Hello!
I wuld like to know if dd is currable. Do you know if there are any mediactions that helps?
I wuld like to know if dd is currable. Do you know if there are any mediactions that helps?
It is curable, so don't worry. There is a small percentage of people who don't recover but please don't think that's going to be you. I felt like I was going to be in that 1 percent that don't recover but it's part of the anxiety that causes your DP in the first place.
Do yoga, meditate, don't drink coffee, EXERCISE!!! It helps you get back in contact with your body and your surroundings. See a counsellor, they'll help you find the root cause of your problem and help you fix it. Medication must be a final resort as it can make you worse and gives you a higher chance of experiencing DP/DR in the future.
Relax and stop thinking about it, that is the best way to combat it. If you think "I don't care, right, it's part of my life, I'll just get on with my day" ...it'll most likely become a lot more tollerable and go away. TAKE ST JOHN'S WORT! Two pills a day, it's organic and it may help you. It helped me a bit with my symptoms.
Hope this helps xx
Do yoga, meditate, don't drink coffee, EXERCISE!!! It helps you get back in contact with your body and your surroundings. See a counsellor, they'll help you find the root cause of your problem and help you fix it. Medication must be a final resort as it can make you worse and gives you a higher chance of experiencing DP/DR in the future.
Relax and stop thinking about it, that is the best way to combat it. If you think "I don't care, right, it's part of my life, I'll just get on with my day" ...it'll most likely become a lot more tollerable and go away. TAKE ST JOHN'S WORT! Two pills a day, it's organic and it may help you. It helped me a bit with my symptoms.
Hope this helps xx
heyyy my name is steph im 16 soon to be 17. ive developed this disorder about a year ago. i remember the first time i got it i was sitting in my basement and we were smoking weed and out of nowhere i began to feeel like ive never felt before. it scared the living hell out of me. i felt like i wasnt there and began to forget who i was. i felt like i was going crazyyy! and that is by far my worst fear, especially wen i clearly know im sane, just the thought of going insane gives me anxiety. i just want to remember who i am and feel like myself again :-( i deal with this everyday and it has a big inpact on my life. i often get panic attacks cause i wierd myself out. im a thinker. i think about to many things and somehow begin to scare myself and cause anxiety. and im always thinking about who i am and why everything just feels unreal and not like it used to. if i had one wish it would by farrr be for this depersonalization to go away!! i used to be a normall regularr girl, i loved it. i knew who i was and what i wanted. i dont know what caused me to get like this but i just need ADVICE and someone to talk to and to tell me this WILL go away and im not going crazy and i WILL be fine =( i tell myself im not going crazy and remind myself im a good person, cause thats the one thing i feel i am. i dont feel like i deserve this and it would mean the world and more for me to get better and just move on with my life and think about normal things the way i used to and how a majority of everyone else does. there are times i feel myself again and not so depressed over this, but these bad times come back again and it just kills me on the inside. i was doing drugs for awhile hoping it would help but it didnt, it made it worse. which was a stupid descision, i would basically do anything just to remember who i am. please please PLEASE if anyone has any helpful advice for me id love to hearrr it. thankkk youuu
hi guys,
These thing happens to me too. So youre not alone who experience it. It really makes you feel like youre going out of your mind. This feeling comes to me when Im outside. I start to see everything dull. People starts to irritates me and couldnt focus on whats going on around me . I feel scared and panicked . I start to look at everyone and when they look at me I think that they know that Im in this state of panic so more fear. Then I would run away and left myself alone and start to cry and cry like a child.
I told my psychologist about it and she said its severe anxiety attack. So as far as I know if its anxiety it cannot harm you I think. But my mind thinks that Im going to damage my brain cells because of it and I will become crazy soon.
I wish I would be born again and never fell in this vicious cycle of anxiety and depression:( . Its becoming a daily battle to me and I dont know how to handle it anymore sometimes!!! I need help soon as possible before I lock myself in a sanitaruim/mental Hospital
Gil :(xx
These thing happens to me too. So youre not alone who experience it. It really makes you feel like youre going out of your mind. This feeling comes to me when Im outside. I start to see everything dull. People starts to irritates me and couldnt focus on whats going on around me . I feel scared and panicked . I start to look at everyone and when they look at me I think that they know that Im in this state of panic so more fear. Then I would run away and left myself alone and start to cry and cry like a child.
I told my psychologist about it and she said its severe anxiety attack. So as far as I know if its anxiety it cannot harm you I think. But my mind thinks that Im going to damage my brain cells because of it and I will become crazy soon.
