Why do I feel spaced out and weird?

Nearly everyone zones out from time to time. It might happen more frequently when you feel bored or stressed, or when you’d rather be doing something else. It’s also pretty common to experience prolonged spaciness or brain fog if you’re dealing with grief, a painful breakup, or other difficult life circumstances.

What is spacing out a symptom of?

Summary. Everyone spaces out from time to time. While spacing out can simply be a sign that you are sleep deprived, stressed, or distracted, it can also be due to a transient ischemic attack, seizure, hypotension, hypoglycemia, migraine, transient global amnesia, fatigue, narcolepsy, or drug misuse.

What does it mean when your mind is spacing out?

Causes of Spacing Out. Generally, ‘spacing out’ means that you are not in the moment, that your mind is somewhere else. Daydreaming is the most common kind of spacing out and is generally nothing to worry about. But there are more serious kinds of spacing out that can be caused by a medical condition.

Is spacing out a sign of serious health problems?

Injury. Spacing out is usually a sign that you are more interested in something else than what you are doing at a given time. However, sometimes spacing out is a red flag or a warning you that you have a serious health problem.

When should I seek medical attention for my Space out symptoms?

Seek medical attention if your “spacing out” includes any of these symptoms: 1 Repeat episodes 2 Memory loss 3 Odd behavior 4 Loss of bowel or bladder control 5 You are injured during an episode More

Why do I Zone out when I feel unsafe?

Whenever stress arises the zone out will start. Breathing techniques are good, as is mindfulness. But if you suspect it might be all connected to a certain experience or time in your life when you felt unsafe, and if this pattern is making life really difficult, it’s worth talking to a counsellor about it.