Stop Struggling with Depersonalization and Derealization

[@oliviarebecca2142]

I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for these videos that you post on KZbin, last week I had a panic attack out of nowhere which brought about intense dpdr and crippling existential thoughts. I could barely function, i couldn’t eat, my mind was constantly racing and I was so miserable and confused about what was happening to me. Every night I would watch a few of your videos and they helped me soooo much, you have such a comforting, supportive presence about you. Everyday I noticed my self getting better and better. Currently, I am feeling normal but still have a few existential thoughts throughout the day but I believe these will go over time because it’s only been a few days. To anyone struggling, healing is possible just follow his advice, you can and will get through it! 💛

[@ricardodavila5140]

Swammy ,man I haven’t thought of dp in like a month ,thank you man

[@therealgist]

How long did you have it bro? And how did you get it?

[@bre619]

@@therealgist do you still have it?

[@therealgist]

@@bre619 no it's gone now..... Don't worry. It fades away in time

[@bre619]

@@therealgist thanks bro I needed that, could u explain wat u did or didn't do for it to go away? How long it took u

[@therealgist]

@@bre619 I was on the Internet 24/7 trying to figure it out but I'll tell you this, as time goes by you notice it less and less. Your probably in the thick of it now but it slowly fades away to the point where after a couple of months you don't really notice it anymore. I didnt do anything special to get rid of it, it just goes on its own. Try not to worry about it. You'll look back on it soon like it was nothing. After about 3 months I was out of it for the most part where it didn't bother me anymore. Now it's completely gone

[@susanhunter5598]

You explained it so well here, we must accept the feelings, let it be your friend don't be afraid and run, like you said just accept it!! Recovery lies on the other side of fear!! Thank you for your awesome videos you are helping many!! God Bless!!

[@lrdsmth]

Had dpdr really bad around 2013 for around 4 months I remember it being the worst thing i ever went through and it went away until about 3 months ago it returned again.. Im thinking all the stress with everything happening in this crazy year and a super stressful job brought it on again and its been absolute hell. Your videos do seem to provide some comfort that theres a way through this its just proving to be the hardest thing ever.

[@freeviebee]

Did you recover again?

[@cristin97]

sometimes i worry about not worrying about dpdr 😂

[@shuvodeep]

Swammy man make a video on how to break the chain of negative thoughts . I really need it from you.👍

[@RealSwamyG]

I already have made one, check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5ybZ62GecicgLs

[@joeniati7903]

my eyes feel weird all the time my vision is so off and feels zoned out does this sound like derealization?

[@GMaviation]

Same,have this for 8 years already

[@anxiousjess6352]

Did anyone else get eye floaters and visual snow when you developed the derealization of depersonalization also, since I've had this condition I've also developed panic attacks agoraphobia and high blood pressure

[@catmugparable9446]

if what you call "eye floaters" are weird tiny thing that move through your vision yes I have that all the fucking time and it's super annoying, I get super scared of having hallucinations but my doctor said that I am so stress that I pay attention on everything and that normally I would not notice it. Also, stress can cause migraines and migraines can make your vision weird

[@javierpacheko7472]

Thank you for your information

[@veggiefly146]

Thank you so much man

[@sharmilakhanal7849]

I think I'm recovering slowly but I'm not sure.. I'm starting to feel connected to my real life, my surrounding day by day but my real life seems more frustrating,every where is failure, these emotions leading me to more stress😐️

[@catmugparable9446]

I went through your site and signed up for your 7 days mail dp/dr basics and it's been pretty helpful But can anyone tell me if they have or had weird visions issues during DP/DR ? I see some weird black or white dots around my vision sometimes like when you have a certain kind of migraine and I am terrified of having hallucination and being schizophrenic

[@RealSwamyG]

Vision issues like that are common during DPDR. As far as I know these are not synonyms of schizophrenia. More info here acoachcalledlife.com/dpdr-and-schizophrenia/

