Hello. : Hello. I can't diagnose what the cause is for your symptoms. I am having a difficult time getting a full grasp on what you are describing. We can zone out to different levels. Day dreaming is one way of zoning out. Another example is zoning out when you are driving and without realizing it, you have driven quite a distance. In psychiatry we call some forms of zoning out dissassociation. When things become too stressful or painful, part of the mind can protect us by causing us to shut it off. On the other hand a person can have derealization in which things around you just seem unreal or depersonalization in which you don't seem right. If you are bothered by your symptoms, suggest you see a doctoral level clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist.
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