derealization

[lolcantturn]

who has it? what do you guys do to remedy it?

i've had it since about the beginning of February, pretty much the worst feeling ever

[slaterd]

I get spurts from time to time. The best way to snap back is something psychologists call "mindfulness".
Touch something warm or cold. Focus on the warmth or cold.
Pinch yourself so that you feel how real you are.
Try to find a single object and start identifying what it is and what you know about it.
Count something in the room. Identify what they are.
Utilize your senses in any way possible

[RUFFLZ]

[lambo]

Fuck that feeling...

[evandael]

Explain this to me plz

[Swanny]

what if you took some psychedelics...

[lolcantturn]

I get spurts from time to time. The best way to snap back is something psychologists call "mindfulness".
Touch something warm or cold. Focus on the warmth or cold.
Pinch yourself so that you feel how real you are.
Try to find a single object and start identifying what it is and what you know about it.
Count something in the room. Identify what they are.
Utilize your senses in any way possible

Thanks, I'll try this.


The first time I felt this feeling was when I first smoked, that "detached" feeling that people like when they're high. After I had a panic attack smoking like my 3rd time from being high as shit, anxiety and detachment quickly became associated with each other in my head.
Never had a panic attack sober until recently, like 5 weeks ago. Then the detachment soon followed, and all of a sudden I was feeling detachment sober.
I've felt detached when I'm really drunk, but I never think anything of it and I snap out of it as soon as I sober up. But now I've felt this derealization sober and it's shitty, its been constant for a few weeks now. Sometimes if I'm REALLY occupied or having fun I feel normal, such as driving my E30 in a spirited manner.
But I haven't drank in many weeks because of this (I'm worried that drunken-derealization might cause panic) and it's hard to be motivated in school now. I'm not depressed emotionally, though my hormones might still be imbalanced from the time I had that panic attack.

I just wanna snap out of it. It's not really consuming my life, but it's not fun to live with, and it makes me think twice about my plans i.e. driving at night, being alone.

[lolcantturn]

Explain this to me plz

you're sitting right now staring at your computer. look up and look around you. does it feel real? does it all seem real to you? are your body and mind working in sync?

[RUFFLZ]

real talk tho, I just googled this; turns out I've never experienced derealization.
However, I have gone through mild depersonalization; the feeling of living, but not really in your own body, like living outward. Never knew there was a term for it till I researched a bit.
Interdasting.

[z31maniac]

No bullshit.

This is exactly how I feel when I have to take benadryl for my allergies. Is it weird that I kind of enjoy it?

I can't imagine it being sober. I've also struggled with panic attacks for the better part of 10 years. On and off meds, just know you aren't as isolated as you think are.

[rcsoundn1]

so this is what has been wrong with me the past 26yrs?

[craiggroves91]

Guess I don't understand because I haven't had the feeling. Sounds like it can be irritating and maybe even depressing at times. The only time I think I maybe get this feeling is when I'm really tired, but I could be wrong.

hope you get through it man. Find something that helps and stick to it.

Hang out with friends and try to live as much as you can. Seems like that would help

[ScHpAnKy]

I had it as a result of anxiety that ended up getting diagnosed as rapid-cyclic bipolarity, I take lamictal now. Between that and remembering to live "in the moment" I've felt like a whole new person.

[lolcantturn]

real talk tho, I just googled this; turns out I've never experienced derealization.
However, I have gone through mild depersonalization; the feeling of living, but not really in your own body, like living outward. Never knew there was a term for it till I researched a bit.
Interdasting.

Yep I've felt depersonalization, it's gone away though. the way I described depersonalization is that you're literally a pair of eyes and thoughts looking at everything, and living outward. its shitty.

No bullshit.

This is exactly how I feel when I have to take benadryl for my allergies. Is it weird that I kind of enjoy it?

I can't imagine it being sober. I've also struggled with panic attacks for the better part of 10 years. On and off meds, just know you aren't as isolated as you think are.

I used to enjoy it when I drank or got high, now it just eats at me haha

so this is what has been wrong with me the past 26yrs?

Unfortunately a lot of people don't know what it is. There are people who have been experiencing this since childhood

Guess I don't understand because I haven't had the feeling. Sounds like it can be irritating and maybe even depressing at times.

hope you get through it man. Find something that helps and stick to it.

Hang out with friends and try to live as much as you can. Seems like that would help

Thanks bud, socializing definitely helps, that and working on/driving my e30

[ohthejosh]

I have this, but its accompanied with depression. If you think it's shitty just feeling detached, imagine feeling that way then feeling like you are worth the time of day.

I can have fun but once im alone its' like being in a room that swallowing you up whole and just makes you feel low.