[meech715]

I'm twenty-five years old and have been living with dp/dr for almost eight years now not even knowing what was wrong with me or even that their was a name for this illness until now.I've felt so alone thinking I was the only one dealing with this.I just recently revealed to my parents that this was going on and like I always hoped they are being very supportive.I don't think I'd be able to go on without their help.You're probably wondering why I kept this to myself for so long well their's a good explanation for that. My brother suffers from schizophrenia and at the time the dp started for me my family was still coping with my brother's illness. I didn't think they would able to handle this also so I held it all inside and went on with my life.Eventually I got used to the dp it became a part of me and my life.My dp stayed the same for all these years until a few months ago, it seems just out of nowhere it's gotten worse why?Has this happened to anyone else?I could handle it before but now it's almost unbearable.I've been on medical leave from work for over two months and lately I've been scared even to go outside, just need some support from other people that are dealing with dp too.I've read some of the other postings and they have been very comforting and insightful thank god for this site and for all of you.I hope to be hearing from some of you very soon. thanks again

 

[SillyPutty]

Welcome, I'm pretty new too and I know what it's like when you find your own kind. For my I found now the more research I do the less anxious I become and then the less the DP/DR rears it's head. I also recomend Janine's book Unraveling, you can find on Amazon or her web site,
http://www.depersonalization.us

Good Luck and Hang in there.

 

[agentcooper]

i was also very relieved when i found this site. i didn't even know what depersonalization was, until a few month ago. i didn't tell anyone for a very long time about this illness. now i feel i can finally talk about it.

i hope this site can be a good support for you, meech.

 

[laserdog]

to be fair i only discuss it on here!! i cant discuss it with anyone i know....coz basically no1 without this could even imagine what i'm feeling.....i think i would even find it hard talking face to face with a fellow DP'r as it still wouldn't feel right....at least reading it on here seems of help...thats just me anyway!!

 

[Guest]

im glad you found us too , my dp gets worse randomly too, i guess no one knows why ??

nice to meet you.

 

[Shadow Cat]

I sometimes have a fear of going outside. It's horrible. It sometimes stops me from doing things I really want to do. It's so frightening for me. My DP has gotten better and worse. Right now it's starting to get worse again. I know how you feel.

 

[meech715]

Thanks to all who responded to my post and for the warm welcome.Does anyone know if their are certain times when people are in the chat room, or is it just random?