[@indreshverma9979]

sir, i will like my memories are very distant and it is like not happened to me, but i also know that they are my memories . what id happening to me

[@vilasgaikwad5684]

My DP started as me being super aware of my surroundings more like me being on survival mode every sound was pronounced and anything moved caught my attention and sometimes is I used to freak out But now it's shifted to "Myself" very self observent What do you suggest I do ? I'm keeping myself busy all the time It's been a month I had DP/DR

[@rasmuslassen6273]

Here is the thing, I'm not "struggling" with DPDR anymore, but it has gotten so bad that I've literally developed severe anhedonia. I just find it impossible to not struggle with feeling no enjoyment and no pleasure. This deep emptiness is not something, you can easily cope with. What can I do?

[@cristylopez1215]

Hi Swamy! I’ve been watching your videos since the beginning of my journey and you have helped me so much.. I’m almost out of it, but I still have the symptom of feeling disconnected from myself. Whenever I see myself in a mirror or pictures of myself from the last I feel a disconnect. I was wondering if you had any tips on how to overcome this.

[@RealSwamyG]

Hi, just let it be there. You've made so much progress. Let this disconnection be there. It's all bound to leave at some point. But don't fight it. Don't avoid mirrors. Just try to live a fulfilling life along with the DPDR. The DPDR will subside slowly.

[@cristylopez1215]

Swamy G thank you so much!

[@rha3110]

how are you now??

[@KayJ1990]

I have been recovering for quite some time . I had a full month for the first time in a long time with not just low symptoms it completely and utterly gone with not one thought or feeling of wrongness and all made perfect sense and I felt safe and like it was all over and I forgot about it . A serious of stresses happened and so the anxiety kept on building and I had a lot of panic attacks and now I’m back in it a few days and terrified of my life and being here and myself and my understanding of my life I feel blank with no history and feels impossible to get back in my life again . Why does this happen . I know you said it’s a setback and it’s enevitable I’ve watched that video . But is it possible to get back out of it again and then have a bigger gap . How can I not fear it again for it to pass . It’s like my anxiety rewatched a height again and now I believe all the shit again and I don’t trust it will pass cause I can’t think or feel normal or access what i had for that month it was all normal .

[@funwithaiman]

Remain resiilient, but not in the manner of suppressing your feelings. If you consecutively reassure yourself that these symptoms are just passersby here as defense mechanisms, your body and mind will know in unison that there’s no imminent threat. The symptoms will flee, but constant checking could prolong that. I know you fee like you’re in a boat that continues to sink. That won’t happen, because that boat is you! Stay strong.

[@KayJ1990]

FunWithAiman so it’s okay for me to cry but try not to add fear to it ? Remind myself it’s just a defence mechanism here to take over the painful feelings. Is it possible to be out of it a month and go back in and come out again quickly or does it have to last months again ?

[@funwithaiman]

Katie Owens of course! I have it as well, and I just treat it like a test! Crying is totally normal. The thing is never to inflate fear otherwise it will begin to limit your happiness. No matter how depressing this seems, it’s just a defense mechanism whose working unfortunately limits your other abilities, like feeling grounded.

[@funwithaiman]

And don’t worry about relapses! One month without the feelings is awesome progress.

[@KayJ1990]

FunWithAiman I get you . I’m just in a bit of a blind panic today . Do you have social media so we could talk a bit . If you would rather not that’s okay

[@sumuacharya3013]

Its been 2 yrs i am struggling with DpDR.. i felt quiet better.. but sometimes i feel totally empty.. no excitement in life 😞😞😞😞

[@RealSwamyG]

Sorry to hear that. What is your struggle? Are you struggling to get rid of DP/DR? If so, that's futile. DP/DR leaves on it's own. Some questions to ask yourself: "Do I feel safe now?" "Have I understood that DP/DR is not harmful or dangerous?" "Do I understand why acceptance is the right approach?" "Have I fixed my underlying stressors in my life, that is problems other than my DP/DR?" (like relationship issues, job/work issues, physical health, etc) "Have I processed my trauma?" (If you have been affected by trauma in your life). Have I found anything meaningful in my life to focus my mental energy on? (like a project or career) See if you can answer "Yes" to those questions. If not, then there's still some work to be done on your part.

