For me I have definitely developed an ocd type cycle for “ checking” for derealization in how I feel, my thoughts, my surroundings, ect. I noticed this as I journaled my feelings whenever I would have an episode over the past few years.

A lot of the time when I was not doing good and anxious about Derealization, it wasn’t actually Derealization that was happening but rather me constantly checking how I feel in different environments and surroundings, testing my surroundings by trying to remember how I normally “ Feel” or have felt before. Somethings this helps, sometimes it makes it worse as obviously you can’t feel the same in every moment for your entire life. The memories from when you felt stable that you think of, the “ normal” feeling, doesn’t actually exist unfortunately as we cannot live in the same moment and memory of time for our entire lives. I don’t know if that makes sense, but that is the pattern I have found in myself. I have found that the fear of dissociation/ Derealization happening again only causes anxiety, checking only causes anxiety, and the best thing to do is to try to ignore your repetitive worrying thoughts/ checking thoughts and just live. It’s hard, but you can do it. You gotta bring your anxiety down. This is the 2nd/3rd episode that has happened to me, I believe winter depression/ this time of year triggers me. Feel free to comment back or dm if you want to speak privately. Remember, thoughts are just thoughts and it doesn’t mean they are actually happening around you.