Is Depersonalization just a symptom of ANXIETY?

[@hectik5303]

Anybody else feel like their going stupid?

[@tanyawillis2630]

I feel like I'm going retarded

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz3010]

yes, 100%.

[@brade8430]

Swamy, your videos are so helpful-thank you!

[@byebyepanic]

Great video! Both are on offset of a stressed out nervous system.

[@RealSwamyG]

Thanks man. Who knew stress could play these tricks on us?

[@ricardodavila5140]

swammy thank you so much ,you have helped me so much ,im 16 and applied for popeyes, i broke down right now bc i was so stressed out and there was too much going on .thank you swammy i really do appreciate it :)

[@RealSwamyG]

Hey buddy, you are going to get through this. This sure is a stressful time. But you have the strength to handle this Ricardo. Take a break for a couple of days if you can. And good luck with your application, I hope you get it.

[@daviemorehead5515]

Thx Swamy for the videos, they are very useful and comforting. Keep them coming my friend!

[@nvb455]

I wish I could give this 1000 likes. I have questioned continuously if I even have dpdr because when this happened my anxiety actually -went away-. It was like the motor had overheated and just turn off completely. Suddenly I could think, feel....no more anxiety either. And everyone talks about the anxiety aspect of dpdr which is not helpful to many.

[@sharmilakhanal7849]

Thank you so much sir you are really helping me😍😍😍

[@rasmuslassen6273]

The amygdala and hippocampus become disintegrated and the hippocampus shrinks, when we have a lot of childhood trauma. Most people, who have had DPDR for a long time have had chronic relational trauma in childhood. After all this, the DPDR comes in to shield us from soul-crushing, painful emotions. Trauma experts like Giovanni Liotti, Allan Schore and even more experts in trauma have concluded this, and it is a mystery to me, how nobody knows about this. There are so many "experts" claiming they can cure you, but they know practically nothing about dissociative disorders. It is not just an overwhelmed state. For many, it is a response that exists to shield us from further pain, loss, grief, guilt, shame, humiliation etc, and to keep us from experiencing the crushing pain our childhood brought us.

[@shubhrasly4914]

What is its genuine solution.. Please help me to get out of this ..

[@nawabKhan-tv7vh]

@@shubhrasly4914 plz help me out from this hell 😭

[@lrdsmth]

Yeah I dont think its just anxiety. Ive always had moments in my life where my anxiety was heightened but it didnt cause dp/dr. Ive also felt depersonalized but not really anxious just strange. Been in it bad for the last 4 months and Ive had it before like this years ago it seems to have crept back in my life and its the hardest thing ive ever had to go through. I have been trying to do more things to take me out of my comfort zone to train my brain that everything is alright even tho I might be feeling very strange. Definitely have some good days where it almost feels gone then it just comes right back in full force and its so disheartening. I wanna beat this stupid bully dp/dr!

[@thc7865]

Me too man me to now a year for me

[@harveybetts8915]

Mu dp must be from sleep i used to sleep at 1-3am and wake up at 7:30 for school

[@Notjustgoodvibes]

Thank you for your work!

[@metube5141]

I'm feeling so strange to me my family members too looking like strangers I can't concentrate on anything I do but I'm doing everything I m afride to look my face in mirror some memory loss problem too feel like I'm going mad uncontrollable thought insomnia is this dp

[@sahiladhikari]

Ya bro I was in that phase too ... Can't even recognise my fase and loss all my childhood memories Don't worry bro it will pass away surely but slowly

[@nawabKhan-tv7vh]

@@sahiladhikari plz help 😭

[@tanyawillis2630]

I love your videos, and I got dpdr too

[@Raz-G]

So im just... Stressed out? Like extremely over the top stressed out... I mean look, before dpdr I was happy n all that, and heck even in moments of stress I would feel like in control and calm, nothing was out of shape I guess you could say. But I guess it wasn't a really big hit instead of the small ones. But hey if I can recover from this and feel myself again then i can wait it out, no biggy. Side note, what exactly recovery means you know? Like I wanna be the angry me or the happy me or the anxious me. Heck I still remember what it was like back then, I'm still able to project emotion from those memories of normality. One thing for sure, sometimes I have feelings that remind me of my very younger self, as in like"man I'm feeling like im 13 or 15." Im having some bizzare symptoms but you know what's great? Me mum had those too and recovered in 8 years, almost the same cause too.

[@vilasgaikwad5684]

Does masturbation has anything to do with dp/dr or does it persists or aggravates the symptoms? Please don't shy away from answering

[@DragonBlood88]

Practice bramacharya so it can heal your brain 🧠 as it uses semen for nourishment. Instead of spilling your seed, allow it to nourish your mind by pushing it upwards thru your spine and into your brain. Many videos and papers on this.

[@tanyawillis2630]

Swamy I keep feeling paranoid and high

[@sarahsmiles1777]

Hi Swamy, I am grateful for all your videos. I thought I finally had made some progress towards recovery from DP but I seem to have hit a road block. I keep getting hit with new sources of stress such as panic buying happening again and an interview for a full time job. How can I recover and bring my nervous system back to normal if stressful things keep happening to me? What should be my next step? I feel like I keep going backwards.

