Ive had a concussion.
Who's had a concussion?
Just curious how many people here have had a concussion. Seems like there's a pretty strong connection to head injuries and DP. I know for me, looking back on my life, my DP really started after suffering a concussion at age 15. I also know of another person I met recently who had a similar story, hitting his head then smoking weed afterwords and getting severe DP. If you search "concussion" there's quite a few posts here about people with similar stories. Not saying DP is a result of concussions exclusively, but perhaps there could be a connection between concussions and drugs and those already predisposed based on genetics or upbringing...
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I walked under a car park barrier that came down and hit me directly on the top of my head about 5 months before I got DP. It really fucking hurt and scared the shit out of me, I was convinced some damage had been done. I'm not sure if the two are related in my case. I know that head injuries can cause depersonalisation. I had an MRI scan earlier this week and I'm expecting the results in a couple of weeks. I suppose its possible that my brain looks structurally normal and that the head injury could still have been the cause of my DP. But I'd still like to rule out any physical damage.
Pages 93-95 of Depersonalization: A New Look at a Neglected Syndrome looks at DP following head trauma.
Billy D.P., what was your head injury? How long afterwards did your DP symptoms start?
Pages 93-95 of Depersonalization: A New Look at a Neglected Syndrome looks at DP following head trauma.
Billy D.P., what was your head injury? How long afterwards did your DP symptoms start?
Had my head hit in a car accident. Jumped off the driver seat and got my head banged towards the frontal pane. That was in the very end of 2007. Since then I developed agoraphobia. However, I have been having dp for three years. Don't know if there's a connection between dp and head injuries. It wasn't a simple hit. I have stitches in that area. And bin having a non stopping headaches for almost a year now. If you have some progress about your condition, tell us about it if it's linked to a head injury.
I was wondering the same thing and I have an appt to see a neurologist coming up. Is there any specific test that could show this? I'm thinking not?
I've had five significant bangs to the head starting as a small child and one being sent to the hospital around the age of 13. I've had on and off DP 25+ years and this last stint lasting two years so far. Along with severe depression and intense anxiety and just now got over a year bout with agoraphobia.
Very interested on hearing the replies here.
I've had five significant bangs to the head starting as a small child and one being sent to the hospital around the age of 13. I've had on and off DP 25+ years and this last stint lasting two years so far. Along with severe depression and intense anxiety and just now got over a year bout with agoraphobia.
Very interested on hearing the replies here.
When I was 4 years old my brother was chasing me through the house, I ended up head planting into the corner of a doorway... had stitches.. still have the scar on my head. I keep meaning to ask my mom if I went unconscious. I don't think I did, but still, I think about that.
Did they do an MRI with or without dye? I had one last year after I got DP , but without dye, just looking for tumors or whatnot. Of course it came back normal.I had an MRI scan earlier this week and I'm expecting the results in a couple of weeks.
withoutDid they do an MRI with or without dye? I had one last year after I got DP , but without dye, just looking for tumors or whatnot. Of course it came back normal.
When I was four years old I fell on my forehead from the first floor and lost a lot of blood, nearly falling into a coma. I had derealization, i.e sizes of objects getting smaller, world becoming 2D through my childhood time to time. It stopped in my teen years though and only six months ago my dp began.
Well, this is what's weird: I was smoking a lot of pot at the time... like, at least several times a day. Yet I never had any known mental illness before this and pretty much never smoked enough weed to cause me any problems whatsoever. But after I got a concussion (skiing accident) I remember going downhill really fast. I started getting self conscious, started getting anxiety when I smoked and within a few months I was starting to dissociate every time I got high. And then the wheels just totally fell off and I got DP about four months later.I walked under a car park barrier that came down and hit me directly on the top of my head about 5 months before I got DP. It really fucking hurt and scared the shit out of me, I was convinced some damage had been done. I'm not sure if the two are related in my case. I know that head injuries can cause depersonalisation. I had an MRI scan earlier this week and I'm expecting the results in a couple of weeks. I suppose its possible that my brain looks structurally normal and that the head injury could still have been the cause of my DP. But I'd still like to rule out any physical damage.
Pages 93-95 of Depersonalization: A New Look at a Neglected Syndrome looks at DP following head trauma.
Billy D.P., what was your head injury? How long afterwards did your DP symptoms start?
I think the crazy thing about this is that I never put this whole thing together till now. I knew there was a time when things just shifted and I couldn't handle weed anymore, but I could never figure out why. I'm still not 100 percent sure it was the concussion but it's the only thing I can point to that I remember and it just fits the timeline perfectly for when this all started.
I dunno, just wanted to see what everyone else thought. Seems like quite a few people have a link to some kind of head injury though...
From what you say it does sound like the two might be related, but I'm no expert. I also started to get quite a bit of anxiety after I hit my head. I hope the two aren't related because I would assume if you get DP from a head injury it would be harder to treat, especially if there is structural damage.
I've had a concussion! Pretty bad one after being hit by a car on my skateboard.
Although, I didn't get DP/DR until maybe 6 months after when I got a panic attack after using marijuana. BUT, I did notice that I lost a tolerance for weed after that concussion and seemed to start dissociating a little bit every time I smoked. There is a definitive link between concussions and anxiety as well as depression however.
I don't think the concussion was a direct cause of the DP/DR, and through research I've seen that it can cause dissociation but it is usually much sooner.
I do however believe that my concussion paved the way for the development of DP/DR by introducing underlying anxieties as well as subtle changes in brain chemistry.
Whatever the cause is seems to be irrelevant however, because the treatment and road to recovery (for me) is the same. Dwelling on what may or may have not caused this is futile, because it only raises more questions.
Although, I didn't get DP/DR until maybe 6 months after when I got a panic attack after using marijuana. BUT, I did notice that I lost a tolerance for weed after that concussion and seemed to start dissociating a little bit every time I smoked. There is a definitive link between concussions and anxiety as well as depression however.
I don't think the concussion was a direct cause of the DP/DR, and through research I've seen that it can cause dissociation but it is usually much sooner.
I do however believe that my concussion paved the way for the development of DP/DR by introducing underlying anxieties as well as subtle changes in brain chemistry.
Whatever the cause is seems to be irrelevant however, because the treatment and road to recovery (for me) is the same. Dwelling on what may or may have not caused this is futile, because it only raises more questions.
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