How I got rid of my depersonalization and derealization

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[@luhtwizzy__2736]

If you reading this just know you will be okay and you will be through this

[@sf-ww7bm]

i needed this today

[@sapphireisthe1]

@@sf-ww7bmsame, we got this

[@iFiSiKz]

Thank you 😢

[@Mangosteen-FFW]

I needed this, im currently struggling again with unrealism

[@xoxopreppyvibez]

Have had it for 4 years

[@jordi141]

We got this guys…I’m not completely sure what’s going on right now but what he is saying is exactly what I’m feeling…feelings are only temporary! This is only temporary! we will be okay….time can only heal! Wishing yall the best ❤

[@sorenlampe951]

i also had this and you will be fine. ❤

[@Ratatouille903]

Thank you so much💕 I wish the same for you

[@atroaunesluoma]

how are you now

[@xoxopreppyvibez]

Ty

[@sorenlampe951]

Dont get frustrated by people telling you it didnt go away for them. I also had it for a very long time and im back to a happy life. I even sometimes think i feel better than ever before. ❤ Never give up! I recommend the book DARE, a lot of rest and sleep, regular sport (like running), healthy eating, no nicotine/alcohol/coffein, writing a journal about your day and anxiety. Also dont be afraid to seek therapy! I was scared to ask for help but talking with an educated person about your worries can improve your life a lot.

[@Amesbeebs]

I’ve been working with my therapist recently so I’m gonna share something she told me to help feelings of dpdr, hopefully this can help someone. So basically being hyper aware of your senses can help bring you out or just help the dpdr in general, and it’s not the traditional 5 senses exercise. Here’s an example. Say you have everyday things you do, something basic like, washing dishes, doing laundry, feeding your pet, etc. When you do those things really focus and pay attention to your senses, say you’re doing laundry, In your head literally try to notice everything, so something like, the shirt is red, it’s soft, there’s a rip in this jacket, the sound of the hangers when you’re hanging up your clothes, anything like that. Notice as much as you can. The feel, textures, smell, sound, colors, taste, or anything else you can think of, to the point of if you were saying all these little details out loud people would think it was weird. Doing it everyday for small amounts of time will overtime bring you back to feeling real. I started with 20 minutes a day but you can do it as much or as little whatever feels good to you. I hope this made sense to whoever reads and I hope it can help you! ☺️

[@bodilzetterman7026]

Thank you! How have you been doing recently, has this technique worked?

[@Johnny.43]

Thank you so much!!!!!! God bless you!!!!!

[@Room100-xy6bw]

Exellent , that’s how you can cure yourself . The term is : mindfulness , you have to be aware of every action you take everyday from the time you wake up until the time you go to bed . Be aware of your present moment the maximum of the day

[@pitchdark2024]

when I have the de realization time slows down and even having a pet seems weird and cheesy, like its been set up for you to do your whole life. so i run away from feeding, how do you deal with it and use daily mind ?

[@babydollhana]

What the flip I actually while reading this started noticing the tee i was drinking and came back but then went back i think but it definitely helped thank u 🙏

[@ErlaxioPH]

No way after all this time I thought I was the only 1 feeling this, I thought I was going crazy until I found this vid and the name, thank you so much....

[@kelddsrx]

True.. I've had this feeling 24/7 for about 15 years now.. and since I've been trying to get rid of it more, thinkin about it more.. it has gotten so much worse..

[@avdielz666]

when i was abt 13 i took too much weed for my first time n it caused me to greenout , that allowed alot of chain of events unfold in my life and caused me to develop dpdr. im still 13 and this happened to me about a month ago in may 2024 n im still going thru dpdr, its truly a weird feeling, i often find myself having flashbacks of the same day where i greened out and my friend was laughing it off. but i trust myself and you to get through this. because it will be okay trust me it will. i know the feeling is scary but just know that im here for you and just know that i love you even if youre just a stranger it doesnt matter just know that im here for you. wish you guys the best

[@veniaminf5105]

Thank you so much for this advice. First time I got an episode it was so bad I don't even remember a chunk of my life during that period. Now it's back years later in a slightly different form and I've been dealing with it for a long time. i am happy to have finally found a video mentioning the way of dealing with it. Thank you so much. Truly.

