I am getting BETTER! Since joining this forum 2 months ago, I starting seeing a psychiatrist for talk therapy about my past. I also confided in my girlfriend about my condition, and she has been so supportive. I also started more hobbies, eat better, and exercise.
At the end of April, I actually went to an emergency room thinking I was going crazy. Now, 1 1/2 months later, my DP is 90% gone, and my DR is also at that stage.
It's amazing - when DP leaves, it's like it was never there. I am back to my normal life again.
What worked for me:
1. Getting on the right dosage of my SSRI (20 mg Paxil does it - the sexual side effects are my only beef!)
2. Talk Therapy - I aam finally talking about my childhood, and it feels so good to get it out.
3. Engage in hobbies. Never sit around and do nothing. If I have nothing to do (which is rare), I read a new book.
4. THIS FORUM! BIG TIME!
5. Exercise.
6. "Come out" - Tell people who you trust about it (but nobody at work, obviously). You will find that your feelings are shared by many others.
7. God - I joined a church after not going for years. I found Jesus again.
What didn't work, I've learned:
1. Focusing on myself and why I feel this way.
2. Throwing myself in situations that cause me anxiety to try and make myself stronger. My strength was gained by ABC - Acceptance, Busy, Constant. Meaning, I accept the condition and it comes and goes. Also, I make myself constructively busy, and I maintain constants in my life.
3. Alcohol - I still love red wine, but alcohol makes it worse.
4. Jump out of bed in the morning. My DP/DR was always the worst right when I woke up, and I would have instant panic in the shower. Now, I wake up a half hour earlier in the morning so I can ground myself in my bed by watching some TV (Mama's Family reruns at 6:00 are great!). The comedy lifts my spirits and when I get out of bed, my brain feels grounded.
I hope you are all improving as well. God bless...
At the end of April, I actually went to an emergency room thinking I was going crazy. Now, 1 1/2 months later, my DP is 90% gone, and my DR is also at that stage.
It's amazing - when DP leaves, it's like it was never there. I am back to my normal life again.
What worked for me:
1. Getting on the right dosage of my SSRI (20 mg Paxil does it - the sexual side effects are my only beef!)
2. Talk Therapy - I aam finally talking about my childhood, and it feels so good to get it out.
3. Engage in hobbies. Never sit around and do nothing. If I have nothing to do (which is rare), I read a new book.
4. THIS FORUM! BIG TIME!
5. Exercise.
6. "Come out" - Tell people who you trust about it (but nobody at work, obviously). You will find that your feelings are shared by many others.
7. God - I joined a church after not going for years. I found Jesus again.
What didn't work, I've learned:
1. Focusing on myself and why I feel this way.
2. Throwing myself in situations that cause me anxiety to try and make myself stronger. My strength was gained by ABC - Acceptance, Busy, Constant. Meaning, I accept the condition and it comes and goes. Also, I make myself constructively busy, and I maintain constants in my life.
3. Alcohol - I still love red wine, but alcohol makes it worse.
4. Jump out of bed in the morning. My DP/DR was always the worst right when I woke up, and I would have instant panic in the shower. Now, I wake up a half hour earlier in the morning so I can ground myself in my bed by watching some TV (Mama's Family reruns at 6:00 are great!). The comedy lifts my spirits and when I get out of bed, my brain feels grounded.
I hope you are all improving as well. God bless...
