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  1. Treatment Options
    Since getting DP/DR about 14 years ago I have been going to a lot of different therapies and tried different methods. To top it off I even studied clinical psychology for 5 years in in uni. During this time I have developed an interest in what causes this condition from both a clinical and a...
  2. Discussion
    I (F24) got my dpdr from trauma (r*** a few years ago) I just went on a 2nd date with a guy I've been chatting to, and I just... don't remember it. I was overthinking the 'what-ifs' of the date a week before since I knew I'd be staying over at his house. Anyway some..... stuff (wink-wonk)...
  3. Introduce Yourself
    Hi guys, I’m so glad I found this page, I need your help. My story (as short as possible): I have ctpsd, cause my father was beating me and my brother the whole childhood, then mentall abuse, I’ve found my mom after a suicide attempt. I was also persecuted by some dangerous people. I was in...
  4. Introduce Yourself
    Hi, A long time sufferer here, just looking for some help as DP/DR is ruining my life basically. Just looking for medication suggestions as well as things like mindfulness or mild exercise (have severe chronic pain so can't do much). Also just wanted to say that IBS symptoms largely govern my...
  5. The Daily Forum
    Lately I came to know that I m alive and just can consider fact that every one is his own individual apart from humans we all are different! This is most scary symptoms which all of sudden started with existential thoughts but they no more disturb me and my anxiety is completely gone Only the...
  6. Introduce Yourself
    Hello, I'm new to this site (unless I signed up a while ago but I haven't been a regular member.) I'll make my dpd history brief. I first felt depersonalization when I was 8. I had it chronically for a little while during that time. I went for a bunch of testing but couldn't get a diagnosis...
  7. Introduce Yourself
    Hello. I am working on establishing a local self-help group for fellow DP-sufferers & relatives in the Austrian province of Carinthia (Kärnten) - all going well within 2017. Please do get in touch with me if you are interested in participating and/or contributing your expertise - also if you...
  8. Introduce Yourself
    Hey guys. I have been suffering from what I personally assume to be DP/DR for about 7 months now.. it all began by a marijuana panic attack that lasted 4 hours. I was truly convinced during this attack that it was my last night on Earth, I thought death was upon me. I had 911 dialed just in...
  9. Treatment Options
    Hi guys I got depersonalization disorder in summer 2011 when I was 14 years old. I'm 22 now. It was brought on by an anxiety attack after I smoked weed. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27612365 In this study 30 active military service members with combat-related PTSD were offered a...
  10. Managing DPD
    I'm new to this website and just in need of support. I need to know there are people out there who understand and can empathize with what i'm going through. I am in love with a man who suffers from depersonalization and derealization as well as PTSD. He was raised within the strict confines of a...
  11. The Daily Forum
    OK, so the reason I am posting on this forum is to hopefully prevent some of you from experiencing these debilitating symptoms for as long as I have. At the moment I am trying to explain to academic institutions why there is a strange gaping hole in my CV, without mentioning DP or DR. This is...
  12. Research
    I think this new book deserves our attention... Healing the Traumatized Self CONSCIOUSNESS, NEUROSCIENCE, TREATMENT April 2015 ISBN 978-0-393-70551-5 6.5 × 9.6 in / 480 pages https://books.google.sk/books?id=zRN0AwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=sk#v=onepage&q&f=false...
  13. Discussion
    This could be the true definition of "Complex PTSD" which is not an official psychiatric term. This could be applicable to those of us with a background of long term abuse...
  14. Treatment Options
    http://www.emdrhap.org/content/what-is-emdr It seems that EMDR is most effective for classic/specific PTSD -- that is those who have experienced one or more life-threatening experiences. It encourages expression of emotions. I don't quite know how this would work on DP/DR. But some may...
  15. Discussion
    I am wondering if anyone else has the "Flat affect"? I know I do, and sometimes I think it creeps people out. I am very harmless but I can totally understand how creepy or odd someone would appear if they looked flat lined like I do haha. I have always had the flat affect since my teen years and...
  16. The Daily Forum
    So I think I know what is wrong with me personally... I started working through the most traumatic event in my life (death of mother and finding her) This is the game plan in therapy: Talk about the experience and process the emotions and come to put it to rest. I started today and I was able...
  17. Mental & Physical Health
    I was wondering if there are any articles or respectable information on the similarities and differences between these two mental health issues? Does anyone know the differences and similarities? To me, they both seem to be similar in symptoms. Any info?
  18. Introduce Yourself
    Hi i am brand new to this site and never have done anything like this before, but I want to see if anyone can relate to me. I recently began seeing a therapist for the first time for my trouble with a domestic violence issue. After a few weeks of therapy talking things out, and realizing the...
  19. Discussion
    SO I have been thinking lately, I just hit an emotional trigger and I was wondering if Trauma and DP/DR are truly related? I would also like to add, is it possible to be constantly dissociated with DP/DR? cuz I feel I am all the time. I don't even want to share the trauma right now cuz I am...
  20. The Daily Forum
    Hello all, I'm going to keep this as my little thread to post my progress. Hopefully you guys might be able to find some of this useful, as I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on my DP/DR, and I've learned quite a few useful things. My personality. I am an anxious thinker. Not only that...
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