My biggest problem is depersonalization/derealization that gets me so scared when I go out (especially on the road/in the car) if I could get that to go away it would be so much better :( anyone have any tips for managing dpdr?
This specific issue hits close to home for me, I dealt with it for almost a year. It was one of the more terrifying states I’ve ever been in! I say this to reaffirm you it was very much in my head, and with some time and slight effort, it went away. I’ve been two years without significant DPDR issues! My best tips would be to find distractions, calming ones and not dismissive ones. My best resource during the worst was outreach pages/accounts for people struggling with the same thing. Calmed me down a lot and reminded me it was common. Meditation and music, reading and time outdoors. Trust yourself :) Things will return to normal. Don’t forget socialization and activities with normality help a lot.
Hi, for me bringing myself back to the present with my senses, what I see, hear, feel, taste, smell, while not avoiding/retreating from life. This is kind of a subtle thing, but I would want to "feel" better before I ventured out and engaged in life. I learned, that doing comes before feeling, so I would make sure everyday I engaged in an outside of my home activity, whether I felt like it or not. Take care!
You just have to accept it. It made me fall into a deep hole but the tips are to just accept these feelings and it will Eventually go away. I also get a cold ice cube and put it in my hands if I’m feeling disconnected from reality. It helps a lot!
Thank you! I have improved a little bit I will say. The best thing I’ve learned so far has been to tell myself I can handle this discomfort it will pass. It does help but sometimes it’s just too much especially when I’m in the car. Everything is just so overwhelming
Hello 👋 it wi go away. Inhad it really bad for probably a year and i didn't drive for a long time. Then the more I engaged in normal things ans was around people the more I started to come out of it and started driving.
Has anyone got any tips on how to stop feeling depersonalized?? And to just ground yourself a bit within
What do you do to help bring yourself out of derealization or depersonalization?
tw: dp/dr sensations does anyone with depersonalization / derealization ever be in the middle of doing something literally anything and then an intense “whoosh” feeling of feeling unreal. and then suddenly you’re hyper aware of yourself and you’re surroundings but at the same time feel extremely separate from reality. for me, it feels like a really really intense high without wanting to be high. at its worst, i can’t even recognize my own family members and my childhood bedroom feels foreign. it’s difficult and triggering everytime, i’m trying to cope better with it now but it’s still challenging. can anyone else relate ?
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