[@luc9766]

I have this feeling of not being totally "here in the moment" for more than 10 years now and I learned to live with it in a way that I'm no longer afraid of it. I accepted this feeling and realized that it gets the worst when I'm stressed out or very afraid but that makes sense because it's like a defence mechanism, it happens for a reason and then it goes away when I relax. Also, I noticed that this feeling is always here but I'm aware of it only if I think about it, so when I notice it, I just go on with my day and forget about it. That's the catch I think. Don't let it in your focus, just ignore it and concentrate on what you're doing and it's gonna be okay :)

[@trve_vmbra]

@@Aers09 I had it for over a year then it went away for almost 3 years now and Im pretty sure the feeling just disappeared (or it happens very rarely but I dont pay much attention)

[@fallentitan7704]

​@Aers09 nah ive had it for 4 years now and I can say it's there 24/7. I don't notice it when I'm doing something and focused on something but if I look at a blank wall or look at my hands I notice it again. It's always there and its making it hard to Talk with people bc my brains all foggy. For awhile I thought I was a pshyco cause I couldn't really connect with people as much

[@sorenlampe951]

@@fallentitan7704its all about focus. i knew someone that was always focused on those little points one sees (you see them better when eyes closed). I mean i also see them but i just dont focus on them, but that person just constantly focused on them. There i realised - i did the same thing with derealisation. Other people also expirience a bit of unreal here and there, but they just dont put much focus on it and continue and we kind of focused way to much on it until it got a hsbit of focusing on it. But every habit can be changed with training. 💪🏻

[@yahbless3805]

Got the exact same have derealisation from smoking weed and i dont notice it when not baked or focussing on it

[@jameshambrook9188]

Thank you so much for making this video I’ve lived with derealization for over 10 years and only recently found out what it is. I’ve always found it so hard to put my symptoms into words but you just did it for me man thank you

[@jmabekabdulloev5989]

Thank you bro indeed u right whenever I got a moment of clarity I record it just because for to noticing that recovery is real

[@vanessas2363]

This is me Thank you so much for this You're such a brilliant person

[@whoisender]

Thank you so much. İ really needed to hear this. Timing was spot on. Eternally grateful 🙏

[@atroaunesluoma]

how are u now

[@whoisender]

@@atroaunesluoma still dealing with it , but much better than back when i saw this post. The progress has been slow and still gotta a way to go. Soldiering on 🙏🏼

[@SachinSharma-lk8pg]

Thankyou so much buddy...seriously thankyou so much

[@JRJJ-pk4pd]

NEVER SMOKING WEED AGAIN!!!

[@Bingbongq]

Weed triggered it in me too I thought I was alone on that I won't be either

[@malakai495]

Same here I really hope it’ll go away because a bad high is what caused my bad anxiety

[@Johnny.43]

Thank you so much!!!!! God bless you!!!!!!

[@joemarkham7481]

Thank you for this vid

[@BICFLAME]

Anyone reading this tht has been thoroughly freaked out by comments from ppl who say it never goes away, its been years, etc.. keep in mind that the volume of comments like that are going to far outweigh more positive/optimistic comments. this is due to the fact that almost everyone who has recovered and doesn't experience it anymore aren't looking up videos about it, nevermind commenting. ive had DPDR episodes a few times throughout my life (the longest was around a year, and i fully 1000% bounced back). i am currently going through one now, and I will make it thru just as I did the other times. leaving this here for anyone who's anxiously looking for hopeful comments in a sea of people rubbing salt into their wounds instead of remaining hopeful. you will 100% make it through and be your same old self again. not 99%, like you truly will forget what dpdr even feels like. even if it comes back again, you'll make it through again.

[@nikolozoniani5105]

I already fixed this feeling.wish you good luck.

