I know very little about DP aside from my incessant internet searching the past few weeks. I found that it was the searching that made the symptoms worse. In other words, it is the anxiety that is causing you most of the distress. I didn't find much relief reading that I needed to stop googling, but when I finally stopped doing it, things got better. That may be your first step.
I think I have DP, and if I have it, it came as a result of an extended period of stress and NOT drug use. I'm naturally anxious, so when I started experiencing DP, I ruminated and tried to fix it for weeks, which I believe is counterproductive. A pretty common piece of advice that eventually rang true was allowing my brain to relax and stop stressing. I've done that and all physical symptoms are basically gone. Psychologically, I don't really know who I am and my sense of time and place are off, but I've stopped thinking about that, which has also lessened my anxiety.
Also, I got Lyme disease 7 years ago. I highly doubt you have it unless you were recently in a location with ticks. Even then, if you're just getting Lyme disease many people start to exhibit symptoms fairly quickly after getting it, like a month or so after. There are some that never show symptoms until much later, which doesn't help. You should be able to get your blood checked for lyme disease if you are really worried that is your problem.
I think I have DP, and if I have it, it came as a result of an extended period of stress and NOT drug use. I'm naturally anxious, so when I started experiencing DP, I ruminated and tried to fix it for weeks, which I believe is counterproductive. A pretty common piece of advice that eventually rang true was allowing my brain to relax and stop stressing. I've done that and all physical symptoms are basically gone. Psychologically, I don't really know who I am and my sense of time and place are off, but I've stopped thinking about that, which has also lessened my anxiety.
Also, I got Lyme disease 7 years ago. I highly doubt you have it unless you were recently in a location with ticks. Even then, if you're just getting Lyme disease many people start to exhibit symptoms fairly quickly after getting it, like a month or so after. There are some that never show symptoms until much later, which doesn't help. You should be able to get your blood checked for lyme disease if you are really worried that is your problem.