[@sumuacharya3013]

Swamy G yea i used to ask myself those questions..i am so scared if i goes insane or mad😭😭😭.. And one thing i have followed you since my early days of Dp/DR .. thank you so so so much.. you are my motivation❤️

[@RealSwamyG]

You are still afraid of DPDR. You've got feel that sense of safety and security I'm talking about in this video. Watch the video in the description to know more.

[@popoooo09]

@@sumuacharya3013 you are absolutely ok i have seen your videos you won't get mad or go insane its just your thoughts

[@sumuacharya3013]

Techno JD awww thank you soo much for encouragement😭❤️❤️

[@narayanpaschapur4132]

I always living in dream every day . Why it happens I am not having any idea about it . Always dreaming about something. I tried very much to come out from this but I can't. Is this also symptom of dp please tell me I am very anxious about it. When I am dreaming if any one talks to I will become too furious .I think this only cause me dp/dr. Please help me I want help from you sir

[@devansh173]

Nope, if it is day dreaming then it is not depersonalization your brain is just fooling you Depersonalization means you feel this life is in your dream and it is not real In depersonalization you feel like you're sleeping and dreaming and this world is imagination You also feel that this life is that dream and you can't wake up or you're in coma. Btw it is excessive daydreaming and it has a name which I can't remember and derealization is a very frightening condition bro

[@DAN-hv1zs]

What about physical symptoms because i have many physical symptoms together with derealization i have these symptoms before derealization like fatigue, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal headache etc. and my doc say me i have somatoform disorder and is hard with derealization when you have many physical symptoms. What can you say about this swamy??

[@anxiousjess6352]

All of these symptoms are awful and I have all of them

[@DAN-hv1zs]

Moon child I am trying to accept these but it is very difficult I am thinking of going to a therapist even though here where I live have a few therapists capable of these problems I hope we have the patience and strength to overcome this condition. Sorry for my english

[@JuanSanojaF]

Gracias, hermano.

[@GMaviation]

Hi Swamy, can you work fulltime with this problem? I'm struggling with DP for 8 years and feel like I'm close to a mental breakdown/burnout

[@vaderggs]

U help me so much man

[@sostadisspa1181]

How long you had dp Swamy?

[@RealSwamyG]

Irrelevant, don't compare your DPDR with me or anyone else.

[@garrylazovskis4531]

Hey, I am afraid That I get crazy. I am afraid of everything. I feel so strange. Everyone tells me that I am healthy but I don’t feel it. When I am sleeping or sitting the ground is shaking under me and it is so strange. I don’t want to get Shizophrenic. I

[@saracrack6459]

I feel the same way. I get scared thinking I’m gonna go crazy and be schizophrenic or something worse. Just think if we really were that way would we be looking up these videos trying to make sense of this feeling

[@saketmantra2251]

Hi swamy why past things coming in mind and j feel these past thoughts are right or not...Some time while sleeping thoughts come that feel that I am not able differentiate between the thoughts and reality....And thoughts are meaning less new thoughts which I don't know in reality....I think understand what I want to say....Plz reply

[@RealSwamyG]

I'm not 100% sure if I understand. I'd say don't fight these thoughts or analyze them. Just let them come and go. When DP/DR fades away, so will these thoughts. Here's more info: acoachcalledlife.com/dpdr-thought-patterns/ acoachcalledlife.com/dpdr-scary-intrusive-thoughts-cure/

[@saketmantra2251]

@@RealSwamyG some thoughts come which is meaningless ....There is no meaning of that thoughts

[@RealSwamyG]

Check out the link I've posted. They are called nonsensical thoughts. There's more info there.

