Quote Originally Posted by xxaleksi View Post
I know we try not to talk about symptoms often to avoid negativity, but do others with pfs have this almost constant feeling of living inside your own head and fighting minute by minute to stay sane and in the present moment? The breathing and cold showers help but only for a while. Some of the mental symptoms feel completely unique to me, but CD said in an old post that it's normal for pfs guys to feel that way.
This is because of depleted neurosteroids, and yes, it's part of the deal. I always likened it to watching my life from a third person perspective. It felt as though I was a little person inside my body controlling things like my body was a machine. It sucks, it's hard for others to understand and believe me, it's not unique to you.