[WorryGirl]

Some of my dpdr symptoms have gotten less severe. My memory is a bit better, less brain fog. But one thing that lingers and really scares me, is the feeling that I'm drifting away.... When I try to focus on something, my mind wanders. I have to hyperfocus to bring it back. I'm so scared that one day I can't come back, so to say. Is this normal with dpdr? I'm terrified my brain will just stop working or something. Like I'll lose myself. Does anybody recognize this? Please help.

 

[Tim45]

The mind wanders because you probably have anxiety. It tries to find potential danger. As a person with DP/DR you have a higher introspective and watch your thoughts more. It could be the case that you also question your thoughts. You ask yourself why you are thinking this and that, but you have to get away from that. What helped me was to let the thoughts just flow and not giving them any attention. I also tried to hyperfocus on something, but at one point I was so overwhelmed that I had the feeling I could not think clearly anymore, so I did not do that anymore. I hope I got your point and can help you a little bit. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

[NoDevils]

Yes, it sounds like you're describing a fear of going crazy. Another fear among depersonalized people is fear of having dementia.

 

[Samzone]

Definetly. My dpdr is also not so bad anymore but the fear of psychosis is still very apparent. I find myself overthinking trivial things to such a degree that if anyone knew what i was thinking, they would probably think im crazy. And that in itself scares me to no end.

I often ask myself if it is possible to go psychotic from thinking too deeply about something for too long. Probably not but still, its so annoying how I just cant let go

 

[WorryGirl]

Yesterday evening my head wad warm and red and I felt like my brain was only working for like 10% or something... I had severe anxiety. I thought I was having a stroke or something. I couldn't focus on anything anymore. I knew I was there, I could move and speak. But it felt like my brain was going to stop working entirely. It's like my brain is walking on the edge of an abyss and slips sometimes. I grab hold of it and pull it back... Or the flame of a candle, in the wind. I hold my hand around it, to stop it from going out... Does that make sense? It's so bloody scary!

 

[leminaseri]

Yesterday evening my head wad warm and red and I felt like my brain was only working for like 10% or something... I had severe anxiety. I thought I was having a stroke or something. I couldn't focus on anything anymore. I knew I was there, I could move and speak. But it felt like my brain was going to stop working entirely. It's like my brain is walking on the edge of an abyss and slips sometimes. I grab hold of it and pull it back... Or the flame of a candle, in the wind. I hold my hand around it, to stop it from going out... Does that make sense? It's so bloody scary!

it sounds to me like the good old anxiety.

 

[WorryGirl]

it sounds to me like the good old anxiety.

Sometimes it's just hard to image that a simple feeling can cause all this...