[Georgewright6]

you will not be able to accept dp if you have additional anxiety - focus on anxiety acceptance to improve dp you have to deal with it from the bottom.

if you have no anxiety disorder all you need to do is accept dp and the anxiety driving it which is part of the disorder.

no matter how you put it anxiety drives dp weather it’s dp related anxiety or an existing anxiety disorder, the latter is a far more confusing difficult situation to be in, but if that’s you say fuck it, focus on anxiety acceptance not dp in that case

 

[coolwhip27]

I question this term acceptance. If we are anxious then we’re anxious, you don’t need to accept because it’s impossible to deny the reality.. The reality is already there so you become choicelessly aware because perception alone is the driving force of our thoughts. Not accepting anything is actually better, question everything instead

 

[Georgewright6]

acceptance isn’t denying its accepting whatever you feel and getting on with your day, allowing your mind to calm down on its own, which it does over a matter of months

 

[coolwhip27]

acceptance isn’t denying its accepting whatever you feel and getting on with your day, allowing your mind to calm down on its own, which it does over a matter of months

Go ahead and think whatever you want but I don’t agree. I disagree that there is any need to “accept” anything consciously. If you do that then you’ll find yourself to be more insane because you think theres an opposite, which is not accepting. It’s thought playing tricks on you. It’s not a matter of time either, I’ve seen myself go from crazy to calm in an instant.

 

[Georgewright6]

whatever works for you dude! only shedding a positive light and trying to help others, acceptance has helped me recover more than once and it is doing it once again, it’s the understanding that is the key, understanding your anxiety keeps your dp going and if you can understand that and work on that it will go away, as I and many others have managed to do before

 

[Badr dpdr]

With every attempt, I can't get rid of it

 

[coolwhip27]

With every attempt, I can't get rid of it

I understand. So what’s it mean to not make attempts? And then what takes place?

 

[coolwhip27]

I stopped trying to control my thoughts and where they go. I follow myself with great energy because i have no other choice. Someone would start talking to me and I wished i could listen to them but my thought was somewhere else, so my reaction was to become anxious and resist my other thoughts just so I can try listen. I even resisted while I was alone, driving me insane. I wished I could change how I was completely but that’s what lead me further into darkness. So, what did I do? I just kept on going

 

[Aaron46589]

I think that’s the hardest part is trying to accept something that’s feels so confusing and weird.
Right now I’m struggling with the blank mind and no sense of self. I can’t seem to accept it I keep thinking about it which makes me more anxious and depressed.
How did you deal with the blank mind and no sense of self?

 

[Georgewright6]

I think that’s the hardest part is trying to accept something that’s feels so confusing and weird.
Right now I’m struggling with the blank mind and no sense of self. I can’t seem to accept it I keep thinking about it which makes me more anxious and depressed.
How did you deal with the blank mind and no sense of self?

accept that anxiety that is prolonging the dp, reduce that, reducing dp at the same time, always remind yourself of this i still
have really hard days and moments even after a good moment and i have to remind myself as best i can and i always feel better once again soon, sometimes i can accept it well sometimes not great, ive had dp without anxiety and it’s very easy to accept and get over, with anxiety it constantly triggers it, so that says it all, reduce anxiety reduce dp and hopefully one day accept it again, it can be done ive done it before!

it’s a long game not a short term fix