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i had dp/dr for 5 years now, 3 years ago was the only time i snapped out to reality but only for a while this is how it happened..

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at that time i was at the worst period of my life, there was an incident where i fucked up and members of my family were shouting at my face (long story) because of a mistake i did and at that time i was suicidal, depressed, lost all hope, was waiting for them to finish shouting so i go end it all, i said fuck it and told them about my dp/dr and how its so hard for me to do things and and told them that i am not feeling real, i was in the worst stress i ever had, a family member who was skeptic about what I'm saying told me you are real, you are here with us, and just like that i snapped back to reality, i will never forget how good it felt to recognize everyone's face, it was blurry though like seeing too many colored drops like when you scratch your eyes, but i could feel myself and my surroundings and all my worries were gone, i felt like dp is a joke and why was it so hard for me to snap back, i prayed that night that when i wake up il stay connected again but unfortunately it did not last and dp came back to hunt me, that was the last time i felt real and i still cant explain it, was it the crazy stress i was going through or was is my cousin who told me that im real and my brain somehow got justification that i exist and turned it to reality.. any explanation would be helpful or something similar, thank you for reading and stay strong.
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I haven’t had dpdr for nearly as long as you but I just wanted to come and say never give up! If you came out of it before for a whole day, you can come out again. I think you came out of it because you opened up about dpdr with your family and when they told you that you were real, you felt safe. You felt that you belonged. The combination of sharing your pain with others and getting reassurance from them lowered your anxiety and took some burden off your shoulders, which lifted off your dpdr for a while.

I think your life circumstances are making you constantly anxious and maybe a bit depressed. You need to try more things, maybe change your life and get away from toxic people. Find people that will listen to your problems and reassure you.
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