness, often accompanied by the feeling that you are about to pass out.” that’s what google gives me.

i have these episodes where i feel really not good. i’ll do my best to describe the feeling:
-very hot all over
-feeling like i’m looking through a VR headset, maybe not physically but it FEELS like it..?
-disoriented?
-so incredibly weak that i can’t speak right or sit up.
-this BAD feeling. like i’m going to die. not like i’m going to fall asleep. like i’m dying and it’s so uncomfortable and scary every time. no matter how many times i get these episodes, i’m always sure itll kill me.

this is all new to me and i just wanna know if what i’m feeling is what i’m being told i’m feeling. i just wanna know i’m not alone i guess!

tldr: what is “feeling faint?” is it another phrase for the common presyncope symptoms? what does it feel like when you “feel faint?”

i have no issues with the actual dentist! or office! none of that. it’s the laughing gas. 😓

the last couple of times i’ve used laughing gas at dental procedures, i was NOT calm. it felt like my body was on fire and i was gonna pass out. not in a sleepy way. in like a.. i feel like i’m dying way. im usually perfectly fine at the dentist. now though, my dad is really trying hard to convince me to do conscious sedation instead- which is supposed to be stronger than laughing gas i guess. and i’m freaking out a little bit. weve had this appointment planned for awhile now and i literally cannot sleep at night thinking about it. my stomach hurts writing this. i’m just really scared cause i don’t wanna feeling sick. my appointment is in three days now and i don’t know how to go about talking to my dad about maybe not getting any sedation at all. or do i just face my fear!! i’m sure it’s good therapy but i am FREAKED out

(F20) i’m just curious if this happens to anyone else & i’m not really satisfied with the answers i’ve gotten yet.

we’ll go backwards today and put the tldr FIRST then get to details lol;

waking up to extreme stomach pain —> getting lightheaded on toilet —> losing saturation + brightness in vision —> literally feeling like DEATH (and it seems to feel worse every time) —> then slowly feeling better
(i’d like to mention i never lose consciousness)

so last night this happened and i was so sure that it’d be the death of me lol! i had my dad call 911. when i feel my stomach hurt at night, i know this episode will happen in the bathroom. i usually pump my hands to get blood flowing and i very slowly get up to avoid it worsening. i don’t know if that actually helps, just tiktok logic. anyways, i did lay in bed last night for this exact reason after waking up to my stomach pain. i pumped my hands for a long time but eventually my stomach was hurting too much. i slowly got up and grabbed some water then went to the bathroom. i felt super lightheaded and knew that it WAS happening. i was expecting it to last just a couple minutes but when it didn’t and it kept feeling worse, i yelled for my dad. i really do push through it most of the time. i havent needed my dad in the last half year but i really felt like i did this time. to explain what it felt like: i felt like i was burning up. i’ve run plenty of fevers before but i felt on fire. when i touched my skin though, it felt really cold. i felt incredibly weak and i think that is the worst part. it is a terrible feeling. like i’m uncomfortably hanging onto aliveness. my vision gets really dark and colorless. my words were slurred and it was really hard to talk. i just didnt have the energy. i really feel like i’m going to die every single time this happens but last night i couldnt talk myself out of it. it was horrible. for some history, sometimes i puke. sometimes i don’t. this happens maybe once every other month? i have tried to connect it to what i’ve eaten but it doesn’t matter if i’ve skipped dinner, if i’ve overeaten, or healthily eaten. so maybe it’s really some other stomach issue but my primary care doctors and ER doctors didn’t seem concerned about that. When I went to my pediatrician for it, I was told it was an anxiety manifestation. My current primary care doctor said that women are just prone to fainting and things of the sort, then got me on birth control. ER doctors have said dehydration, a drop in blood pressure, or my brain reacting to the stomach pain was what i was told this time.
and though i’ve never really gotten a fix, i’m sure it could be all of these things. i just want it to stop happening.

also want to mention that i’ve seen both a neurologist and cardiologist and am good in those departments!

please please pray for my missing cat.

i believe in God but i’ve separated almost completely from my faith over the last few years. i haven’t prayed in a long time. i know it’s selfish and not right of me to use God like this but i’m desperate. i know that’s not something great to have to say but don’t pray for me, pray for my sweet boy. that he’s safe and can make it home.

hey so i had spoken to my therapist about this a little while ago and plan to bring it up again next time i see her! i just wanted you guys’ thoughts.

f19 btw! so i always feel a little drunk… or maybe even like i’m on laughing gas. in fact, the first time i got drunk, i was so relieved that i finally had something to compare to the weird feeling in my head lol.

i’ll try to explain it a little more. everything is slightly muted. it’s like i’m looking through a headset. or like i’m zoning out and this is the daydream. but NOT because I don’t think me/my surroundings aren’t real. it just literally feels like what you a daydream feels like. like my vision isnt hazy, but it has the feeling of haziness…? does that make sense (no..) i also am not very aware of my surroundings, which is getting increasingly worse and very worrying as i’m starting to drive more and being aware of my surroundings is very critical on the road.

the main thing i see with DP/DR though, is that the people experiencing it don’t feel real. or are questioning reality or what i’m experiencing. i’m not questioning that at all. maybe it’s cause i’ve gotten used to the feeling? or because it’s something unrelated.

the closest i’ve gotten to that would be like when i have to heavily rely on my dad to tell me if (insert object) is actually in front of me because i don’t trust myself to perceive my surroundings.

it first started when i had a really bad anxiety attack in april of 2021. i had convinced myself i was having a heart attack and went to the ER. (i was a big hypochondriac and went on to go to the ER for what i thought was a brain tumor and aneurysm. i’m fine now!) anyways, ever since then i’ve had this weird feeling in my head. i will say that at first it was almost a physical feeling- like i was underwater or my brain was full of air. now it’s kinda merged into what it is now. sorry i am not great at explaining it. to be fair, i don’t totally know what i’m feeling.

neurological issues have been ruled out!

hii i just wanted to know if you guys think this is mental health related/if anyone else is dealing with this!

i started driving recently so it’s become more of a problem. some road examples would be like… i can’t perceive cars in front of me sometimes. like i can see, but i’m not processing what i see. i don’t know. i don’t think it’s safe for me to be on the road.

another example- i’m really anxious about my pets. i always count to make sure all my rats are in their cage. i take pictures of each one after locking the cage doors and send them to my friends/dad. i make sure that they can see my rats too and that i’m not just imagining theyre there. i don’t know if what i’m saying makes any sense. apologies.

anyways, i pretty much just can’t trust my senses. having to focus on any single thing whatsoever is total overload for my brain. i feel like i’m not fully here or like i’m really drunk… or like i’m on laughing gas. it’s been like this for a few years now. anyways thanks for reading! lmk if you’re dealing with this too! :3