Derealization sucks.

Posted 8 years ago, 4 users are following.

nina11225

So I'm gonna get straight to the point here. I think i've been suffering from derealization 24/7 for about two weeks now. I haven't had any drugs or trauma, but I do have health anxiety and have been battling that for about 3 months. My therapist isn't available until March. Every day when I wake up it still feels like I'm in a dream. My family and friends seem so foreign and it feels weird when I try to talk to them. I also get this stupid repetitive thoughts like "What if no one is real?". Or "What if my whole life isn't real?" I just want it to stop but I can't stop thinking about it because it feels like I'm losing my mind. Even my own house feels strange. When I go out in public, I get kinda dizzy and zone out a lot. Then I get uncomfortable around people because I might lose control and hurt someone, which is something I would never do! This is so fustrating because it feels like it will never stop and I feel like no one understands. I'm afraid if I tell someone about this, they'll send me away to a mental institution. Sorry about the rant but I'm really fed up with this. I just want to go back to normal and be happy and myself again.

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Guest nina11225

Posted 8 years ago

derealization is a way of your mind protecting you from stress anxiety etc its very scary im dealing with it right now but apparently we need to accept ir and let it pass the more we stress the. longer it stays
- nina11225 Guest
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  Yeah. But it's so hard not to think about it and it's like a cycle because the more you think about it, the more anxiety, etc. Wishing you good luck and hoping you can beat it.
- Guest nina11225
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  exactly you can be. feeling okay and. bamb its back ;( when you have. it does everything around you overwhelm you like its all too much?
- nina11225 Guest
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  Yes! Exactly. Like even my living room is just foreign and weird and it's just ughhgh. The bad part is that talking with someone doesn't help because you feel so detatched. Are you taking any meds for it? If you are, does it help?
- Guest nina11225
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  its so scary isnt it?
  i was on sertraline but it made me worse tbh so im weaning off im hoping to beat. this on my own. what about you?
- nina11225 Guest
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  I don't take any meds at the moment. It feels like it will never get better Sorry for asking so much, but one more question, is it worse in the morning?
- Guest nina11225
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  no worries youre not asking too much and yes mornings are worse especially when im alone i start to think im going crazy i just wanna feel like me again
- nina11225 Guest
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  Yeah, I absolutely hate being alone, I fear I might lose control and hurt myself or someone else. But anyways, thanks for the replies, I feel a lot better now that I know someone feels the same way.
- Guest nina11225
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  yw youre not alone even though it feels like it naps usually help too 💚💚
- nina11225 Guest
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  Thank you so much, I think I'll go take a nap or meditate or something now. You take care as well.
- Guest nina11225
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  ty i hope u feel better too 😊
  God bless💜
Tilania nina11225

Posted 8 years ago

I feel your pain a little. Public places seem alien to me and I don't want to be out there. Is there a stand by therapist that you can talk to or your doctor
- nina11225 Tilania
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  Unfortunately there isn't another therapist, but hopefully I can manage to get through this in the meanwhile.
beth04406 nina11225

Posted 8 years ago

I'm so sorry you're feeling like this, I'm going through it at the moment to and I have good days and bad days. Yesterday was good today not as much. Judging from what I've read its just about the waiting game, doctors don't seem to do much, just brush it off as anxiety... hang in there
- nina11225 beth04406
  
  Posted 8 years ago
  
  Yesterday was better for me too. Today was a lot worse

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