Dear dpselfhelp, I first stumbled upon this disorder a year ago in the middle of my 4-sessions-per-week psychoanalysis. I started psychoanalysis at the age of 17 primarily because of social withdrawal. My own social problems became so bad at the end of high school that I dropped out, got a job...

I have a question about Benzos like Xanax and if anyone has any experience or advice about combining them with smoking weed after being depersonalized/derealized. My first bout with DP/DR happened 4 years ago when I was 14. I'm not sure what brought it on, but I recovered after about a year...

Hey, glad to see the board is up again :) I got dp/dr/general anxiety and panic attacks in June of 2011 due to excessive stress and a horrible drug experience. I was immediately prescribed Xanax, on which I stayed for THREE YEARS. I got to my senior year thanks to Xanax, but I believe I would...