[@Itsmoeski]

Was it like constantly every second of the day all day that Whole year cause that’s how I’ve been feeling for like 6 months

[@strrr]

its been a while for me i get glimpses of feeling real more and more you got this man@@Itsmoeski

[@XHEADTOWALLX]

MDE never die!

[@Aers09]

I am 13 years old and I experienced it for the first time in 2021, I suppose due to anxiety, and i experienced it a couple more times, and it was normal until mid-2022 when I was watching a movie with the lights off with my family, it the movie ended and since I was sleepy I closed my eyes, they were watching another movie and when I had my eyes closed I reached a point where I felt unreal, and that's where it all started for me, I don't know why that was, now then After a year and after simply not paying much attention to the derealization, spending time with my family, facing situations that caused me derealization, playing sports and distracting myself, I'm much better, or so I think, I almost don't feel that feeling anymore, only when I feel I worry a lot or overthink, but today I felt a little bad and I searched for information, I found a comment from a guy who said something like "the feeling is always there, but you only feel it when you think about it". I have some questions: 1- What the guy said is false right? There are moments where you don't feel derealization, there are moments where you feel connected, right? 2- According to what I told you, am I on the right way? Am I making progress and soon will I get over it completely? 3- Is there really a way to control stress so that you no longer feel that feeling once it is over? Will the feeling always come back to me at some point? Or at some point is it going to disappear permanently? Pls if you answer my questions it would help me a lot.

[@EnoughSpace]

Whenever I feel dpdr I come here and become normal so thank you so so much for making this video even comment section is also very helpful.

[@Slauj]

Def gonna try this, thank you.

[@Ana-gq7ce]

I like your approach 🙏🏼

[@PatrickFurdui-ic8rb]

thank you so much I have been try to find lots of things to stop it and now I know what to do thx so much

[@zhongxina2793]

Definitely good advice as far as accepting it but for those dealing with this need to accept all the weird things they feel thats caused by anxiety depression. Dissociation is like he said a defensive mechanism because your body is trying to protect you from negativ emotions. If you dont build yourself to where you can allow these negative emotions in as well and properly process them then you probably will still feel detatched. Theres probably a reason why youve become like this in the first place and i know for me it stems from past trauma. Definitely dont dwell in your head wondering what ifs. Get back in your body and pag attention to it and be with it. A good book is called the body keeps the score. It explains how our trauma is actually physically existing in our bodys and the way forward is actually moving back within ourselves

[@Jaikay1]

Keep it up with these clips man, very relateable, esssspeciallly the ectopic beat video's.

[@phillpowered9757]

leaving a comment here, will come back when the feeling is gone!

[@danielbloom2470]

I've been depersonalized since I was 10 and I'm now nearing my mid-30's. I'm still depersonalized. I never had stress from that, but I've always been considered tense by everyone around me. This method you used might work for someone short term, but certainly not long term. Long term effects include being less productive and keeping the social network small. It's very bad. I only became slightly normal when I got sad once because how emotionally detached my experiences have made me. I realized I needed help and sadly I live in a state that is ran by exclusivist elitists in the US.

[@jkerman5113]

Hi, has anything new happened with your DPDR?

[@askew9976]

Wow. Eye opening. A heart palpitation sets me off to believing I’m dying. It’s when my iron drops. I forget and my mind goes into overdrive. Doesn’t take much. Thanks.

[@mkb3175]

I was just diagnosed with low iron and anemia and i have to go in for iv iron injection treatments. I know 100% this is setting me off just from being foggy from low iron. Our bodies are so complicated.

[@rusher_6655]

Thanks for the advice it really helped god bless ❤

[@utsuita_shadow]

Thanks!

