Any tips for derealization/depersonalization

Yes. I have had experienced it with driving ocd when it was peak. It doesn't happen anymore but it is hard to feel that detachment. What I did is remind myself that this wont last forever. This too shall pass

Yes so… I went through a horrible couple months of Derealization. Take deep breaths and remember it’s your body just trying to protect itself. A natural response to Anxiety and high stress. Nothing is wrong with you… Step 1. Stay Busy, the more busy you stay the more your brain ends up tired and it helps to not think as much. Step 2. Remind yourself this is a Normal thing and millions of people have experienced it and are still ok. Step 3. Seek help! Go to therapy! Talk to a professional! With anxiety and OCD you fear the unknown. Sometimes it’s nice to speak to people with experience or professionals that can ease the thoughts! It will get better! Praying for you 🙏🏽

Yoga got me out of the worst of my DPDR! It reconnected me with my body in a way I just couldn’t do on my own at that point. Sensory stimulation also helps. Cold water on your face or holding ice cubes in your hand, your feet barefoot on the ground, etc. also, sitting with it and acknowledging it. It is a defense mechanism of your nervous system after all, so to just be aware of it but also give yourself a sense of safety helps a lot. Nervous system regulation tools by sukie Baxter can also help Good luck! 🍀

Hi! I get this when my OCD is like heightened and my anxiety is also! Do you do therapy with NOCD? I talked to my therapist yesterday about this, and when your in these episodes basically you say “hi OCD I see you I feel uncomfortable but I’m going to keep doing xyz” or “this is a super uncomfortable feeling but I’m going to keep doing xyz” don’t fight the feeling or it will keep happening!! It’s like OCD thoughts that come in example “what if hit that person on the bike” you could respond “I could hit that person on the bike or not but I’m going to keep driving” or my therapist says to lean into it like “yup I’m going to hit that person” these ones have helped me I feel like more!

my OCD journey started about four months back and when I got better, the de realization became a new thing that my brain was battling. It’s just something else your brain has latched on too just like any intrusive. Thought you’re having intrusive thoughts about being not real. it’s a whole bunch of blah blah blah. You’re perfectly fine every single time you get over one theme sometimes OCD wants to make you attach onto another so it might feel really bad but you’re fine. I’m currently going through this right now. I feel like nothing is real. I’m not real and then it just gets really deep. hahah you’re okay and 100% real , same person you were years ago. The dilation depersonalization is actually very very common with OCD my love