[@catmugparable9446]

sometimes I get those weird "memories" that I know aren't memories bc i never did or said that, and it feels like I am remembering a dream, but I still don't remember dreaming of that. And I am kind of scared bc it's full on scenario (for exemple looking at a specific pair of shoes in my closet that I have never own in my entire life). Maybe it's what @swamy G calls nonsensical thoughts. I feel like if you are acknowledging that those thought have no meaning or are not a part of reality it's ok it means the thinking part of your brain is ok, it's just the feeling side of your brain that is going through something

[@saketmantra2251]

@@catmugparable9446 world looks like different

[@anna-vl2cq]

Yesterday I was watching skins on Netflix tv of my sister I felt myself like before for seconds I felt myself drunk or something I was stuck on that feeling but should I push away a everything and not focus on these drunk feelings ? I don’t know

[@popoooo09]

drink alcohol 🥂 and try to differentiate these feelings simple 🙂

[@anna-vl2cq]

Techno JD I’m always doing this but it doesn’t because it’s worse

[@Savagexyz]

I am beginning to startle easily while doing anything.any suggestion?

[@RealSwamyG]

Your sense of safety has been reduced. You need to build a feeling of safety. Check this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYHap6d-n8ySr68

[@oakboy5960]

My memory lowkey fucked up in I can’t feel my body in I feel like I’m going crazy I’m scared asf bro🥺

[@RealSwamyG]

These are symptoms of DPDR. Unpleasant but not harmful. Check out other videos on my channel. They'll help you out.

[@tanyawillis2630]

Hello I got a question do you know why with dpdr i don’t have my past memories and it is Extreamly hard to remember things of even my recent past.

[@bhagyashrigundecha3866]

What to do if you are feeling so unconscious.. Don't know ur thoughts or feelings

[@popoooo09]

wow i think i have the same problem explain me more what do you feel?

[@christytube1111]

I’ve Been feel in this way for over a year now. It hasnt gotten better. Idk if it’s just because I’ve been thinking about them everyday since my first episode. I don’t feel normal. I know I won’t lose my mind but I can’t shake that feeling that I am. It’s driving me insane.

[@123almostskater]

Hey, Swamy G! I’ve been having dp/dr for almost a year now. It started after a bad trip on lsd, and in the aftermath Ive been really depressed and had a lot of anxiety. My psychologist put me on zoloft, but I dont like the way it made me feel. Felt like it made the dp/dr symptoms worse... but after almost a year on zoloft I finally came of it, and I feel a lot better. The feelings of dp/dr are slowly fading. What are you’re thoughts on this? Do you think that SSRI’s can make the symptoms worse?

[@RealSwamyG]

Here's what I think acoachcalledlife.com/depersonalization-medication/

[@123almostskater]

Thank you, Swamy! Love your content!

[@catmugparable9446]

i am on Zoloft for almost 3 weeks now, my psychiatrist told me that the first few weeks or while you adjust to it, it can make symptoms of anxiety disorders worse, it has made my symptoms worse but I am trying my best to calm down. we will see how it goes in a few month

[@DAN-hv1zs]

I have pressure in head and feel like my head is full is this a symptom from derealization? because i have derealization and i have vision problem my eyes feel dry and i feel like ny eyes are damage is that all from derealization?

[@Terra101]

I have derealization and my eyesight feels messed up. It's a common side effect of DP as far as i know.

[@tanyawillis2630]

Hello I got a question do you know why with dpdr i don’t have my past memories and it is Extreamly hard to remember things of even my recent past.

[@mobinnawabi3875]

Very common symptom! Don’t panic. It will!! pass be positive. I am going through it for 10 days now and I know I will ge through by not giving it attention and just let go of it. LET GO of the ANXIETY and don’t let it bother you. It can not harm you, physically and mentally you are fine and it will not get worse! Maybe the dp will worsen but it’s because you don’t let go of the fears. Cheers, you will overcome it 💪🏼💪🏼