please please help (derealization)

okay so end of april i experienced a long episode of derealization for the first time because of intense anxiety til about mid may then it got better, and then by early june it got completely better. i thought i was okay for good until today out of absolutely nowhere it hit me so fucking hard like harder than ever before and now i am absolutely terrified it’s going to last even longer this time. i don’t know why it’s happening this time. i just need reassurance this one time. please.

Tailor

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Unfortunately you can’t control how long it stays.. you can control how you react to it. It will pass and the more you try to not ruminate on it and just ignore it (way easier said than done bc its really the most horrifying thing someone can experience) the faster it will leave you. Patience is key, breathing through, and dont follow any of the thoughts and catastrophic stories your brain is trying to come up with in this state. We got this together ❤️

yeehaw1

Date posted: 1y ago

@Tailor thank you 🩵🩵 the thing that scares me the most when it happens is the unfamiliar sense of my surroundings, also the fact that i can’t remember what “normal” feels like.

Tailor

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@yeehaw1 SO normal with it!! Trust me lol I will look at my kids and just cry bc I know who they are but they feel like strangers. It gets VERY weird!

Kritty

Date posted: 1y ago

@yeehaw1 You're gonna be okay. It will go away. I went through it and I know how difficult it is. Before it happened this time were you under a lot of stress? It will go away and the "normal" feeling will come back. Just do positive things and don't engage with any negative thoughts that try to run through. Just breathe through it day by day and try and occupy yourself with things you like to do. You're gonna be just fine ✨️ 🙏 🦋 ❤️

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

It may come and go for a while but I am on the med after almost two years and it’ll be shorter for you because you’re already aware and seeking help and support. It can’t hurt you and you aren’t going to go crazy, I promise you. It will go away. It’s just a matter of time.

yeehaw1

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous thank you <3 it’s so scary

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

@yeehaw1 There’s a good DPDR meditation on YouTube by a guy named Swamy G. Just type in Depersonalization meditation into YouTube and then look for his. There’s a bunch but his is particularly good because he deals with the existential thoughts and the feelings that come with this.

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

i’m dealing with this as well :( this will pass for us, take deep breaths and know that if you got through it last time, you’ll get through it this time.

yeehaw1

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous we will get through this!!!

PieceOfPeace

Date posted: 1y ago

I’ve experienced derealization so hard I’ve felt like I was floating. I’ve had another time where I thought I smelled gas in the house and forced my mom to go outside because I thought the house would blow up but it was derealization hitting me like a rock! It’s such a weird feeling. I noticed for myself, it has a lot to do with hormones, cycles, and brain symmetry. It’s sucks but getting a decent sleep schedule and eating better seems to help. It does sneak in once in a while

mbfaraoni25

Date posted: 1y ago

i’ve experienced the same thing around the exact same time, i totally understand and it’s going to be okay i promise. there’s going to be good days and bad days. the only thing to do is to continue your life like normal no matter how scary. you will heal and this will go away in time🫶

carol.xxx

Date posted: 22w ago

crying eyes out pls reply

I am so so upset and anxious right now. At this point I badly need reassurance as Im feeling a whole panic attack coming on. Has anyone ever had the feeling in their head and body like they are actually going to act on a terrible harm related intrusive thought like it actually feels like you are. Im scared as fuck i dont know what to do because What if i actually do that i am so scared does it ever feel like your on the edge of doing it and you get this whole intrusive urge in your body PLEASE REPLY please tell me experiences

cows12465

Date posted: 9w ago

anyone else?

does anyone else experience extreme fear of developing psychosis or schizophrenia or derealization. I literally freak myself out so much that it makes me physically sick. I’m so scared of developing these and it keeps coming up all over my TikTok and Google. It’s freaking me out.

hellokitty1

Date posted: 5w ago

derealization

does anyone else get INTENSE derealization (it’s the worse for me when i wake up from a dream in the middle of the night) and it’s so bad that it genuinely feels like nothing is real, not even thoughts are real, consciousness is not real, what the heck are we doing on a floating ball in the middle of darkness?? i feel like im in a simulation or a dream. i hate it sm ive had it everyday for 5 years, but tbh im not surprised it hasn’t gotten better because I have gone through some traumatic things recently and have had bad mental health. hopefully it could get better soon idk.

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