How to Overcome Derealization Fears

[@RustyHarp4892]

It feels like I'm in virtual reality and I'm about to take the headset off or something or like my eyes are zooming out and it's just gonna turn black it's so weird and I hate it so much

[@meaghenstandlee6644]

Welbutrin helpd me I JUST got it two days ago and let me tell you i WOKE UP out of the brain fog and either quiet mind or chatter of this is going to be forever you should just die i couldnt remember what a normal thought was like it had been 10 years like this im now 34 woken up no kids and lost as fuck but you know what i know i can help others with this invisible nightmare of a disease HELL HELL HELL HELL groundhog day wrapped in one

[@Xyopozxb]

Thank you so much 😊

[@landonschweiss8476]

Does meditation help?

[@renukaindia654]

I am talking too much and non stop

[@meghan-zy2pl]

what if it is constant? i have this awful feeling like im trapped inside my body and that my movements aren’t my own, when i talk it sounds weird and i feel weird like it isn’t me talking, my eyes feel like im watching out of a VR headset. i’ve had it every second for 8 months. i’m ready to give up.

[@landonschweiss8476]

That’s exactly how I’m feeling

[@meghan-zy2pl]

@@landonschweiss8476 what caused it for you? i’m so sorry, it’s awful

[@landonschweiss8476]

@@meghan-zy2pl I have no clue it happens just at random times for long periods of time I’ve had it for 3 days now and I’m going crazy

[@meghan-zy2pl]

@@landonschweiss8476i’ve had it for 8 months straight. it’s truly the hardest thing i’ve ever gone through. you’ll get through it. you don’t know of anything that caused it? did you smoke something? have a panic attack beforehand?

[@overcomingwithin]

I overcame this (or so I thought) for years. Now it’s back in full swing alongside ocd lol. Not a fun way to start the new year

[@Drxcula_444]

I hate the panick attacks that comes with it, it’s js a horrible feeling. Sometimes I even feel like I’m dying cz I’m that disconnected from myself. I hope only to God that everything goes back to normal🙏..

[@Strawnanana]

Yeah I have it rn and I want to die with how bad it is, I always feel dizzy and terrified and am scared of sizes and weight and I have loss of appetite I’m trying new medicine tomorrow to try to calm myself

[@bandupjojotv6912]

Going through it to from a weed experience it sucks

[@S1LV3R_11]

I feel the same way . Msg me on Fb if you want Sylvie Kathleen . I’m really really struggling rn & really wanna talk to someone going through what I’m going through . I’ve been in this state for months . A constant .

[@S1LV3R_11]

@@bandupjojotv6912weed has never really gave me this issue but because mine is so bad rn prolly from getting off drugs & getting off methadone & my stomach issues … I’m tryna not smoke weed to see if it helps at all . Which is SO hard because weed is all i have after I got off all the hard drugs . But atp I’ll do literally anything to get rid of this derealization . It’s the absolute worst thing I’ve ever gone through & I’ve been through so much shit that would prolly sound way worse on paper but in reality , my brain has never felt as wrong as it does now . I’m desperate to feel normal again …

[@Octurna]

​@@Strawnanana I had this a long time ago after having a severe Levaquin adverse reaction. the feeling lasted about 9 months and I was so desperate and detached. I had crazy panic attacks and feelings of impending doom. the only thing that relieved it was lexapro. after about 3 weeks of taking it, I was finally fucking free.

[@marcushuffman5262]

Everybody says this… literally so maybe it’s really true! I had the dizziness that comes from it :/

[@Isaiahgamer-wr4iz]

But the more I let it in the more deep thoughts I get thoughts I shouldn’t be thinking of at the age of 15 every night its worse and worse

[@jeremyadamerodriguez]

How are you doing currently I’m going through the same thing rn

[@Isaiahgamer-wr4iz]

@@jeremyadamerodriguez I'm ok

[@Isaiahgamer-wr4iz]

@@jeremyadamerodriguez thank you for checking up on me

[@landonschweiss8476]

I’m going through the same thing and I have to do a presentation tmr in front of the class hopefully it goes away by tomorrow

[@ivarybicka5375]

Thank you. It is hard not to fight it, this is a first time in my life when I don’t have the energy to fight it. But I’m really scared of it.

