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derealization
i want to get out of this dream like state, i haven't felt real in weeks, can anyone tell me how you got help?
i want to get out of this dream like state, i haven't felt real in weeks, can anyone tell me how you got help?
I’ve struggled with this a lot lately, what I’m trying to do is aligned with the idea that “it’s all out of my control”. Whether life feels real or it feels like a dream/fake, it’s my reality in that moment so I should keep living the way I want to, you know? As silly as it sounds, I’m kind of treating it like I’m a time traveler who doesn’t get to choose when they teleport. You just keep moving forward ❤️ I hope this helps a little
@bread-therefore-duck aw, love the time traveler idea, thank you for being so kind ❤️
Nate Peterson has some videos about this on YouTube
What helped me when I was at my worst with this was trying to work on my body when my mind wasn’t working like eating full meals, sitting in the sun without distractions and using weighted objects to feel the pressure on my body. Anything to logically let myself know my body is still in my control even if my brain feels disconnected and the whole time thinking “my body works even if I’m disconnected” “I can function when my brain needs to step back”
I am in this state right now ugh 😣
For me, medication working out and eating whole foods helped.
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.
i came out of it now i’m back in , what helps?
Hi everyone, I haven’t posted in a while—about 6 months—but I’m really struggling and need some help or advice. I thought I had healed from all of this, or at least I was doing so much better. I have never felt this before but it feels like I’m slipping back into something I can’t control. Right now, it feels like I’m stuck in a bad reality. It’s like I’m trapped with my dad in one reality, and I’m trying to get back to the other where I’m with my family, but I can’t. It’s so hard to explain, but everything around me feels unreal, and my mind keeps telling me I’m stuck. It feels so real, and I don’t know how to get out of it. It’s like I’ve been transported to another world, and I can’t break free. nd now I’m scared I’ll never come back to the “good” reality I had before. and I genuinely believe this. I’ve been struggling with these thoughts about spiritual realms, the devil, and spiritual warfare. My dad has always talked about these things, and he’s gone through psychosis before. He’s also had a history of doing a lot of drugs, and now I’m terrified that I might end up like him. I fear that I’m somehow becoming like him, trapped in that same mental space he’s been in. He talks about spiritual stuff that scares me, and I can’t shake the thought that I might be losing myself the same way he did. I know this might sound weird, but I feel like I’m getting closer to that line, and I don’t know how to stop it. I keep feeling like I’ll never come back to the way things were, like I’ll always be stuck in this distorted reality. I’m afraid of losing myself, especially in my faith. I believe in God, but my thoughts and fears about all of this are making it hard to feel connected to Him. I feel so distant from God right now, and it’s hard to see how this can change. Has anyone else experienced something like this—feeling like you’re trapped between realities, afraid of becoming someone you don’t want to be, or struggling with fears like this? How did you cope? I just need some hope that I can get through this and come back to a better place. I’m scared, and I feel like I can’t escape this. Any advice would really mean a lot right now.
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