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I have definitely experienced this as well. It was a weird experience. It’s just your brain trying to protect itself. OCD is massive stress so you’re brain sometimes just automatically goes to depersonalization or derealization. It’s part of anxiety. Trust me, I have felt like I was losing my mind from this but then found out it’s common for anxiety. Just be easy on yourself. Do a lot of self care. Don’t judge yourself or think you’re crazy. Just try and relax. Camomile tea is a life saver as well as lavender essential oil.
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@hannie It’s crazy bc it’s like I wasn’t even affected by ocd at that moment, it just came out of the blue. I was actually feeling quite calm bc I was kind of explaining to myself why I get ocd to help me. Then all of a sudden that hit me from nowhere.
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@hannie I’m also seeing this thing where every time I shut my eyes now I see a face. I have no idea who the person is but feel like it’s me for some reason?? This feels real for some reason. It’s like I’ve had a massive personality change in under 0.5 seconds
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Derealization or depersonalization happens so randomly. You don’t always have to be be in an anxious moment. It’s just when ever your brain decides it’s time to protect itself. It does feel very real and scary. I think you’re hypersensitive which is yet another form of anxiety. Really try and do relaxing things and see if you can get your stress level down to see if that kind of helps with you symptoms. OCD is a really tricky thing. It can convince you of literally anything. Just take it easy. This will pass?
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Thank you so much, that really calmed me down. Its just kinda freaky bc I haven’t had it really hit me like that before ?
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Depersonalization/derealizarion is terrifying but apparently very common and normal. One tip I found helpful is grounding yourself in the moment. Look around the room and actually focus on the space, the smells, the sounds, how are you positioned in the space? It’s surprising how much this helps
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Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it :)
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