[@pitchdark2024]

subbed cos weed tripping now and the first 2 mins u described my exact symptoms gj

[@starprime9969]

Happened to me my first high and EVERYTIME I get high and my anxiety gets so bad that i get stuck in it for days. Someone help

[@starprime9969]

Happened to me my first high and EVERYTIME I get high and my anxiety gets so bad that i get stuck in it for days. Someone help

[@pitchdark2024]

​@@starprime9969 its all about knowing your dose limit, you have a fragile mind like me. I bet in day to day life even when your sober you question your thoughts and actions with people and always in your own mind. Not everyone's brain works like this. if i smoke a lot of weed in a joint I get really high it fucks my head up.. if i smoke a very small amount (1/2 the size of a pea for me) I get the chilled high without the racing thoughts and uncomfortable anxiety. People think that smoking a big fat spliff is a normal dose because there friends take that much and they don't get the anxiety paranoia but weed is strong these days and not everyone has the right sort of mind to take too much. So try what I said a very tiny amount to the point you can barely taste it and avoid edibles. Alcohol brings you out of an anxiety/paranoia trip so bear that in mind

[@watertower1]

Just stop smoking

[@Mark_Jacobson81]

Just as I watched this my thoughts were (even if not entirely true as to how I really feel) “meh, I’ll get better, just relax and go along with it”.

[@jtheisler2730]

I agree with a lot of this, but I don't exactly associate with it as danger, it's just inconvenient for me because there's a 15 year memory gap, each daily action is "automated" there's absolutely 0 thoughts in my head unless I try real hard and when I do I forget everything that had to do with whatever it was. It's more of Id just like to get some type of 'memory storage' back but if not whatever, just helps me get through my day faster. I'm used to it, if it doesn't go away, oh well.

[@TheManWhoDraws]

THANK YOUUU

[@khushipatel2762]

okay so how i view DPDR is a shift in focus so uk normally your primary focus is outside like in your surroundings along w you in it and the secondary is on your mind your thoughts the emotions you feel so when that gets interchanged because your brain thinks that you (your mind) needs more attention you get into this state where you feel disconnected from the outside world and yourself too because you’re too overwhelmed to process any of it

[@Random_Shorts1177]

I usually face 5-10 times a day but after every 1 or 2 weeks later i get a next level attack which last for at least three days and in those three days it gets so worse that I can’t dare to go out of my home 😢

[@quitschool9820]

I hope this works thank you

[@atroaunesluoma]

how are you now

[@huamacrojas_g1880]

Thank you

[@ChristianP6245]

I’m curious about the amnesia side of things. Do you have any recommendations as to how I can keep this way of thinking in my head, because I’ve practiced what you said in the video, and it really seems to work, but then some days later, it starts not working because my dpdr makes me forget it, or at least forget exactly how this video worked for me.

[@mashaaaaaaaaaa]

Is there anything we can do for ectopic beats while on anxiety attack bro?

[@FINEST2019]

Real life just seems faded and dreamy like a sick ongoing repetitive dream or nightmare or just a overly peaceful dream that just doesn't stop, i have lost interest in real world now maybe cuz i have seen so much of it not everything but its all too common now. I want to live in the fictional worlds where atleast i am someone doing something else than just repeatedly stuck in this sick dream. BUT! I always forget and underestimate the thing that reality can have those interesting,thrilling,or fun parts you just gotta work for it and search it

[@Quibblet]

I feel that we are separate from our brains. It's like it has its own weird way of protecting us from more harm. Or at least coping with trauma.

[@LonelyWarrior-kt5yq]

My psychiatrist has given me same therapy .. Instead of worrying about it ask it to get worst and worst

[@SSSAAAMMMLLL]

is it normal that I feel this way as soon as I start to think about my own consciousness?

[@nicodemusbyers7423]

With me im terrified lf the feeling of my tongue. I always feel liks ifs numb but ik its not but when i notice it i play with it that makes my jaw sore and further feeling numb. Than from there i start feeling like im in a dream. i obsess over the feeling till i experience dpdr every day and no matter what i do i cant stop obsessing. This has made it go where i can no longer eat solid food it will cause a panic attack. I also notice it get worse when i go outside.

