Anyone feel physically somewhere else when depressed/upset?

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Not like out of body, or astral projection....but when my emotions are at their peak, like when I've gotten into the worst fight with my boyfriend and I'm crying and we are attacking each other (only happened couple times) as I'm laying there, my mind and soul feels so far away like it's running away from me...literally. I visually see this huge gap of space between us and feel incredibly "pulled apart" It is the most indescribable feeling. I used to have dreams like that when I was a kid, but dark figures would be so far away from me and then all of a sudden I could hear them right in my ear and I felt suffocated. They were nightmares. Anyway, I have no idea what's going on when this happens. I'm thinking it's an Aspie/Autism thing? Maybe I'm just really weird lol I used to think it was aliens invading my dreams, or just severe anxiety from sounds and people.

I've had something similar, during traumatic experiences. I'm not sure if it is an Aspie thing, as I've heard NT women describe the same to me - usually in relation to trauma. If something bad is happening to the body, the mind seems to disconnect somehow. I'm not sure why that is.

You seem to be suggesting that you and your boyfriend have physical fights? That's really worrying, even if it doesn't happen very often.

no, never physical. Before I knew i was pregnant, my hormones were just going crazy so it was all verbal

What you are descibing sounds similar to a few experiences I've had. Although it does sound anxiety/stress related in your case. Sometimes I feel like a hypochondriac when I speak about my experiences, so I don't tend to do it IRL.

Here's a link to a thread, which might be of interest http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt187592.html

What you describe sounds like a form of dissociation. Everyone experiences it to some extent, like daydreaming or "spacing out," but there are different forms of it varying in severity. One is depersonalization, which is when a person feels disconnected from themselves, or like their body isn't theirs. Dissociation is often a response to a traumatic experience, or when a person can't emotionally handle something... I think... I'm not positive I'm explaining this very well or completely accurately, and I just read about it yesterday so further research would be beneficial if you want to know more. :p