- Date posted
- 2y
Derealization
Ocd is making me feel like my derealization is the worst and different than anyone else and that I’ll pass away from it. Even though I know it’s impossible it just keeps pulling me back in.
Ocd is making me feel like my derealization is the worst and different than anyone else and that I’ll pass away from it. Even though I know it’s impossible it just keeps pulling me back in.
i get you 100%…the only thing and the best thing to do and i know it’s easier said than done is just to ignore and live your life like you had before you ever had this feeling..that’s the main factor is to ignore it and at some point you will even forget about it. but hey! it’s hard to ignore it i know trust me it’s made me feel sooo weird before but the best advice i’ve read and heard is to ignore it as much as you can do things to keep your mind busy..because thinking about over and over will only make you worry even more and make you feel more uncomfortable
trust me i feel you…i’ve had that for a while now to the point where i was actually convinced i went into another universe in my sleep and woke up in a different universe..it sucks but it’s just your minds way of protecting you and it’s hard to accept but you are not alone..everyone feels it differently and some get rid of it faster. it’s scary but normal and not harmful i’ve had it once when i was 10 and again when i was 20.. i’m 21 now and still feel it here and there i promise you won’t even realize when this feeling goes away it’ll just feel like your normal life again
I have times when it feels normal and it’s awesome. My mind tries to convince me that the world actually isn’t real since there’s no real proof then it makes it way worse and more crippling. In those moments o feel like everyone place is living a lie and that I will never recover. Do you/ how do you deal with this?
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it took me a while to be able to just ignore it and now i have to say although i’m not completely done with derealization i am 1000% better than i was before and when this feeling first started i thought my life was OVER but now i’m able to go back to my normal life routine without even thinking about it once throughout the day and i know you can to
@iamokay Since you have now recovered from it, are you able to think about it without getting that feeling or getting anxious ?
i can say that yes i can think about it sometimes and not get so anxious and worried like i used to before it would throw me in a spiral of thoughts and now i think about it for like a second and move past it like it doesn’t phase me much anymore and trust me when i tell you i thought i had it the WORST but of course i’m sure many feel that way when they experience it
i promise you and i’m not just saying this to make you feel reassured but i’m telling you this because its 100% true that you will overcome this! you will someday look back and think wow i didn’t even realize when i stopped feeling derealization it just happened!
the amount of times i would post on this app talking about derealization and depersonalization is alooot and now when i look back to those posts and read what i said, i think wow i am so much better and i didn’t even realize when i got better it just happened and you will get better too i promise you are not alone in this feeling
@iamokay Thank you for all your help, you are right we can all beat this but it is super difficult. Have you tried the dp manual? I found it extremely helpful for understanding what it is
My ocd has been flaring up lately I’ve noticed some things that I don’t know if it’s ocd or something else whenever I seen someone like drugged or sick or just not “normal” I feel like or get scared that’s gonna end up being me? Does that make sense or then after a few minutes I feel like I’m them I don’t know exactly how to explain it I feel like I’m gonna start acting crazy or like I act weird or like them ? Idk exactly how to explain it and I have such a drop in my stomach thinking of it because it makes me feel insane, I haven’t had such an ocd episode so it’s getting hard again and making me feel insane specially because I don’t know how to explain this that I feel, I feel so scared rn can someone please comment on this?
Hello everyone. I often get the feeling that I will go crazy or in a state of permanent suffering. The thought is very persistent and I think is OCD repeating that disturbing thought. If anyone feels the same way. What do you do about it?
I’ve tried living in the uncertainty today & kept myself busy but I can’t shake this feeling that I’m about to lose control & act on my thoughts. I keep feeling like I need to check in to see how I feel & keep my self safe & when I’m near my trigger it feels like I’m being pulled into doing it & feels like I want to but I’m not using compulsions. My thoughts feel like my own & feeling like I’ll be like this forever. Can someone relate or give advice 😩
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