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[JessicaV.]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering, if some of you might feel like this. One of my most extreme symptoms is that I am scared to death of losing control, since everything seems so surreal I am afraid every day that I do not have control over what I say or how I move my body. I feel so detattched that I have the feeling my mind might do something against my will! I know it sounds "crazy" and contradictory, but I have it a lot, especially in high buildings for example am scared to jump out the window or something, although I really really do not want to. The feeling of thinking I might go insane, scares me because I think within the next minutes you will feel the need to jump. I want to add that I got Dp and anxiety through a panic attack and a burnout last year. Who feels like this or also started getting DP after a burnout? When having the burnout I could not move for weeks barely speak and walk, maybe thats where the anxiety of losing control comes from? Would be glad to hear, if some of you guys can relate to this..

[cYpzz]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering, if some of you might feel like this. One of my most extreme symptoms is that I am scared to death of losing control, since everything seems so surreal I am afraid every day that I do not have control over what I say or how I move my body. I feel so detattched that I have the feeling my mind might do something against my will! I know it sounds "crazy" and contradictory, but I have it a lot, especially in high buildings for example am scared to jump out the window or something, although I really really do not want to. The feeling of thinking I might go insane, scares me because I think within the next minutes you will feel the need to jump. I want to add that I got Dp and anxiety through a panic attack and a burnout last year. Who feels like this or also started getting DP after a burnout? When having the burnout I could not move for weeks barely speak and walk, maybe thats where the anxiety of losing control comes from? Would be glad to hear, if some of you guys can relate to this..

Hey,
My psych said I had a burnout . I had a HUGE panic attack in march and got depression/anxiety/DP as a result from this. Do you take any meds or go to therapy ?

[JessicaV.]

With me everything also started with a panic attack last year and since that no recovery. Well I tried various antidepressants, but to be honest they did not help me at all and made me feel even worse. Now am scared to try out new meds after this experince and backed up with so much anxiety already, it's hard to decide if i should try more meds. I anyways have sometimes the feeling I drift away with my mind and I have the feeling that meds really make especially that worse. What about you did u take anything that helped you so far? How did things started with you , I did not hear from many people so far that they go Dp due to a burnout so I wonder how it was and is like for you? Well therapy yeah I go to my psychologist, but it is not enough to get over all of this. I probably go to a psychatric hospital the whole summer.

[MichaelH77]

Same for me, My whole life I've been attached emotionally to my mom and when she got a job (may of last year), I got dp the same time. I kept panicking and feeling extremely sad. Also I felt like I was getting angry and didn't understand why. I remember June 1 last year 2011, waking up having DP. It has to do with my mom and the fact that she isn't home with me anymore. (I am going to do college online due to social anxiety) etc.. I still feel like I'm losing control.
I'm trying to ignore the panic and the sadness but that's not a good thing to do...


My mom caused my DP indirectly (without meaning to...)

I feel like this will never get better. But the thing is, I'm not home alone all the time. I mean, my family (4 brothers, and 3 sisters come home from 3:30-4:15pm and I go to bed when they do. So I'm only home alone from 8:15AM (when they leave) until 3:30pm .. Only 7 hours and 15 minutes. But I turn on the tv and am mostly busy doing college work online so.. I don't understand why I got DP really..

[InfiniteDivine]

what does it mean to have a "burnout?"

[cYpzz]

With me everything also started with a panic attack last year and since that no recovery. Well I tried various antidepressants, but to be honest they did not help me at all and made me feel even worse. Now am scared to try out new meds after this experince and backed up with so much anxiety already, it's hard to decide if i should try more meds. I anyways have sometimes the feeling I drift away with my mind and I have the feeling that meds really make especially that worse. What about you did u take anything that helped you so far? How did things started with you , I did not hear from many people so far that they go Dp due to a burnout so I wonder how it was and is like for you? Well therapy yeah I go to my psychologist, but it is not enough to get over all of this. I probably go to a psychatric hospital the whole summer.

I had my first episode in 2005. Had a panic attack at the cinema and was scared to death. Thought I was going to be schizo, bipolar +++ After a few months I felt into a deep depression. Started to take Cipralex and after four weeks anxiety and depression slowly fade away.
I've been taking cipralex all these years, but in march I had another big panic attack and now I have the same symptoms as in 2005. Think my med pooped out, so I've switched to Zoloft. It seems that it won't work, so I will change to Efexor next week I think. I also just startet a small dose of lamotrigin. I've been out of work for three months and the situation is VERY painful.

Do you go to work or do you have depression ?
If you feel that meds don't help I would not take them...
My psychologist said I've been working way to much during the last years. And I've always been the strong guy who support and care about all others.

[JessicaV.]

sorry for my late reply, my last days were pretty bad. Yeah exactly when I had the panic attack I also thought I will become schizo or lose my mind and all this kind of things. Still have these feelings though. Although I know now its Depersonalization, sometimes I still think I might go insane, so bad where the anxiety drives you. Since Ciraplex really helped you maybe its an option to try it, but didn`t your symptoms become worse in the beginning of taking it? Did you already change to Efexor? If yes, how is it goin so far? Well about working and all that I actually study, but the thing is that I am home most of the time try to study and do my exams, that's it. All I am doing lately. Going out to places with many people scares me and being surrounded by friends is even exhausting with the feeling you cant focus cause your mind drifts away. But goin to work regularly in this condition? I definitely couldn`t. I don't know what you work, but maybe there is an option to do something from home for a while?

[actor_bs]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering, if some of you might feel like this. One of my most extreme symptoms is that I am scared to death of losing control, since everything seems so surreal I am afraid every day that I do not have control over what I say or how I move my body. I feel so detattched that I have the feeling my mind might do something against my will! I know it sounds "crazy" and contradictory, but I have it a lot, especially in high buildings for example am scared to jump out the window or something, although I really really do not want to. The feeling of thinking I might go insane, scares me because I think within the next minutes you will feel the need to jump. I want to add that I got Dp and anxiety through a panic attack and a burnout last year. Who feels like this or also started getting DP after a burnout? When having the burnout I could not move for weeks barely speak and walk, maybe thats where the anxiety of losing control comes from? Would be glad to hear, if some of you guys can relate to this..

great description of one hard DP condition.. i had 3 exact same attacks in last few months(losing control and burnout)..and it all came after one trauma that happened to me.
cheer up, u'r not alone in this