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Posted 6/13/2015 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

been suffering from depersonalisation from about a month, I find that I'm always checking asking myself, do I feel normal, what does normal feel like...

I know I should stop with all the questions and stop checking in on myself but it's so hard, will this ever get better and will I ever get back to normal?

I hate feeling like this:(
Posted 6/13/2015 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
You are not the only one. It's a symptom of an exhausted mind trying to catch some rest from the outside world, which is why things may seem off to you.

Don't try to figure it out or dwell on how it can be fixed. Just concentrate on whatever it is you have to do and it will gradually fade.
Posted 6/13/2015 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, you will feel normal again. Depersonalization is the mind saying it has too much on it's plate, it is a over abundance of anxiety. I had it for about a year or more and it was weird living in a dream like state but I got used too and then one day it just went away.

Check out these links for it.

Depersonalization-derealization symptoms:
psychcentral.com/disorders/depersonalization-derealization-disorder-symptoms/

Self help for D/P
www.sound-mind.org/depersonalization.html

Book recommendation and information on D/P
www.overcoming.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=8746
Posted 6/13/2015 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

Sorry to hear you are having depersonalisation I get this quite a lot when my anxiety is high and it usually leads to paranoid thoughts for me.

Work at reducing your anxiety and things should improve for you I find mindfulness meditation really helpful so maybe have a look into that also have a look at the links AL has given you.

Hibee
Posted 6/13/2015 5:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jassa,

I have had depersonlization for the past year and a bit and I kept changing my anti-depressants in the hope that they would fix it but they never did and the biggest problem was I stay off work all that time and just focussed on the DP which was the worst thing I could have done. I went back to work last week and I started to feel better but this week I have felt terrible, right now I feel like I am losing touch with reality, have high anxiety, I dont know how I am doing things as everything feels so unnatural and I am just so scared tbh.

I am taking diazapam to help with anxiety but it just takes away the fear in my stomach, I believe that the codeine I am taking is affecting the anti-depressants which in turn is making me feel worse. The people who commented above are right, it is your mind being exhausted and you have to crack on with life and not dwell on how you are feeling and then you will notice yourself slowly feeling better.

You will get over it I promise :)
Posted 6/13/2015 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Oh and don't worry about asking questions, that is why we are here. :) I hope you are able to have a great day today without anxiety.
Posted 6/13/2015 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for your replies, Im starting therapy tomorrow so hopefully this helps and this symptom is horrible to live with.
Posted 6/13/2015 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Jassa,

Great news about starting your therapy!!

I hope that this is the start of some great gains in recovery for you!

Please let us know how it goes, won't you?

With support.:)

S.C.
Posted 6/14/2015 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Jassa,
I suffered HORRIBLE Depersonalization last year when I had never ending panic attacks. I still suffer it from time to time when my anxiety and depression are at its worst. Therapy did wonders for me and I know it will be the same for you too. Remember to ground yourself, remember where you are and say it out loud to yourself. Focus on something or someone and keep at it. Lessening your anxiety is key too. Remember, this horrible symptom cannot and will not harm you, it's terrifying, yes…but it will not harm you. You will be just fine and we are with you every step of the way.
Sending prayers and love your way,
-Kelly
Posted 6/14/2015 8:39 AM (GMT 0)
Jassa what are your main symptoms? I always had depersonlisation straight after a panic attack but I usually just get on with life and then it goes, if you pay it too much attention then it will hang around because it feeds off your fear and attention, Kelbear is right, it is a terrifying thing to go through but you will not go crazy and it cannot hurt you even though it may feel like the worst thing in the world.

When you get through this, you will get through anything :)
Posted 6/14/2015 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Seanbigshow,

It's hard to explain but I just feel strange in my body, I just don't feel "normal", sometimes I would be sitting down but I would feel detached from my body and feel like I was a pair of eyes only, walking feels strange sometimes like I'm floating and I feel detached from the world.

Other times I feel like I'm losing a sense of myself, like I'm going to forget who I am as stupid as that sounds... It's so debilitating no wonder people that have feel like that are going to go crazy any minute :(
Posted 6/14/2015 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
None of what you have said sounds stupid trust me.....I have not had exactly the same symptoms as you with regards to the floating and detached from the world but I do feel detached from my own thoughts so much and it is horrible....I feel like I am going crazy all the time but remember it is just a feeling albit a terrifying feeling.

I have had this two times before but it went pretty quick because I just got on with work and stuff but this time it has lasted a lot longer and the only way to make it go away is to remove your fear of it and your constant thinking about how you are feeling, that is the tough part without a doubt but I know you can do it. There is a website called DPSELFHELP.COM and also a actual film based on a guy that had DP for over 15 years which is called numb I believe.

Just remember you are NOT going crazy and nobody with this has ever gone crazy. The fact that you FEEL like you are going crazy just proves you are not because if you was, then you would not know about it, sometimes I wish I was crazy and maybe I would be happy in my own little crazy world lol :)
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