[@RealSwamyG]

Well, stress is going to be there in life. There are few things you can do: 1) Ask if this stress is necessary to go thru right now? 2) if it's unavoidable, see how you can make yourself stronger. You can't eliminate all stress, but you can make yourself stronger to endure stress 3) What other things are you doing to compensate for stress? Getting messages. Being with a loved one. Singing. Therapy. Travel. Meditation etc etc

[@sarahsmiles1777]

@@RealSwamyG Thanks for your reply, i guess im just a naturally stressed out person and always have been.

[@maqbool1097]

I'm in continuous stress and im unable to to get rid of it

[@RealSwamyG]

Where is the stress coming from?

[@tanyawillis2630]

Me too💯

[@maqbool1097]

@@RealSwamyG I'm just scared that whether I m going insane because I'm in a continuous state of unreal...

[@ricardodavila5140]

Hey swammy a while ago i got my first paycheck from popeyes and blew it on my mom and completely forgot to buy your course ? Where can i buy it ?

[@RealSwamyG]

dpnomore.com use code popeye for 50% off (this is just for you)

[@haydenluckett255]

Can antidepressants help? I started them a few weeks ago-I do feel less tearful and depressed, but my anxiety and feelings of unreality aren't much better. I believe I have a lot of stress and unresolved trauma, so I'm working on that at the moment (therapy etc) thank you

[@RealSwamyG]

More info here about medication www.google.com/amp/s/acoachcalledlife.com/depersonalization-medication/amp/

[@swasandswam]

Can you do a meditation for chronic derealization? I've had it for 10 years 24/7

[@RealSwamyG]

What would you like me to say in that? Would you like the same text but just replace the word depersonalization with derealization?

[@swasandswam]

@@RealSwamyG thank you so much for the quick reply! And yes I think that would help a lot 😭♥️

[@ahmedmnsoor4879]

Are 100%people can recover of drdp

[@tanyawillis7595]

Exactly what I'm wondering like I wanna know if everyone can recover since everyone's diffeent

[@corker97]

Does any one get brain fog, and your eyesight is foggy aswell?

[@finballamy7878]

But what about the people who experienced intense anxiety from the very start of these symptoms. I feel as though if I had been totally calm from the day I first experienced Depersonalization I would have recovered within weeks. Perhaps dpdr isn’t caused but perpetuated by anxiety. The anxiety may be responsible for its long lasting presence in people

[@RealSwamyG]

Good question. What do you think caused your anxiety? I that whatever that is, put you in a stress response, which was responsible for both your anxiety and feelings of DP/DR. If your stress response had a meter or a knob, then turning it to 5 produces feelings of anxiety, turning it to 7 produces feelings of DP/DR, when it goes up to 9 or 10, then you experience extreme dissociation, numbing, blank mind, etc.

[@RealSwamyG]

What keeps your anxiety and DPDR going is the way you react to it. The more you react to it with fear the longer it lasts. Also, if there are stressors that you keep experiencing (other than your anxiety and DPDR), then that can keep them last longer than usual.

[@finballamy7878]

Swamy G mine was triggered by a bad experience on marijuana, but retrospectively There was a lot of repressed emotion and anxiety that I had ignored leading up to that point. I am certain however, that the anxiety concerning Depersonalization and, as you said, the lack of acceptance of its presence are the main reasons for Depersonalization’s persistence. The 7/10 stress level requires a period of relaxation and stability to return to normal, somebody who is obsessively worrying about Depersonalization would be making this process impossible

[@larspikke2]

@@finballamy7878 how are you now

[@alkhashaba5197]

I have a question Swamy. Is dpdr related to consuming pornography or drugs ? Thanks in advance.

[@RealSwamyG]

I'm not sure if consuming porn causes DP/DR. Porn definitely can cause feelings of shame, depression, erectile dysfunction, etc. There's a clear link between drugs and DP/DR, so I'd try to come off of whatever drugs in a safe way.

[@alkhashaba5197]

@@RealSwamyG that's the answer , cuz neuroscience approved that pornography is same as cocaine and heroin gambling and all addiction behavior. So maybe thats the problem with me. Thanks swamy so much for your help

[@sahiladhikari]

Ya I think it does if a person master bates many times a day !!

[@nawabKhan-tv7vh]

@@sahiladhikari exactly 💯 percent

[@victoriadotorre7355]

I've been going through this over a week. I get panic attacks simply from looking in my mirror. Then everything feels so foreign even myself. I used to have depersonalization but not as bad now. Its i forget who i am entirely but not really. It feels a bad panic attack. Before it lasted months. Im finally getting life back on track and now it's decides to sneak up on me.

[@RealSwamyG]

It's a setback kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6oq3x5jtBmd6M

[@thc7865]

Do you think anxiety medication can get rid of dpdr

[@RealSwamyG]

I don't think so, it can alleviate some of the symptoms. More info here: acoachcalledlife.com/depersonalization-medication/

[@brade8430]

I think this is a great question...and wanted to share my experience. I found that anti-anxiety meds like benzos makes DP/DR worse.

[@tanyawillis2630]

@@screwedupmystic2597 does xanax help?

[@mking1592]

@@tanyawillis2630 relax lmao

[@corker97]

@@tanyawillis2630 serapax helps a lot

[@sgjesse13]

If your DP/DR is so intense sometimes it triggers panic attacks, Do you think any medication that a psychiatrist would prescribe would actually help?

[@RealSwamyG]

Yes there are medication for panic attacks that might help.

[@alkhashaba5197]

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