[@mkb3175]

Okay but what about while driving? I feel like im going to lose control of the car and crash and die 😭😭😭

[@ShukaibAli92]

It happened to me too but believe me I drive more well. We have no control of our body but still they are functioning very well.

[@marijuanaut]

@@ShukaibAli92trust me, we always have our body control 100%. its feel like we’re not because our mind doesn’t focus on what we’re doing in present time

[@landonschweiss8476]

I had behind the wheel and I did so many wrong and bad turns

[@brianpinksen2065]

But what if I go crazy?

[@daughterofgod8152]

Exactly

[@TracyDavis904]

You won’t. That’s a common thought.

[@jasmineledesma3234]

I’ve been struggling w derealization for 8 years and it still frightens me every time I have an episode, a couple days ago I convinced myself I was having a stroke cus my hand felt foreign. Wearing sunglasses helps but I can’t do that at work. I’ll try the acceptance method this week and see if anything happens.

[@TracyDavis904]

It works! I’ve been there about the stroke and hand thing, it’s SO scary but you need to get your overall sensitization down. Acceptance! Use DARE response!

[@mahmoudmarzouk7507]

Go and check binocular vision dysfunction

[@lakshitasingh836]

My case is very worse, I think every person I meet is my imagination, even my own loved ones.

[@lootchamps9205]

Are u ok now?

[@lakshitasingh836]

@@lootchamps9205 Yes Better, Thanks for asking.

[@Strawnanana]

Me too I feel like life and everything is imagined and not real

[@Strawnanana]

Like I even wanna just shut down from life but I don’t wanna die

[@Strawnanana]

Hope you get better

[@brandylove6642]

Am I the only person that is obsessed at the fact that I can’t see my own face without a mirror or taking a picture. I feel like I’m going insane & I haven’t heard of this symptom . Please let me know . & use my comment to talk about your strange symptoms that nobody talks about to spread awareness on symptoms nobody talks about

[@KWizzerd]

I’ve had this exact feeling. Like you will never be able to actually look at yourself with your own eyes. I have a lot of feelings and negative thoughts about things I “can’t” do. Something about “never” or “permanent” doesn’t sit right with me. I don’t like not being able to do something and I obsess over it. You’re not alone!

[@brandylove6642]

@@KWizzerd do you have dpdr ?

[@KWizzerd]

I do I see a therapist for that as well as OCD

[@meghan-zy2pl]

THIS!! this is one of my biggest symptoms. i feel so weirded out that i can see everything but myself and that i can only see from this point of view forever. it’s so so scary

[@kamakazifate]

maybe if u got rid of that rbf it would actually make a diff

[@araiq7005]

What

[@BaronRodney]

Thank you.

[@doubleplusgoodthinker9434]

Easy to say this if you are not going through it, which I did for many years (derealisation). I learned to deal with it. I found wearing sunglasses (if coming from dark to light which seemed to trigger it), squeezing your eyes shut repeatedly or squeezing something solid, such as keys, all helped. Distraction can also help.

[@peepee1085]

hi im not diagnosed or anything but ive had what i think is derealisation for about 3 years straight now. basically it just feels like everything im seeing isnt real and im the only real thing. i was just wondering, did it get worse for you over time before it got better? because mine seems to be getting worse lately. im just hoping thats normal!

[@doubleplusgoodthinker9434]

