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you all know the feeling when your trying to get a fire going so u blow really hard into it and your head gets woozy, if you have dr, try doing this. and then tell me how it fees, the feeling lasts less than ten seconds but if u do this than u will know that there is a different reallity than a DR one and how u felt real before is really how u felt. you don't need to blow on a fire to do this just do the same thing that u would to when u are blowing on a fire anytime. breath in really fast and deep and exhale really hard deep and fast. it will take a bit to notice something so do it for a bit, and it is really uncomfortable to do but this is really worth it to try.

i know this sounds weird and there are a lot of people on this site that i cannot relate to at all and it sucks when someone writes something about how like taking vitamins or doing yoga helps dr. i think that stuff does shit all. please do not reply telling me that it does work

sorry for sounding like a asshole, i'm not trying to sound nice, i really only want to know if people feel the same when they do the breathing thing i talked about, i only care about one thing here and that is getting better and because if this feeling i got when i did the breath thing. i believe that dr has something to do with the oxygen or CO2 levels in the blood stream through out the brain..

try this than reply and tell me what u have felt. thank you :twisted:
 
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When I laugh, since DR started, I experience the 'woozy' light-headed feeling you talk about, a bit like I'm about to faint, but I don't. I never experience this as a good thing, it always increases my DR symptoms and never brings me into reality.

I may still try to induce the feeling in the way you describe and see what happens, but I'm hesitant to do so because I feel it's more likely that I will have a negative reaction than a positive one.

What you say about oxygen does ring bells though. For a long time before I got DR, I would often feel dizzy when standing up, and my vision would fade to grey until I bent over to make the blood come back to my head. This has been something that has happened to me quite a bit throughout my whole life, but for a few years there, it was an EVERYDAY thing as opposed to the occasional thing that it used to be. Recently I realised that it wasn't happening as much, and I'd been feeling a bit better as regards the DR too. So, maybe there is a connection.
 
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this is hyperventilation. when you breathe extra deep or extra fast the co2/o2 levels completely change in your blood. Good if it works.
 
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I have the exact same effects.

When I laught out loud...
When I smoke too much...
When I exercise too intensively...
Anything that relates to a change in my breathing causes me DP/DR for sure.
When it's too humid outside...like right now... :shock:

Leanring again how to breath is maybe the key...

I beleive that MY (and maybe other's) DR is the result of a chronic hyperventilation, due to a really deep stress inside of me, and a general health condition (sleep, food etc...)

I also beleive that DR could be the result of a lack of oxygen to the brain, or to the lungs, or too much oxygen, whatever...
Poor blood circulation.

2 good psychologists (aware of DP), after 6 months told me ....
*You should go see a doctor, those symptoms are physical.*

In front of a mirror, I clearly know who I am, always.
 
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Inflammed said:
When it's too humid outside...like right now... :shock:
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Yep, that's been a real killer for me this summer so far. I can't get used to the heat, and if I feel all stuffy then I start along that path to the 'darkside' as I call it, with a really horrible dirty feeling deep inside me that makes me feel really irritated by everything around me.

I've also had circulation problems in the past a bit, my legs used to go numb quite a bit, and I have developed a tendancy for parts of my body to go numb if I lean on them for a much shorter period than you'd normally expect. I remember being in the bath on the first day I had dr, and I got numb legs then.
 
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I've also had circulation problems in the past a bit, my legs used to go numb quite a bit, and I have developed a tendancy for parts of my body to go numb if I lean on them for a much shorter period than you'd normally expect..
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Same thing here, cannot sit on a leg without it going numb.
Our DR are very similar...
Odin, you left your thread ?
I think we might have alot to analyse on those subjects...
 
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When you over breathe you can have the feelings of dp/dr. This is called hyperventilation and it can make you feel lousy. Spacey, dizzy, out of body feeling. Some people do not realize that they are over breathing. When you are anxious all the time it could be something that is on going. Relaxation exercises are very helpful and learning to breath properly is also helpful.

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