[MyTwinTorpor]

How many developed DPD as a consequence of trauma. i.e. a close relative's death, a loved pet's death, physical abuse, etc.? What are some stories of trauma-induced DPD and what was the age when this happened? In my case, I was 12 and my father, grandma, and beloved dog all died within a year. I entered a world of chronic detachment from every little thing: from objects, to feelings, to actions. It feels as if I'm a robot and I do everything on impulse. I speak and do everything without thinking about it at all, it is as if I were programmed to do everything. Even the words and sentences I'm typing now are typed by some part of my mind I cannot recognize as being me. Anyways, I want to find a relationship between trauma-induced DPD and maybe the age of onset of the disorder. Later.

 

[baddream13]

I think trauma can DEFINITLY induce dp/dr. Think about it, it totally makes sense. When overwhelming things happen to you, it seems like a very natural self-defense mechanism for your brain to comfort you by telling you "it's okay, none of this is real anyway. You're not even real. Reality doesn't exist. ...There, now don't you feel better?" I think all of us who suffer from this HAVE had some sort of trauma at some point that we just couldn't handle. It could be something as devastating as the loss of a loved one or sexual abuse to something as small as breaking up with a boyfriend/girlfriend to maybe even the stress of puberty. It's an effective self-defense mechanism, but it's also severly unhealthy. Maybe if we all just thought of a different way to deal with tragedy, we could be healed. But who would want to? Who would actually WANT to face the reality of tragedy?