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Posted 11/14/2015 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hey guys,
I haven't been on here for a few weeks, I thought that my anxiety was getting better, but in the past week it has gotten ridiculous again. I just got my period for the second time this month, I've been getting it every two weeks since the beginning of August, so I don't know if this has something to do with my high anxiety or not. I've been shaking with anxiety from the moment I woke up this morning, and I feel like I'm about to lose my mind. My depersonalization is so bad right now, and it's making me extremely uncomfortable. I feel like I'm disconnected from myself and the rest of the world. I don't even know who I am right now, I don't feel like myself at all and it's terrifying. Does anyone else here get bad depersonalization? How do you get this stuff to go away?
Posted 11/14/2015 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
I have several moments a day where I disassociate like you're talking about. I try to use grounding techniques to bring me back to myself- I like to identify one thing I can see at the moment, one thing I can smell, one thing I can hear, one thing I can feel, and one thing I can taste. Grounding helps bring me back to myself.

The second thing that really helps is consoling mysekf- While disassociate on is terrifying, it's very common in people with anxiety. I've disassociate many times and never has anything bad happened to me during it. I remind myself that disassociate on is common and will pass.

Third- I journal. I write in my anxiety journal the date and the time and just pour out everything I'm feeling and afraid of- this not only serves as a useful tool for me and my therapist to look back on, it also distracts me and keeps me rational until my attack has passed.

Praying for you! I hope this helps!
Posted 11/15/2015 2:26 AM (GMT 0)
I have found solace in a hot bath or very cool air blasted in my face when I experience depersonalization episodes. I was told the change in sensory can kind of zap you back. For me, it's has worked really well. I won't say many tears and shear panic didnt't occur during these episodes, but I do find relief eventually. Also, as hard as it feels, I'd recite to myself "this is panic, I'm okay" over and over until I had convinced myself it was true. I am still terrified of such episodes, but realize I've always made it through them and I will make it through the next one. Although that doesn't make me feel any less discomfort, I notice the duration has decreased greatly with each episode since gaining self confidence. I send you warm thoughts. You will be ok, you will get through this.
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