Delusional? Surrealism? HELP?

You might want to see the doctor, but if you do, a word of caution. There's some controversy about how the GPs are treating anxiety. Some think they shouldn't prescribe benzodiazapine drugs like Xanax so much. If you get a prescription for this, take care - never take this kind of drug unless as prescribed. Addiction to these drugs is a widespread and serious problem.

If you search with "NICE anxiety," you can read the recommendations of an official health agency in the UK. They rank 3 treatments in order of demonstrated effectiveness for most patients - 1) therapy (CBT), 2) medicine (generally antidepressant, 3) self-help based on CBT.

It sounds like what you're talking about is a sense of dreamlike unreality called derealization or depersonalization, and this is an anxiety symptom and fairly common. We see it here from people having panic attacks and guys who freaked out smoking pot.

I'll tell you something about what some people say helps with this problem, but first I'd like to say that treatment for anxiety and treatment for panic are kind of different. This answer, rated Best, gives a detailed explanation and advice for quickly overcoming panic.

There's a link to various things including the first MBSR exercise.

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The answer has free, proven resources for learning something you might call the opposite of derealization - mindfulness. Sometimes defined as intentional awareness of the present moment, mindfulness is awareness of the here and now - living in the moment.

My opinion is that, if there's a hard part it's getting into the habit of using mindfulness through the day.

Simple things you can do to get started -

Carefully wash and dry the dishes, focusing on what you're doing and what your hands feel, the sound of the water. Make a cup of tea and drink in slowly with little sips, focusing on the aftertaste. Tip - brew it strong with tea leaves and use a mug that holds the heat.