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  1. Discussion
    I have noticed several of you talk about experiencing anxiety and then getting depersonalization relief afterwards. Peter brought to my attention the concept of abreaction, having someone experience a negative emotion to alleviate emotional traumas they accumulated. One time I had a therapist...
  2. Discussion
    Hello, so I'm no stranger to DPDR, in fact I had it for about 5 years now, with 2 and a half years being 'cured'. Initially Prozac cured me 100% (I often see people say it never fully goes away, not true for me), in 2018 I had to learn that alcohol binges were a trigger for me, and I've had 3-4...
  3. Introduce Yourself
    Hey, I've been lurking here for a while now and I feel like it's time to tell my story. Since I am not a native speaker, I apologize for any linguistic errors. My story of struggling starts circa 2 years ago after i finished school. Then i went on holidays for about 2 weeks and got a job...
  4. The Daily Forum
    I finally don't care about anything DPDR can throw at me... except the emotional numbing. I could have the worst existential thoughts, panic, vision problems, memory problems anything... I wouldn't care if I just had my emotions which I can then distract myself with by doing fun things or...
  5. Recovery Stories
    Hi everyone! This is really hard, just being on this forum makes my heart pound. But I really want to help, I know how hard and just hellish going through dp is, so if I can give even one person in here a tiny bit of hope it's worth a bit of discomfort on my part. First of all, English isn't...
  6. Discussion
    One of the biggest things I struggle with regarding DP is my complete and utter lack of emotions. I can only really feel anxiety, guilt and shame and the occasional slight frustration. I feel nothing when I laugh, nothing when I cry, I don't feel love for my friends, family or pets, I can't...
  7. Discussion
    Hello my name is Toni. I've always been described as extroverted and eccentric and bubbly all my life. It's been so long I almost thought this facade I created for my self was true however time and time again I am reminded that while I make it seem like I care for those around me there has...
  8. Mental & Physical Health
    This is more for my benefit than for anyone else, but someone might find it useful. I'll be using this topic to post info/research concerning the neural correlates of emotions. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462017000200172...
  9. Depersonalization & Media
    We can all 'space out' now and then. We get to work and realise we haven't noticed a thing we walked past, or find we are on the last biscuit without realising. And when big life changecomes, again, it's a normal response to feel overwhelmed. Anyone who has lost their job, or lost a loved one...
  10. Discussion
    Hi, I'm a 13 year old boy with GAD and I've been having severe and regular panic attacks since about 2009, aged 6. I developed DP/DR symptoms around 2/3 years ago. I've been on and off with my symptoms and they've been fairly manageable up until now, yet this year they've sky rocketed and I...
  11. Discussion
    Hi, My DP/DR is not nearly and bad as it used to be, but I still get the existential questions and stuff and it keeps changing my perception on the world and it's like it's wearing no me down everyday till I'm nothing. One thought in particular that is messing me up at the moment is "why are...
  12. Discussion
    Hello, I'm not sure if this falls into the category of DP/DR but I've noticed some post on this forum with similar situations and symptoms, so for the past couple of months I literally feel nothing at all.. like NOTHING, not just emotions but practically EVERY type of feeling a person is...
  13. Spirituality Discussion
    Hello, for the past couple of months I literally feel nothing at all.. like NOTHING, not just emotions but practically EVERY type of feeling a person is supposed to feel, I don't, just pure nothingness every second, everyday, no matter what I do, like I've actually lost my soul. To put it in a...
  14. Spirituality Discussion
    Hello for the past couple of months I literally feel nothing at all.. like NOTHING, not just emotions but practically EVERY type of feeling a person is supposed to feel, I don't, just pure nothingness every second, everyday, no matter what I do, like I've actually lost my soul. To put it in a...
  15. The Bright Side
    TAKE PART ANNONYMOUSLY: https://goo.gl/forms/erpjoJIuwIbrqeCm1 As part of a project for university in Communication Design Studies(FH-Aachen, University Of Applied Sciences), I'm looking for people that have experienced Depersonalization and are willing to write about it. My goal is to gather...
  16. Managing DPD
    (This thread is a duplicate of my #54389 thread. I made some changes and decided this title was much more appropriate.) In this thread I will explain my revelation of what I strongly believe causes DR/DP (a vicious cycle-driven conditioned fear of mental dissociation), what exactly is going on...
  17. Managing DPD
    In this thread I will explain my revelation of what I strongly believe causes DR/DP (a vicious cycle-driven conditioned fear of mental dissociation), what exactly is going on during an "episode", and how to break out of the cycle. This thread will also teach wisdom on much better controlling...
  18. Introduce Yourself
    Hello, I've been suffering from DP for about 4 months now, and in all honesty I was doing very well with it after the first 2 months. I did not feel disconnected anymore, but I kept feeling emotionally numb, or what I thought was numbness. It really was just my emotions being dulled down. I...
  19. Discussion
    i'm not sure if this is really a symptom of depersonalization but i thought i'd ask. it's the main thing that got me looking into this disorder.. every time i feel something, whether it's happiness or guilt or anger or being sad, give it 5 minutes and i'm convincing myself i've made it up. i'm...
  20. Introduce Yourself
    hey, this is my first time on here.. i've been trying to find information through links and other people's experiences but i never found what i was looking for, and thought i'd come to a forum for some help if possible. i've been depressed/anxious for a few years now i guess, but lately, maybe...
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