[@user-nl8sq1mf1x]

anytime I have a panic attack it triggers my derealization. I was sick of anxiety and having panic attacks so I saw a doctor and was prescribed lexapro. the side effects have been a little intense and it’s made my derealization a bit stronger. did anyone else have this happen to them?

[@trapzzontwitch]

i literally have dreams and cant tell if there real or fake

[@sayannath196]

Already 4 years in it I don't know when will i be out of it..😭

[@lexik094]

ive bee feeling this way for almost 2 years without a break and i just found this video im gonna try it and if it works i will come back to this comment and say if it did i believe its going to work though

[@three1official640]

Sooo?????

[@daddy9085]

I’m young and I’m feeling this way and I’m scared about it what should I do I don’t wanna feel it anymore

[@jacobando8629]

I suffer from dpdr from 2015 so it's almost 9 years... after 2 years it got better but my perception never came back. I was able to have pretty good life but it still felt like something is off. 2 years ago I got very sick and got panic attack, after that I had to start taking antidepressants and my dpdr got worse then ever. after 1 year and 6 months I stoped taking atydepresants and I was kinda ok. but a week ago it all started again. im sure I can beat those strong dpdr attack when I can't recognize ppl and places but I am still worrying about my perception, that it will never go to what it used to be. anyone experienced thing like that? that even when you don't have dpdr symptoms your perception is off and everything feels kinda weird??? sry for grammar, its very hard to focus when I have the strong dpdr episode.

[@MG123youandme]

Does it not make you panicked though?

[@Ryu_Shotokan]

Its like this dude knows me

[@kevaunvirgo]

Day by day it gets worse

[@nestechen]

Accept if fully. There’s no other solution.

[@zskvlogsf17]

Once I Smoked Afeem & Got Stuck In Time, Like | Lagged, After That I Feel I'm Not Real, I Check Everything, Even I Think That l'm Losing My Memory But I Remember It, Dizziness, Checking My Hands Again & Again, I Think That I'm Gonna Die, I Think That I'm A Psycho & I Wake Up Shivering, I'm 17,

[@cadeheinberg3047]

This is really interesting advice actually. Its called irony processing or the white bear effect

[@laurenbendik2006]

Ive had depersonalization 24/7 since I was about 14….so 20 yrs. I feel like its gotten worse than ever recently. I’d like to believe that just accepting it will help me snap out of it but i think my brain is permanently effed up. If ur brain changes in a way like this when ur still developing (young teen), I dont see a way for it to be fixable. Its like it grew into this. I wish I had hope. How old were u when urs started?

[@anxiety_fitness]

I was around 6/7 when it first started long term!

[@dashero2646]

I think the exact same way, started around 2 years ago or so. I'm only 15 but the past few years have been hard, but I still have a bit of hope that we can, at the very least, get better - maybe not outright fix it but yeah. I hope you are doing okay Lauren :)

[@nicodemusbyers7423]

I have tryed to stop careing about it but im to scared of it and i cant stop obsessing over the feeling of my mouth. Does anyone have suggestions?

[@deniselove3849]

I feel like not like myself. I cant sleep at night due to my heart racing and inside shakiness. I sleep at most for 4 hours then i awake at 3am and cant sleep. It taking over my life to point i might need to be put on medication.

[@renarsermans9599]

I had DP, DR then cured it and it came back again and this video helped a lot

[@JadalineJ]

How you feel on 2nd time than 1st experience....? Even me too... I feel like I came stage 1 again...brain is tired to feell back those things again..

[@nmash6835]

I subscribed ..i feel empty in my head most of the time and my vision is fuzzy, i get confusion i feel like im losing my mind. Tell me does it also cause restlessness and confusion?

[@susanagarcia5378]

i thought i was the only one! i feel like if i can’t focus and my brain is fuzzy and i can’t understand anything.. it makes my body feel weak and tired and i just wanna lay in bed thinking i’m gonna die.

[@JadalineJ]

Will you feel back as normal before once your recovered...or we should learn how to manage...coz i forgot what reality is...😢😢😢😢 I dont know if came back to reality it will be something new and weird...since im experiencing 4years.

