[Mule]

so we're back at school today, i went to bed at 3am, woke up at 7, had to be there for 9:30.

i woke up okay, but as soon as i got in the shower i started to get a bit of dr symptoms, then when coming to actually going to school, where i'd be around alot of people, i pussied out, and now im sat at home, here. school started 20 mins ago.

help?

 

[Monkeydust]

I had this. There really is no simple answer to it. You have to FORCE yourself to go to school, if you can. It gradually becomes easier, and it'll help your symptoms more than inactivity will.

 

[anti-anti depressants]

Your post reminds me of my school days. I missed three years of schooling and did'nt even leave the house. Looking back though I never new that it was derealization that I was suffering from. I could'nt describe the symptoms to my doctor so he did'nt really know how to help me . Pisses me off really, as a few years down the line a psychiatrist prescribed me Cipramil and it worked straight away. Are you on any medication to help you cope with it? Just keep trying and stay positive that's all I can say.

 

[Mule]

im not on anything and haven't seen anyone yet who has helped.
it doesnt help that ive split up with my girlfriend after nearly 10 months, add's more stress and depression to it

ive only got 3 days at school, until im doing work experience for 2 weeks, which should be a relief and something new for me, which might help me.

monkeydust where abouts in the UK are you from?

thanks people.

 

[mulder]

Pisses me off really, as a few years down the line a psychiatrist prescribed me Cipramil and it worked straight away.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but how did this work? What actually happened? Did all the symptoms just go away until the medication wore off or something? I'd love to get rid of the unreal vision for a day or two, just to remind myself what it's like to live life as myself rather than a viewer watching a film. Did it just get rid of the anxiety and therefore make it bareable to go out again?