Healed 9 Years Ago!

I apologize for not posting sooner; but once I got repersonalized, the subject of "depersonalization" was something I sort of didn't want to re-explore. After being diagnosed as "depersonalized", I started doing organic gardening for quite some time which definitely rooted me down a fair bit and got me back into my body. I had been reading a bunch of spiritual books which all emphasized the concept that "we are not our bodies". I was in India and a spiritual teacher was explaining this metaphysical teaching. During the Q & A period, I mentioned that, while in the East, depersonaliztion and having a strong sense of not being connected to the body is viewed as a spiritual boon; out in the west, it's viewed as a psychiatric ailment. His reply was, "Well, they're full of s**t!" From that day onwards, as simple as it seems, I had become fully healed. The lightness and connection I began feeling to God was immense. The imaginary obstacle of "depersonalization" was no longer something to fight but rather embrace. I truly believe we are all undergoing spiritual initiations, and the realization that "we are not the body" is crucial along this path. It's important to respect the body as a vehicle and keep it healthy, but that's all it is. One additional thing which might be of use is vipassana meditation (http://www.dhamma.org/) in which one is able through practice to feel sensations on every part of the body while simultaneously not identifying with the sensations as one's "body". Hope this is of benefit to all of you!

thanks for your post!!!
i struggle within both worlds. Spirituality is core to my life and like you said, there are signs that are seen if not positive at least not negatively. dealing with a psyquiater, he would say that he could prove me that there was something going in on in my brain that made think that.
this is why he thought i had delusions and hallucinations.
i come from a family with a rich history of this type of experiences....there we see it as a gift.

here is seen as a sickness.
Anyway i am happy that you have found yourself, and become complete.