[@MrCrabs-ru5bw]

Never doing weed again, worst experience of my life and now I feel like everything’s fake

[@AniNatchkebia]

Since summer of 2023, i experienced derealization and the feeling of not being real. Even now, as i am typing this, i feel like i am mot supposed to be here. It almost feels like i am experiencing a bad high without smoking/taking anything. I dont know why i feel this way, and it is very scary. I cant sleep at night bc its worse at night. I have death anxiety, and constantly think about how one day i will literally die, and i dont know what will happen. I am 18, and i constantly think about how i was just 16, and how fast time feels like it is going. I am terrified of dying. What will happen? Literally nobody knows, and thats even scarier. I have a panic and anxiety disorder, so it just makes it all worse ontop of it. I also have hyperventilating syndrome ontop of that so imagine. I wish i was normal again, i want to live my life normally without feeling like i am looking through glasses or something. I feel like i am alone and i am dying. I feel like something is genuinely wrong with me and i dont know how to get out of it. When i become aware of my surroundings, it makes my anxiety so much worse. I feel scared. What can i do? I dont know what to do. When i am with people and distracted, i feel fine. Once i am alone, i feel totally different. I want to feel normal again I just watched this video til the end, and you explained it perfectly how it feels. Its literally like a loop, and the more i think about it the more i get scared. I will try to do this, i will try to just ignore it and act like everything is fine and eventually my brain will believe it. I dont know how to get over the death anxiety one bc thats what triggers it. But i guess i just have to forget about it, theres literally nothing we can do about it, so why stress it?

[@Mikelz579]

Hey. I just stumbled upon this video and I just kinda watched it. You see in summer 2023 I had this sad thing in my life and I got this feeling that is hard to explain (like un reality and it scares me bc I think I will go blind or something. Ik its stupid to think that but it is just the first thing that comes to my mind.) So I god SUPER scared of this feeling having it non stop for a week, not understanding what is wrong and I finally told mom and she took me to the hospital (blah blah timeskip). After a few weeks after being at the hospital the feeling isin’t gone and I am even more teriffied and then my mom takes me to the hospital AGAIN (it gets interesting now). They do lots of tests and exams on me, especially on my eyes bc I though that was the problem 😂, and after all this they just write it down on severe anxiety, but here I am… Still with this thing everyday (i called her Olivia 👍) and I just watched this video and even though I still dont know if this is derealization but I will try. AND GUYS! STAY STRONG! DONT PANIC! AND BREATH! 💖

[@Med25398]

Same,, I'm feeling also like you 😭😭😭.. What can I do??

[@hiimencho2335]

nah its so bad , i dont feel real while typing that i started crying infront of my parents, i was like who were that people, why i feel so empty why i feel so alone why i feel so trapped in my body who i am actually wtf is this universe perma alone perma dont feel anything but this feeling of empytiness and not wanting to do anything just what is the meaning of my existence and many more stuff that i cant explain, the weed caused it , cuz i had a bad trips several times off weed , and since i stopped it its like my 10-12 day since i stopped, and i dont feel like i need it i just feel insane crazy i cant live this way constant loop of thoughts i just cant i cant ...

[@dashero2646]

You're not alone, sometimes I think the exact same way and start thinking abt death and stuff and it becomes and endless cycle. I want you to know that you can get through this, even if it seems really hard right now and that it can get better. :)

[@JadalineJ]

I'm also facing the same.. it's been 4years.. world around me is not real.. it's my 2nd time dpdr...dying everyday.. enable to sleep . Getting vivid dreams. And day dreaming...😢😢.. can we discuss our experience in any other chat.. can I get your insta id..

[@hiimencho2335]

_____encho______ @@JadalineJ

[@susanagarcia5378]

@@dashero2646how do u get out the cycle? im back in it again and all i want is to get out of it.

[@LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967]

I have derealization. Its annoying. I try to ignore it. Not depersonalization though...think i experienced it once but that's it.

