[Rektchordz]

hey, i see alot of posts on here with people that explain symtoms that i feel soo much but they sound extremly scared... i dont really get anxeity, i sorta just feel it and go with it .. unless i have a hangover then im i go through a bit of panic, just seems stranage the way i still have dp strong yet im not anxiouse soo whats causeing it? could my dp be highly drink related, like is the panic on hangovers the only thing keeping it going? i have a positive attitude about getting better, i have certain times where i feel like crap soo i just try and turn off and wait till i feel a bit better, like when im bad i just give in and pretend im crazy for an hour and dont worry about it ..lol, anyone else have this total fuck off dp attitude but still have all the symtoms? peace jayy

 

[Monkeydust]

Hey mate

I'm not the expert on these things, but it seems to me that the answer lies in the cause of your DP.

Some people have DP from underlying mental issues brought to the surface, some breakdown under stress, or some trauma. Having spoken to you a few times, I know that yours doesn't seem to be like that.

It seems to me that your DP is a result of lots of drugs (especially pills), and lots of heavy drinking (you've cut it out now, but it'll take a while for the effects of that to emerge). That means that, in some way, your brain has physically got some "chemical imbalance", or something similar, that is bringing on your DP.

If it's a physical problem like this, you don't have any underlying fears or tensions bringing it on. It's just your brain that's "out of whack" right now, in the physical sense, not the psychological. This probably explains why you don't have considerable anxiety accompanying your DP. That's what I think anyway.

The solution, in your case, is probably either A) to carry on as free of alcohol and substances as you can, exercise, eat well and so on, in order for your brain to "reset" itself to the right "balance"; or B) to find a medication that does this for you. A number of people have managed to do B with various cocktails. Either way takes a lot of persistence.

Hope that made some sense,
MonkeyD.

 

[Guest]

I think im the same way man, if i understand you correctly.

It seems as if when im in a DP state already, and something comes about that makes me anxious, the anxiety doesnt have a way to vent out, such as shakyness and things like that, so it just gets held inside of me as my mind is pulled out in a dream

Makes me feel like a deer in headlights.....

Edit: reread your post and i guess i didnt understand. Oh well :lol:

 

[Guest]

I feel the same way at times. I use to have panic attacks real bad for years, now I very seldom have panic attacks because of dp..I just dont feel anything.. When the dp lifts a little I notice panic symtpoms..Panic attacks was the worst thing that had ever happen to me in my life until dp. Now I would welcome panic attacks, if the dp would go away... :roll: