My Experience With DPDR

[@cleovanior]

Between 2003 and 2005 I had a severe DPDR attack and managed to get out of it as soon as I accepted the possibility of living the rest of my life with it. but now in October 2023 another similar crisis has come to me. But thank God I'm getting out of this easier, and I say I can live with it if I have to

[@aguywhohikes1271]

Amazing perspective Cleo!

[@unhealingwithsandy]

I got this after a bad trip on shrooms and hallucinated that I passed away and went to hell. It just stuck after 24/7 for at least 2 years. I was terrified that I was going to go to hell. I had to low-key become athiest to get it to lighten up, because the existiental dread was insane and anything religious, especially christians would trigger me because they'd always say if you dont do xyz you are going to hell so that ramped up ocd like crazy obsessing if I was good enough to qualify for heaven. Before the shrooms trip I was just a chill non-religious person who never thought that much about death or what comes after. Dpdr really effed my brain up and turned me into someone I didnt recognize. Luckily it got better. Still not gone but a lot better. Took a lot of hard work. I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy, especially if you get bad panic attacks like I did with it. But just wanted to say as hard as it is to go through, try not to lose hope. It can and does get better.

[@Siberian_Khatru.]

Aww nick thanks for the dp dr video and as always lots of gratitude and love ^^

[@aguywhohikes1271]

You're very welcome 🙂

[@vhink311]

Thank you for this! Can you do more videos on DPDR? I’m very locked in it

[@twillsJKZ]

You’re a funny dude, made me laugh (even when DPDR’d up to the heavens) Have had it for just over a year now and can’t seem to accept living with it forever. It’s like I’m falsely telling myself it would be fine, whilst a part of me can not accept it and is continuously ruminating about wtf is going on/ trying to find a solution… Any thoughts?

[@OCDRecovery]

It will take some perspective shifts to not fight it and accept it.

[@aguywhohikes1271]

Hey man! I can definitely relate to that. It really does feel like we are faking it for quite some time but I had to keep pushing through. You can do it too, I remember when I was spoke to Rob thinking 'Absolutely no chance' but I was wrong.

[@twillsJKZ]

@@aguywhohikes1271 How long did you have it for dude?

[@NathalieMilagros95]

Lol you’re hilarious. I have been experiencing this for a few years too. It has gotten ‘better’. I don’t feel as in the sunken place as I have. But I do notice it still there. I never thought of it as OCD. You mentioned the benefits of ‘wearing it’ in order for it to go away? Is that how you meant it? I wanna understand it so I can do it myself. I want to feel real again Like my life is mine.

[@aguywhohikes1271]

Hey buddy! Yes wearing it is a key part but we have to remember we aren’t wearing it with the hopes it goes away and never comes back. If that’s our only intention then we know the only reason we are wearing is so that it goes away for ever. Wearing it is key 🔑 but our beliefs surrounding how horrible it is drives everything.

[@justmadeit2]

Is that the spaced out feeling? I get like that with depression too

[@aguywhohikes1271]

Absolutely - It's like you have a murky fish bowl around our heads at all times lol.