News of Depersonalization Disorder Forum

The thıng is that ı was tryıng explain to my psychıatrıst thıs.but couldnt fınd the words...Why am ı thınkıng lıke thıs?İ sometimes dont know what ı am doıng.....i am even mıxed up shall ı do thıs go to a cafe or go home....socially i cant communicate...as ıf ı am ın my own world i0 cant say what ı feel my brain just stops and ı look ınto peoples eyes and ı dont understand what they ...

I never know when it’s going to hit and it’s happened for as long as I can remember, probably 4 or 5 was the first time, and it used to last longer. It last happened a few nights ago as I was trying to get to sleep. It’s horrible, from my throat to my stomach lurches and goes numb, I can’t feel my body, it feels like my body has disappeared and isn't actually touching ...

hi i am new to this and i was wondering if anyone feels like i do, it seems that i am on the outside of my body have no feeling of me or my life feels like i am in a shell, my doctor says that i have depersonalization and derealization, it is scaring me to death, my doctor has put me on prozac and ativan until tuesday, then i have to get an eeg ...

next time i feel like im in a dream world im going to drive my car in to a brick wall att 100 mph to see if im dreaming or not

I have been dealing with depression and anxiety issues and have been using paxil and klonopin and going to psychiatrist. I haven't mentioned this to him yet, because we have been dealing with the anxiety and depression. Before taking meds I would feel as if I was dreaming on some days and that life really wasnt happening. Deep down I know Im awake but I feel a very strange feeling like Im still sleeping. I ...

IS IT POSSIBLE TO DEPERSONALIZE ALL THE TIME. FEEL AS IF I DON'T KNOW MYSELF...I CAN'T THINK ABOUT MYSELF- HOW I WOULD FEEL, HOW FEEL ABOUT HOW I LOOK...- FOR TOO LONG BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT I DON'T KNOW MYSELF AT ALL. I'M FAKE... VERY FAKE..... IN ALL AREAS OF MY LIFE. I DO HOWEVER FEEL MY HEART MELT WHEN I SEE MY KIDS- SOMETIMES THAT IS. MY QUESTION IS, CAN YOU DEPERSONALIZE OR DISSOCIATE ...

i have been diagonsed with clinical depression and sometimes i do have some mild experiences with depersonalization disorder. i am wondering if you think if there is any connection between depersonalization and depression.

"It all just feels like a ######6 dream!". This is a very common phrase among people who suffer from some form of depersonalization disorder. Although there is not much public awareness about depersonalizaton disorder, it can be a very debilitating disorder. I am 15 years old and I have symptoms which resemble depersonalization disorder because of my depression. The symptoms are sometimes present and sometimes are not, but when they are there it feels as ...

Hi!

I feel kind of embarrassed posting this, but oh well.

I'm still quite young, but I have NEVER DONE DRUGS.

I have, however, always been somewhat of a perfectionist. Now in high school, I've been obsessing about excellence all of the time. Compounding this, I have been having issues with my family. For instance, I can’t seem to get along with my brother at all. Although this might not seem like much, it has ...

sorry, forgot to add my name in my previous post. Anyway, I have set up a new site for those of us with DP/DR. Feel free to drop by at http://www.depersonalization-home.com/
It's early days yet, but I expect membership to increase rapidly.