Some truth to what you have to say, Keanu, but merely getting off your ass and doing sh*t isn't going to help everyone. Everyone here has different degrees of DP/DR, different reasons behind it, so what worked for you isn't going to work for everyone. My DP/DR was triggered by drugs and alcohol and it is very non-circumstantial. No matter what kind of situations I'm put in, my DP is pretty much the same. My DP is completely like being on drugs. I chronically experience all the sensory and cognitive effects similar to marijuana or very, very mild hallucinogens. I feel like telling me to get "normal" is like telling a person on drugs to automatically switch off all of its effects. Can't do it. Definitely a biochemical disturbance.
I've tried your route to success many times and sometimes it made my psyche and confidence worse because I would try to do more complex tasks and jobs fitting of my college degree and former credentials and found out how slow my mind moves now and that I'm dumb as a rock.
But, I don't really wallow in my misery like some people on this board. I don't even go to the main DP forum anymore because I find it too depressing. Even when I did hang out there, I was mostly only interested in medications and therapies. I don't like talking about my symptoms because everyone here knows the symptoms of DP. I find this forum interesting just like I would find a chat room interesting- talking about music, movies, politics, etc. Kind of fun talking about this stuff with different types of people.
I've tried your route to success many times and sometimes it made my psyche and confidence worse because I would try to do more complex tasks and jobs fitting of my college degree and former credentials and found out how slow my mind moves now and that I'm dumb as a rock.
But, I don't really wallow in my misery like some people on this board. I don't even go to the main DP forum anymore because I find it too depressing. Even when I did hang out there, I was mostly only interested in medications and therapies. I don't like talking about my symptoms because everyone here knows the symptoms of DP. I find this forum interesting just like I would find a chat room interesting- talking about music, movies, politics, etc. Kind of fun talking about this stuff with different types of people.
