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Posted by Rene' on November 8, 1999, at 16:51:00
has anyone ever experienced depersonalizaition/derealization? feelings of unreality, panic attacks, faint, at an exhaulted state, etc.? please respond and let me know what your symptoms have been, and how you deal with them. thank you so much. craig if you are reading this, i really have missed your encouraging words, email me at rjacobs@gcam.com and let me know that you are okay, you made me feel so much better about the derealization.
Posted by Craig on November 10, 1999, at 1:14:57
In reply to Derealization/Depersonalization CRAIG WHERE ARE U?, posted by Rene' on November 8, 1999, at 16:51:00
Hi Rene' - it's been quite awhile since our last posts, but I'm OK. How have things been going with you? Has anything helped to take your mind off these "weird" feelings? What works best for me is distraction. I think it makes it worse if you focus on the depersonalization and derealization. I know it's hard to ignore, but if you keep trying to analyze it you'll probably just freak yourself out even more. I understand your wanting to find others who have these feelings. I suspect more people experience this than is reported, so maybe it would help to find strength in numbers. At least we'd feel there was somebody else who knows how we feel. I think it's hard to explain to someone who has never felt this way. Has your doctor had any helpful suggestions about coping with it? What have you tried and what helped at all? Doctors don't seem to think this is anything serious, which is exasperating. I mean, it bothers you or you wouldn't keep trying to make it stop. Them telling me it's just a symptom of something or other doesn't make me feel any better. I guess we're just left to deal with it on our own as best we can. If misery loves company, I'm here with you. Maybe just knowing you're not alone helps in some small way. Take care.
Posted by CarolAnn on November 13, 1999, at 15:48:41
In reply to Re: Derealization/Depersonalization CRAIG WHERE ARE U?, posted by Craig on November 10, 1999, at 1:14:57
>I'm not sure if what I experience is Derealization/Depersonalization. Sometimes I feel very unreal, like I'm looking at my life thru a glass wall. sometimes driving in the car with the radio on, it seems like a scene from a movie and the music is the soundtrack.
Also, I often have the thought that I'm not really human. Like I'm some alien being who somehow got put in a human body and I just canNOT figure out HOW to BE a human.
Is this it? or do I just have my own special brand of lunacy? CarolAnn
Posted by Rene' on November 15, 1999, at 9:38:04
In reply to Re: Derealization/Depersonalization--Is this it?, posted by CarolAnn on November 13, 1999, at 15:48:41
This is derealization/depersonalization. It will not hurt you or make you crazy, it is just something that WILL pass, I have had it non-stop for 1 1/2 years. I am to the point though where I do not even notice it, because it is a part of me. You will be fine. You will be great. Take care of yourself. This is just my opinion, but from your post it sounds exactly like what I have.
Posted by CarolAnn on November 15, 1999, at 18:43:18
In reply to Re: Derealization/Depersonalization--Is this it?, posted by Rene' on November 15, 1999, at 9:38:04
Rene', Thank you for the comforting words. I don't know exactly how long I've had it, but a long time I think. It goes back to highschool(20yrs ago), I use to have the very strong belief that my face was so bland looking that people I knew couldn't possibly recognize me outside of the surroundings I knew them from. For instance, if I was at the mall and someone from school came up to me, I was always extremely surprised that they knew who I was. Anyway, it is very comforting that others have experienced this sort of thing. Thanx again. CarolAnn
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