My story is very similar to Space Monkeys....Honestly even though I still have DP one of the best things I ever did to improve my condition was to quit all illegal drugs, quit smoking cigarettes and stop drinking alcohol completely....
Its bad enough dealing with DP but add addictions to that and you are fighting a totally loosing battle...
Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life as regards my addictions to alcohol and drugs and inadvertently thought me about who I really am, the type of person I am and also helped me to deal with my mental health issues much better...
My theory and its just my personal opinion is that by using illegal drugs and alcohol we stunt our psychological and spiritual growth which is seriously bad for people like us with mental health issues....I believe all DP sufferers are mentally stunted (we basically dissociate to avoid pain and suffering) Its a very slow process but to recover in any way we need to gradually reintroduce ourselves to pain and teach ourselves how to deal with it properly (but vey very gently)
Just my own personal experience and I KNOW we are all different....
Its bad enough dealing with DP but add addictions to that and you are fighting a totally loosing battle...
Alcoholics Anonymous saved my life as regards my addictions to alcohol and drugs and inadvertently thought me about who I really am, the type of person I am and also helped me to deal with my mental health issues much better...
My theory and its just my personal opinion is that by using illegal drugs and alcohol we stunt our psychological and spiritual growth which is seriously bad for people like us with mental health issues....I believe all DP sufferers are mentally stunted (we basically dissociate to avoid pain and suffering) Its a very slow process but to recover in any way we need to gradually reintroduce ourselves to pain and teach ourselves how to deal with it properly (but vey very gently)
Just my own personal experience and I KNOW we are all different....