Anyone else have it? Some symptoms I have are: -I feel like I'm an observer in some one else's body/ feeling detached -I don't always recognize myself in the mirror -I have trouble caring or feeling things -Lack of motivation -I sometimes don't recognize my parents/friends -A sort of tunnel vision -etc Albeit, I have mild dp, but it still affects my life. Anyone who doesn't have it, depersonalization is basically feeling like you're not real.
I don't know what caused mine. I don't believe there's any or many proven causes, but the closest proposed cause as to what may have brought on mine is either stress or trauma. Thanks. : ) I can at least be happy knowing my dp is only mild.
hey i live in PA too neat =] yeah i would assume trauma could cause such a thing, since trauma also turns people gay and into serial killers. honestly i think everything is in the mind and can be healed, maybe a trip could help if done right?
I used to have it bad. And it had it because i smoked a lot of weed. When i slowed down.. it went away. I smoke still but not as much as before, and I don't feel that way anymore.
I have a mild case of it, but considering all my symptoms overlap each other when it comes to diagnoses... it's just another label. But it's real and it can suck. Big time. I had it today while I was manic. I just now had a very odd feeling thinking about it! I don't resist those types of feelings any longer. I am learning to live with them. I think they can teach us something.
Greetings from the psychedelic forum I just came over here to start a thread about DP/DR. I've had DR for about a year, but it's intensified recently. Incredible brain fog, lots of "terror" feelings, no emotion whatsoever, ringing in ears, sinus disturbances, etc. ^I am trying to learn from this ... thing as well. My goal is to let it be.. stop trying to separate "I" from "this experience" so I can begin healing. As Alan Watts says in The Wisdom of Insecurity. Or something of that sort. It very much seems to be a sort of spiritual crisis. Mine started after an LSD trip. About an hour after ingestion, a weird sort of separation occurred. I entered a dream-like world with no end. No meaning to anything. Not happy, not sad, not even experience, just nothing. Very frightening. And the feeling stuck with me, in varying intensities. I'm seeing a transpersonal psychologist and she'd like to try holotropic breathwork, which is an altered state of consciousness type of thing. Stan Grof (known for his work with LSD psychotherapy) developed it.
I have it. Its a curse and a blessing to be honest. How many people can say that they have OBE'S everyday, thats a real treat but overwhelming at times. I cant really give you any advice because its different for everyone. But keep positive and dont fight it!
Yes, but my therapist called it disassociation. It was at my most lowest period of time during post partum depression. It might be that depersonalization is a sign as well. I hope you get evaluated.
This happend to me its def due to trauma or stress ,or dreams not seen though.Just exersize to kill the depression... when your endorphines release you should be comfortable and motivated,try suppliment if you cant find the energy because of your possable mental exaustion, you can get any brand and what u do is get three scoops of what ever it is and mix it into 12oz of water,this will give a all the energy you need and youll feel that vigor again when your done exercising you should feel happier for about 20mins after your work-out, Getting emotionally upset is not going to help you, try being creative, you dont want to sit around flatlining (sleeping awake) seeing that white glaze over your eyes in the dulldonedrums of a lethargic state, when that happens drink a redbull, that depersonalization ... it can be reversed but whats already said and done is permanent,just deal with it and ONLY think positive things,be goal oriented and struggle though to a goal that makes you feel productive then stick it though and that accomplishment is your reward, dont pay any attention to those who judge you ,them judging u says more about them then it does you. Hope this helps -Daltonjames
Prosopagnosia, also called face blindness, is a condition where you don't recognize yourself in pictures or a mirror and you also don't recognize faces of friends or family. i think they had a segment of "60 minutes" (or some TV news program) about the condition within the last couple months.
There was also a segment of "Vanguard", where the herpies virus can cause short term memory loss at the extreme.OR some doctor program where the individual was in england she was a 64yr old wife . And she was obsessing about each last conversation she had with most people that she used to know and well she would forget something happening right in front of hereven after about 10 mins ,but she had a memory of her past like how to write and read.
I experience this almost on a daily basis. I haven't gotten to work with my therapist on this because we've been working on my moods with having bipolar and being pregnant. If you have any tips please share. I have heard that self-hypnosis and grounding techniques help with this a great deal. Maybe you should look into that?
I've experienced a strange sort of feeling where I became VERY aware that I am, in a sense, only the sum of my experiences. Very surreal and disconcerting-especially when linked with a feeling of the past being dull. Has happened on the cusp of important life changes or experiences. Generally cured by concentrating on a combination of the future, and the past, and the fact that you're more like the product, rather than the sum, of your experiences.