I wish I would be born again and never fell in this vicious cycle of anxiety and depression:( . Its becoming a daily battle to me and I dont know how to handle it anymore sometimes!!! I need help soon as possible before I lock myself in a sanitaruim/mental Hospital
Gil :(xx
I know exactly how you all feel, I have always had panic attacks and anxiety but usually i just deal with them!!! untill about 4 weeks ago life was going as usual i was at home with my 2 kids just reading a book when i came over all funny my head went tingly i had to quickly stand up and just started to freak out, i felt i was going to lose who i was and go mad in the head. since that day it has bothered me 24/7
I have been to the doctor and she said it is panic disorder, i have been taking xanax to help calm me which worked great for a few weeks then i switched to zoloft which is a long term med and this made me worse :-( now i am bak on xanax and trying a another med, im not the type of persen to take medication but im so desperate to get bak to my normal self that i have to try
the panic attacks have subsided but i still keep thinking that there is something wrong in my head like im on the brink of going mad!!!!! im not acting crazy or being a fruit cake, its just always in my mind that im turning into a nutter..i keep telling myself that im fine and keep trying to keep busy, but it just plays over and over in my mind. i just want to be back to normal not a worried mess all the time. i hate being at home all day when my partner is at work coz i think about it more. he has had panic attacks and knows what im talking about but i dont think he had the mind thing happening, it is so scary, i feel like i need to take myself to the phcyh ward!!! i went threw a week with derealization which was horrible i didnt feel real and just completly strange, everything was strange and unreal to me, i didnt want to look in the mirror at myself coz i found it hard to believe that was actually me :-( its the wierdest thing
I just want to be me again, im usually a happy person, i want to enjoy my family the way i used too. but now im scared that i have experienced this it will never leave because i know the feeling. I HATE THIS!!!!!
I have been to the doctor and she said it is panic disorder, i have been taking xanax to help calm me which worked great for a few weeks then i switched to zoloft which is a long term med and this made me worse :-( now i am bak on xanax and trying a another med, im not the type of persen to take medication but im so desperate to get bak to my normal self that i have to try
the panic attacks have subsided but i still keep thinking that there is something wrong in my head like im on the brink of going mad!!!!! im not acting crazy or being a fruit cake, its just always in my mind that im turning into a nutter..i keep telling myself that im fine and keep trying to keep busy, but it just plays over and over in my mind. i just want to be back to normal not a worried mess all the time. i hate being at home all day when my partner is at work coz i think about it more. he has had panic attacks and knows what im talking about but i dont think he had the mind thing happening, it is so scary, i feel like i need to take myself to the phcyh ward!!! i went threw a week with derealization which was horrible i didnt feel real and just completly strange, everything was strange and unreal to me, i didnt want to look in the mirror at myself coz i found it hard to believe that was actually me :-( its the wierdest thing
I just want to be me again, im usually a happy person, i want to enjoy my family the way i used too. but now im scared that i have experienced this it will never leave because i know the feeling. I HATE THIS!!!!!
To the comment above me. I am going through Exactly the same thing as you. I feel's like the feeling will never go away beacuse you've experienced it before, and now it's stuck in your head forever. I would like to know if this will ever go away, if someone else out there has experienced it ? :-( i feel like im slowly going insane please HELP!
I have experienced what I now know as depersonalization for many years now and I can identify with every posting here. I have been in therapy for over 6 years, and this has helped me cope with the episodes.
I have not found a 'cure' for depersonalization dissorder, but there are several coping mechanisms that help me survive. I have learned of 'breathwork' which manages the stress and helps me stay connected to my body. Nancy Zi wrote a book I recommend: The Art of Breathing. This takes work, but I was desperate and this has helped me manage stress. I use this along with mindfulness meditation and my life has improved.
I have worked with my therapist to re-interpret the depersonalization effects by turning 'crazy' to just an 'experience', turning 'pain' to perhaps 'not painful'. I also am focusing on self-care now, I never used to even consider this. Nutrition is important, I take fish oil daily. My sense of touch is extremely sensitive, so it's hard to connect to other people. But I'm trying.
I live in hope that I can manage this without medication, which alters who I am. I struggle with severe depression also, and all these coping mechanisms help manage depression as well. Baby steps, I'm improving with baby steps and I have to believe I can overcome this disorder.
I review recent research, but I try not to obsess about it. I am trying to slowly try new things, and sometimes I have to back off. I started taking college classes which is a trial but I'm making it. I want to live life, I don't want to be crazy and I'll do all the hard things in order to create a life for myself. My only advice is to start with baby steps and seek counseling- it helps but you have to find the right counseler. Peace to all of you.
I have not found a 'cure' for depersonalization dissorder, but there are several coping mechanisms that help me survive. I have learned of 'breathwork' which manages the stress and helps me stay connected to my body. Nancy Zi wrote a book I recommend: The Art of Breathing. This takes work, but I was desperate and this has helped me manage stress. I use this along with mindfulness meditation and my life has improved.
I have worked with my therapist to re-interpret the depersonalization effects by turning 'crazy' to just an 'experience', turning 'pain' to perhaps 'not painful'. I also am focusing on self-care now, I never used to even consider this. Nutrition is important, I take fish oil daily. My sense of touch is extremely sensitive, so it's hard to connect to other people. But I'm trying.
I live in hope that I can manage this without medication, which alters who I am. I struggle with severe depression also, and all these coping mechanisms help manage depression as well. Baby steps, I'm improving with baby steps and I have to believe I can overcome this disorder.
I review recent research, but I try not to obsess about it. I am trying to slowly try new things, and sometimes I have to back off. I started taking college classes which is a trial but I'm making it. I want to live life, I don't want to be crazy and I'll do all the hard things in order to create a life for myself. My only advice is to start with baby steps and seek counseling- it helps but you have to find the right counseler. Peace to all of you.
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a THERAPIST TAUGHT ME MANY GUIDED MEDITATIONS AND THEY SEEM TO KEEP ME FOCUSED. mY DEPERSONALIZATION HAS NEVER COMPLETLY GONE AWAY. iT'S CHRONIC.