well...i guess im not alone after all

hello there, my name is hany, a 23 years old depersonalized guy with a story to share

iv read alot of the stories you guys have posted and and mine doesnt differ much, maybe exept for the fact that my depersonilization come and goes. the first time i had this feeling was many years ago, i was like 7 or 8 and i didnt know what to do, eventually the feeing went away on its own after a few hours, a couple of years later i had the same feeling and it lasted for a couple of days. a few years ago i had another episode of depersonalization that lasted for 2 weeks, i thought i was going crazy but it disappeared on its own. i had another DP state later on that lasted for a few months, that time i told all my frends about this, but like everybody else, no one took it seriously, and eventually, like all my other DPs it went away on its own.

which leads us to today, this is like the third day of my newest DP state and im dealing with it like champ i cant say im not worried coz i am, but im also optimistic. i might feel better tomorrow , and i might stay depersonilized for the rest of my life, and this is what i worry about the most. still.....im not depressed, and im not letting it take over, i keep reminding myself how lucky i am..well at least i dont have cancer, at least i know ill live, at least i can still do all the things i love...

i was so glad to know that this dissorder has a name, now i just tell my friends that im depersonalized and they'll understand, okay they dont, but at least we have a cool name for this thing now i can talk to people who feel the same way, and maybe someone in here can help

and before i leave, there are the things i do to feel better

-set long term goals for your life: having something to look for always helps
-keep urself occupied / distracted : the more you think about it the worse you feel
-tell everybody you trust about it : they might not be able to help us, but sharing our problems always feel good
-excercise: for some reason i just feel better when i excercise
-pray: just knowing that god is there for u makes a huge difference

and remember, NEVER GIVE UP !! and im not gonna, i dont mind if i stay like that for the rest of my life, okay i do, but im gonna be okay if it happens...im sure

hany wrote:i was so glad to know that this dissorder has a name, now i just tell my friends that im depersonalized and they'll understand, okay they dont, but at least we have a cool name for this thing now i can talk to people who feel the same way, and maybe someone in here can help

There is a movie where the story is a guy struggling with Depersonalization Disorder. It' called "Numb".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa60FdWbdYY

Peptron wrote:There is a movie where the story is a guy struggling with Depersonalization Disorder. It' called "Numb".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa60FdWbdYY

Do you find this to be an accurate portrayal?

OP: I get transient periods of depersonalisation too. They usually last for anything from an hour to ten minutes, to a whole day. And it's usually quite mild. It doesn't bother me at all.