@@peepee1085 Thanks for your reply. I should explain that I am 75 years old and it started for me about 70 years ago. I had absolutely no idea what was happening. All I knew was that everything around me was like watching a film. It was like I was looking into the world, not part of it. I had no word for it. I just called it "it". I tried to tell my mother but she just laughed and told me to stop being silly. It continued on and acted as a precursor to full blown panic attacks, although that term did not exist then. Yes it did get worse with time.When I was about 12 I had a melt down at school and passed out. I was taken home and my mother took me to see the doctor. He gave me these white pills. I had no idea what they were (they just came in a plain box). I think they were some early tranquillisers. But could have been chalk for all I knew. They did not make much difference. I live in the UK. As you may know we have the National Health Service which was very good for treating medical conditions but pretty lacking as regards mental health. There were no childrens mental health services so I was referred to "Child Guidance Clinic". I did not know it at the time but these were meant for disruptive or problem school children, which I certainly was not. I went about once a month and talked to (I guess) as psychologist. But she did not seem interested in anything I had to say, so after a couple of months, I stopped going. Miraculously, through my teens and twenties it left me alone. But it came back with vengeance in my thirties. It seemed worse this time. I can remember going to sleep with it and waking up with it. I was seriously considering suicide. But I went to see the doctor instead. She gave me some diazepenes which seemed to stop it. She also referred me to a clinical psychologist. Mental health treatment had come a long way from my childhood. He explained that derealisation (I cannot speak for depersonalisation, I have never had it) was part of the fight or flight mechanism, where the brain caused blood to be withdrawn from the eyes & ears and other extremities, to provide more energy for the muscles. This causes your eyes and ears to work less well and gives you this dreamy non reality experience. He gave me three bits of advice. One was to lose weight (I weighed 18 stone at the time and that was not helping). He said I should be more laid back about things, perhaps to avoid triggering the F&F response. I can't remember the third thing he said. He also referred me to a self help group and I found myself in a room full of people suffering from the same or similar problems. This came as a complete revelation to me. Up till then I thought I was the only person in the world like this. I have worked with self help groups ever since. I visit people with phobias and other MH issues. I try to build up their confidence by gradually taking them out shopping, for a coffee and on a few occasions, to football matches. Most seem to get better on their own, but I am working with one chap at the moment who is having a bad time. But I am sure I will get him through it. My advice to you would be take whatever help is available. Go and get diagnosed. I don't see anything wrong in having some medication to help you through the worst of it. And in time you will get over it. Knowledge is a great weapon. There are bound to be some self help groups in your area - seek them out. My good wishes , I know you will beat it! ,

[@jackdamanchan]

@@peepee1085going through the exact same thing so don’t worry you’re not alone and I am 100% real as well haha, we will get through this

[@peepee1085]

@@jackdamanchan oh its good to hear that someone can relate! yes we can get through this

[@maybee3435]

I think you end up getting used to it at some point where its not scary anymore at least,dont worry youre not alone!

[@maliabafa4201]

This is ABSOLUTELY true I can testify!

[@maeveb757]

How :(

[@user-yt7xi2ki7v]

Plz explain me what to do I am also suffering from derealization 😢😢and I have not understood what she has said

[@salmanahmed5798]

​@user-yt7xi2ki7v you have to respond to it instead of reacting even if you notice a reaction happening don't give in to it, accept all the feelings and thoughts and respond by doing something that you value

[@anjaspurwanto9789]

You're Right

[@emre6397]

Thank you❤

[@el_apostata_sud]

But the question is, will this go away someday?

[@carolinebarry5035]

yes! I had it for over a year and it went away through acceptance :)

[@maeveb757]

how ;( @@carolinebarry5035

[@araiq7005]

​@@carolinebarry5035I've had it for 6 years... What do I do?

[@sabrinagilmore]

Thank you!

[@iamrafia1363]

its almost impossible for me to not fight it and always feel stressed about it, please tell me what should i do. i feel like I'm losing all hope i had and feel totally demotivated no matter what

[@bucketotter6737]

ik its hard but u have to ignore it. i had it a few years ago, i wanted to kill myself the whole time to be “real” but once i finally got sick of it and ignored it, IT WENT AWAY. for about a year it would randomly come back when i would walk to class, but for only a few seconds. i havent had it for a super long time now!!!

[@iamrafia1363]

@@bucketotter6737 I'm really happy for that this thing doesn't haunt you anymore💕 these days I'm trying to do the same, I'm hoping that i will be able feel normal too🙏🏻

[@MdSohel001]

​@@iamrafia1363i never felt connected to myself in my entire life 💔

[@FxChris27]

Give yourself some time. U can do it, belive me, no matter how hard u feel this right now.

[@ivarybicka5375]

I feel the same way. But now I got to a point where I don’t have the strength to fight it. Just surrender to it. It is still hard, but I gave up the fight.

[@no-jc7ml]

this is the only advice that's worked for me. thank u

[@sabrinagilmore]

Thank you very much for helping us 💗 I’m surprised no one else commented your video. Your smile and positivity make me feel much better 😀