I disagree. Fear/anxiety/panic is primary...dp/dr is secondary. Its a symptom of anxiety just like muscle tension and heart palpitations althought Id rather have those symptoms than dp/dr.
Joe
Joe
Does DP/DR matter?
Let's assume you have the symptoms association with DP/DR. Most of us here are quite aware of what they are so let's not delve into the definition. Now apart from fear and anxiety, what is exactly wrong with the reality-altered-like symptoms of DP/DR? It seems to me the debilitating factors are not the symptoms of DP/DR, but rather anxiety and fear.
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I still say anxiety is behind it all...every bit of it. When I read the posts on this board the only word that comes to mind is ANXIETY. I actually laugh when I read posts of people describing their mysterious "dp disease" sympotms which are nothing more than classic symptoms of anxiety. I think this whole board is a bunch of highly anxious people just like myself. People become accustomed to anxiety states. You can be chronically anxious and not even know it.
Joe
Joe
People here are in an anxiety state. Dp/dr pops up because of it then they become more upset and the anxiety increases along with the dp/dr. Im with Ashton that its nothing more than a primitive defense mechanism that becomes engaged during intolerable suffering. I have all the bizzare symptoms of dp/dr. The 2d,dark, corridor vision, ability to see all the debris on the inside of the my eye ball lenses, and the perception that im seeing my world from too far back in my head. Ive also come out of dp/dr when my anxiety,engaged fof state ended. It something that occurs during an anxiety state just like heart palpitations, or muscle tension. Nothing more, nothing less. Its not an illness and its nothing mysterious. Doctors that are researching it are just waisting alot of time and money. Anxiety is where they should direct their energy. A dp unit makes me laugh. I could care less about dp/dr. My main bitch is the anxiety. I just want to be able to relax like I was able to for the first 32 years of my life...before Klonopin.
Joe
Joe
Im laughing once again. Yep, it makes me laugh when people describe dp/dr as some sort of mysterious illness. Your waisting your time thinking this way. If its an illness, than everbody on this earth has this illness, because I believe its just part of being human. Sorry, its nothing more than a symptom from a fully engaged fof mechanism. Most doctors and experts theorize the same thing. I agree. Primary dp is EXTREMELY rare. Who knows if it exists at all.
Joe
Joe
Hey Rob,
Ive had chronic dp/dr for over 2 years because of my anxiety state. I know as much as anybody about this subject. I continue to come here because of nice people like yourself..lol. Dont worry, Im not going anywhere.
Joe
Ive had chronic dp/dr for over 2 years because of my anxiety state. I know as much as anybody about this subject. I continue to come here because of nice people like yourself..lol. Dont worry, Im not going anywhere.
Joe
Im like everybody else here. Ive had chronic dp/dr for over 2 years straight, due to my anxiety state. Im misunderstood. Im not saying that everybody on this earth has dp. Im saying I believe everybody on this earth has the ABILITY to dissociate. I believe like alot of experts that dp/dr is a mechanism which becomes engaged during intolerable suffering. Its all part of the FOF mechanism. Its not mysterious, and its not an illness. Its part of being human.
Joe
Joe
Agreed. Im sure, everybodies threshold is different. As Dreamer says, were all unique. I still believe tho that is no illness. Whats perpetuating the fof response maybe is, but the dp/dr itself is only a symptom. A doctor once told me that you can become accustomed to anxiety states and not even realize your in one.
Joe
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