[@travaa54]

What exactly is the diference?

[@Molzide]

kinda like accepting yourself yeah, ty, i'll try it lol, ig...

[@iamthefiremanjj]

Quit caffeine too

[@taoyoka]

What is the self tho

[@Jkellie-vo9od]

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[@bluejay_2]

Amen

[@jimmyjim7926]

For how long did this last the first time you had it. My 16 year old has is now for 1 week and we are all so scared and don’t know how to help him.

[@qwc440]

depends, I was 15 when I had it got really bad for 6-7months because I kept thinking about it, It started to get much better until It went away for the most part now It came back just because of a stressful moment I had for a week now Its starting to get better again. Just tell him to try to focus on his surroundings when he remembers that he has dpdr, and learn to accept it because stressing about it will only make it worse.

[@qwc440]

and try to not stress him Its super easy to trigger

[@user-de9jm2xq9j]

I'm so afraid that what i have isn't derealization. But that i just brainwashed myself the last couple of years. I don't see blurry. I have so many emotions. Sad, angry, also happy sometimes. But I have just no connection with the world. Like I don't know how to live on earth anymore. Like everything i have learned my whole life is just a movie. A story that was told to me. Like when I buy a t-shirt. It says made in Thailand or something. And i'm just like. Thailand? Is it is even real. How do people wake up and just live there lifes. It feels like i am in the truman show. So I do really want to except that it is derealization. Even if its so scary. But I'm contstantly panicking and in fear. That it is something else. En I brainwashed myself. By overthinking.

[@anxiety_fitness]

That sounds like textbook dpdr, I know exactly how you feel!

[@user-de9jm2xq9j]

@@anxiety_fitness Accepting it is so hard. Even when you tell me you know exactly how i feel. And it worked for you. I'm gonna try! Thanks for responding to me.

[@fakedat9233]

@@user-de9jm2xq9j me too. The truman show is how I feel. It’s def just dpdr. We just affraid that it could be something worse and we are wasting time if it’s not dpdr. That’s just anxiety talking tbh. I’ve gotten over it once. It goes away. It’s you vs you

[@bodilzetterman7026]

This is like the most relatable thing I’ve read. Like I totally get what you mean with questioning if you actually have dpdr etc and like for me, I’ve been so scared that I’ve just unconsciously made this up in my head and that irl, everyone feels this way and that I have just noticed it. And I totally get what you mean with looking at things/people it just feels so unreal as if these things don’t really exist. Like When I’m in my worst state of dpdr I feel like if someone were to tell me that I’m just dreaming and people around me are just characters in my dream, I wouldn’t be surprised, like not at all. How have you been coping recently? Are you doing better?

[@hostile-rx3198]

Camera zoom ins are giving me anxiety

[@kirstencorbett2289]

I think mine is "too bad" for this to work on me :( this is the second time going through this (chronically, six weeks since this feeling came back)

[@lu2606]

no,i'ts not true trust me i saw the hell the worst dpdr you can imagine,and now i'm recovering i'm living a normal live :)

[@lu2606]

@Zero Security yes best advices you can find,ant therapy helps too.

[@lu2606]

@Zero Security you can too :)

[@hallo7475]

It’s because this doesn’t work. Acceptance or ignoring it only gets your more dissociatated unfortunately

[@lu2606]

@@hallo7475 not at all,7 years with dpdr and healing by accepting (not ignoring) my doctor teach me how to do it,don't scare people

[@wsch4274]

It’s in the body not in the mind.

[@user-jj3qb8cr8m]

1.37 second

[@ALEDMO1362]

The thing about that is , when I do invite it in , then I start having real negative thoughts about ending myself …. So how do you stop that cuz my real mind doesn’t want that

[@mixedbatemanflms]

negative thoughts are normal when experiencing it if you know deep down that you don't want to end then you are ok you are in control more than you think you are lol I have it too

[@bodilzetterman7026]

I get you. For me it feels so pointless everything because we can’t really feel everything to the fullest because we are constantly “in a dream”. Also existential questions reoccur which I think leads to wanting to end your life. How have you been doing recently?

