[Guest]

Hi,

Well i'm suffering already 2 years now with DP. I've searched a while till i found whats happening with me.

If i sleep like 12 hours and i'm getting up the next morning i'm so tired.
I feel also that i'm living in a dream. Also when i'm outside it's like its unreal when i watch to the clouds, people around me.
I'm thinking very much of how it was 2 years ago when i was full of energy, enjoying live.
Anxiety is also a part of it.

Can somebody tells me what i can do about it? I hope i can now start to fight against it because its made my life so bad.

Cheers
Kris

 

[g-funk]

You've come to the right place Kris. Everyone here totally knows what you're talking about. This place has helped me so much, I hope it does the same for you. Hope the New Year brings you more happiness!

 

[Guest]

Thanks g-funk. Well thats why i posted my message because i want to fight against the dp. I hope to get my life back because i'm 23 years old and it's so hard to see all my friends having their good life.

 

[Guest]

yes we know wat ur talking about, this room will give you some pointers on how to overcome what ur mind is constantly feeling. It will definitly be better, but you have to fight for it, it just doesn't doesn't go away by itself, if you know wat i mean. Surely there are natural supplements that will help u get on the track to freedom. Look around and take people's advice here. Start with a plan, follow through and pull urself out of THE DREAM. :wink:

 

[Guest]

Thank you guys for the help. it gives me finally hope to see i'm not the only person with this illness.

 

[kenc127]

Hey Kris

You're in the right place. There is a ton of info that many members here have that can help you along with this thing. The good news is DP is only temporary.

Best,

Ken

 

[Guest]

Hi Ken,

Well i'm suffering already 2 years with my dp. I had it from the one day on the other. I have it since october 2002 but are you sure its only temporary?

Do you know if taking L-Tyrosin & L-Tryptophan usefull or is it a dangerous herb? I've readed a post about it on this forum.

 

[kenc127]

Yes, I'm sure. DPDR seems for many to be a behavioral issue gone horribly wrong. While there are some cases where this isn't true, most situations seem to involve obsessive self monitoring, anxiety and hypochondria. Lots of cases seem to start after a trauma. Some appear out of the blue sky. I had an episode of this when I was 15 that lasted about a year and a half and was severe. It went away for 10 years. It came back out of the blue, and now I'm 26 and it is severe as well. So I have seen that it is temporary, only if one learns the techniques to "ignore" this thing, the brain seems to induce some kind of self healing.
This worked in my case and in the cases of many others. There are some cases though where nothing seems to work. Hopefully you can find your way out.

I don't know anything about those herbs. I have taken SJW and it has worked well for me.

Good luck,
Ken

 

[Guest]

You could be right because the thinking is taking alot of energy. Changing the way of life could help. Well i'm trying to get my life back but i don't want to take any medicines because getting of those meds must be difficult.

I did not have the DP after a trauma because i cannot find anything in my history where my life goes wrong before when the DP started.

 

[kenc127]

I'm with you on the meds issue. I used drugs during my teen years and alcohol through to my mid 20s and never learned the necessary coping skills for needed for life because I was always loaded. Now I have DP as a result. Funny how it appeared when I had no more chemical substance to run to, no defense. I think meds should only be taken if they are needed to help a person function. Like if a person won't go to work because the anxiety is so bad. Then meds are good. 3/4 of this illness seems to do with poorly learned coping skills, and the brain uses DP as a defense because we have learned nothing better and more effective. This is only an idea of what DP is, but it makes sense. And then there are those of us who had it after a trauma or as part of an organic problem with the brain, like temporal lobe epilepsy. It seems that most people fit in the first description above about coping skills.

Ken

 

[Guest]

Kenc 27, I totally agree with you about the lifestyle, I have always been against rec drugs but have smoked a bit of weed over the years, but never enjoyed it, alcohol was my coping strategy always! If there was a problem, which over the last four years there have been for me, then alcohol was used to escape. I started with a panic attack then ended up dp/dr'd.

I am going to try St.Johns wort before I take any meds to see if it will ease up the anxiety and obsessing about this condition, so I can go out an enjoy life again.

Thanks

Sig

 

[kenc127]

Good luck. It works really well for anxiety and depression.

Ken