[HopingCat36]

Every time I read stories on here about people having this hell for 34+ years or all their lives makes me lose all hope! I know I don't know their full stories but I really don't want to stay like this forever. Those stories just make me crawl in a ball and cry. This is just such a horrific thing to have to deal with. All I have been doing these 5 months is feeling sorry for myself and crying. Oh and faking. Faking all kinds of happiness for my kids but I'm crumbeling in the inside. Mentally exhastated. I'm so fed up.

 

[dope]

A year here.

It's so hard, I know. But latch on to your kids! Latch on to them, do this for them. Don't give up. I know it's hard, and I've had my downs, lots of them...Unfortunately, we have to accept that this is a thing we will have to deal with for a while. We have to keep walking so we reach the next chapter of our life.

I've already said this in another post, but if you need help send a message! I'm more than happy to reply and help you

 

[eddy1886]

When people like myself say they have had it for years it doesnt mean theyve been suffering for years....

Like myself it means that they still experience DP but its at a very manageable level....

Everybody is different....Just because somebody like me is saying that theyve had DP for many years does not mean you are going to be like that...

Honestly even though I still experience DP after all this time it is nowhere near what it was like in the early days and I live quite a reasonable quality and standard of life....

The ironic thing is that DP has made me a better person and wiser in the long run....There are long term positives to come from this crazy condition believe it or not....The other psoitve thing that DP did for me was get me off drugs like weed, ecstasy etc.....Without DP I would be a total aste of time burnout today or possibly dead from drugs and alcohol...In a way the man upsatirs gave me a wake up call and made me cop on to myself...

You are not stuck like this permanently HopingCat36.....In fact you will probably make a complete and full recovery like a lot of other people do....Try to focus on the positive stories....Take the stuff thats good and useful for you from the forum and leave the rest behind...If it doesnt sit with you simply dont entertain it...

 

[HopingCat36]

When people like myself say they have had it for years it doesnt mean theyve been suffering for years....

Like myself it means that they still experience DP but its at a very manageable level....

Everybody is different....Just because somebody like me is saying that theyve had DP for many years does not mean you are going to be like that...

Honestly even though I still experience DP after all this time it is nowhere near what it was like in the early days and I live quite a reasonable quality and standard of life....

The ironic thing is that DP has made me a better person and wiser in the long run....There are long term positives to come from this crazy condition believe it or not....The other psoitve thing that DP did for me was get me off drugs like weed, ecstasy etc.....Without DP I would be a total aste of time burnout today or possibly dead from drugs and alcohol...In a way the man upsatirs gave me a wake up call and made me cop on to myself...

You are not stuck like this permanently HopingCat36.....In fact you will probably make a complete and full recovery like a lot of other people do....Try to focus on the positive stories....Take the stuff thats good and useful for you from the forum and leave the rest behind...If it doesnt sit with you simply dont entertain it...

Thank You. It's just hard. And I have been really trying to do everything like normal and see if I snap back to reality but I am still stuck. And it sucks when you have a shitty psychiatrist. I am calling around to see if I find a new one. I am tired of feeling crazy. I am glad you have a good handle on yours. I know you said you feel better but how does it show up from time to time without sending you back to square one?

 

[eddy1886]

Thank You. It's just hard. And I have been really trying to do everything like normal and see if I snap back to reality but I am still stuck. And it sucks when you have a shitty psychiatrist. I am calling around to see if I find a new one. I am tired of feeling crazy. I am glad you have a good handle on yours. I know you said you feel better but how does it show up from time to time without sending you back to square one?

Meds keep it in check....And I avoid stress at all costs...Simple as that...

 

[mezona]

Eddy, but what if the stress is in you? Nothing from the outside changes it? I was years on benzos and alcohol, my head is not working... Do I have a chance?

 

[eddy1886]

Eddy, but what if the stress is in you? Nothing from the outside changes it? I was years on benzos and alcohol, my head is not working... Do I have a chance?

Of course you have a chance...There is no such thing as a no hoper...