[@sorenlampe951]

Its called intrusive thoughts and its normal to happen. I can recommend the book DARE. It helped me a lot in my recovery. Never give up! And dont take the thoughts that come up when in a state of fear seriously. Your logical thinking is working very bad when in „fight or flight“ mode. You got this ❤

[@GreySkye-yl8ym]

Did you ever feel like you didn’t recognize faces and voices of people you knew??

[@Johnny.43]

My advice is if you are religious get closer to God!!!!!!

[@bluejay_2]

Amen

[@hallo7475]

this is bs. dpdr are trauma coping mechanisms.

[@anxiety_fitness]

What is bs? That is basically what I say in the video. DPDR is often part of the stress response which is activated when we experience high anxiety / fight or flight as a way to 'cope' with the situation. I had an interview Dr. Elaine Hunter who is essentialy one of the leading experts on DPDR who runs the Unreal charity, and according to her research DPDR is a defence mechanism for high stress situations, which is what I say in the video, and 'high stress situations' includes traumatic situations which by definition are deeply disturbing or distressing situations. Not everyone who goes through high stress / traumatic events will develop PTSD for example, but many people will have some kind of DPDR during the event and for a short time after. You can also have DPDR also without experience any traumatic event in your life, as what causes stress and anxiety depends on what is percieved, not always what actually happens, that's why even after a situation, the fear of the DPDR itself, is causing stress, creating the cycle.

[@anxiety_fitness]

www.unrealuk.org/what-is-dprd

[@hallo7475]

@@anxiety_fitness im pretty sure that many people who said they have / had dpdr never actually had it, not out of disrespect - but if people tell me that they could distract or accept their symptoms that was NOT real dpdr. Part of flight/fight response are symptoms of unreality. REAL dpdr is horrible, it is literally like you are frozen. You can’t speak, you can’t concentrate, extreme fatigue, extreme memorie issues, extreme numbness -> trauma state. To say that dpdr and anxiety plays hand in hand is completely false and not scientifically accurate. Actual DPDR is a whole different ballpark, 0 comparison to anxiety. The branch of the nervous system who produces dpdr is also completely different than the one who produces anxiety. After my motorcycle accident I had extreme dpdr, extreme dpdr. It is simply disrespectful and NOT scientifically accurate to compare anxiety with dpdr, they are completely different

[@MrCjchamp]

@@hallo7475 tell us Dr hallo. What does cause it then? Where’s your KZbin video? What’s disrespectful is coming on here and belittling this guys work with absolutely zero evidence towards your rebuttal? Where’s the evidence that supports most people who think they have dpdr don’t? Wtf do they have then? Just bc they experience it differently than you, doesn’t mean it’s not real. Everything you said is pure speculation. Trauma and anxiety go hand in hand. Dpdr is trauma/ anxiety based. You don’t have a monopoly on suffering dude. Dpdr doesn’t prevent you from speaking. It’s not a stroke or brain injury.

[@hallo7475]

@@MrCjchamp btw to get back to you, its not. feelings of unreality / disconnection are also part of fight/flight response, which is still anxiety even tho its very uncomfortable. dpdr and anxiety are completely different branches of the nervous system, it does not go hand in hand, in no world. dpdr is a completely different ballgame, completely different. so it angers me that people who have zero scientific understanding of dpdr talk about it 'its just anxiety bro chill out' if you would have been friendlier i could have given you 'the cure' :) cheers bro

[@pattybaselines]

Almost 11 years and no improvement 🫡

[@propertypearlsdubai]

Try paroxetine 10 MG. I have derealisation 20 years now. But paroxetine give my life back. And feel amazing :)

[@pattybaselines]

@@propertypearlsdubai Thanks but tried it already.

[@simseven4967]

I found ashwaganda helps me a lot,almost a month ago started with and it works for me, no more intrusive toughts horror rollercoaster@@pattybaselines