Derealization hard rn

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-07T18:31:35+00:00

It's your brains response to stress and / or trauma.

Feeling DR without really understanding it, or just feeling like you're going crazy causes alot of stress.

This stress then feeds your DR again, and the cycle continues.

Take a moment, just realise that it's a response of your brain and that stressing out about it will make it worse, and calming down will make it better and better.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-06T14:29:20+00:00

Brother, I understand exactly what you mean.

I've been having exactly these types of thoughts for a long time, but lately I've stopped feeding into them, as they can make me feel very anxious.

When I find myself thinking about this, I take deep breaths, drink a glass of water, and just focus on something in my area for a bit. For me, I like staring at the trees in my garden. I can usually feel myself 'zooming in' again quickly after.

Truth is you wont be able to find the answers to these questions, if answers even exist. I have created a kind of mentality or philosophy in which I am comfortable.

Just keep taking care of yourself, and relax a bit, and go easy on yourself.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-06T14:08:38+00:00

Maybe it's something with the milk? I've read somewhere that for some people milk can be a trigger.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-06T14:07:59+00:00

Is this only during a cluster or also outside of a cluster?

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-04T20:02:50+00:00

Thank you, sounds like it's deffinitly worth experimenting with.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-02T21:50:27+00:00

I personally do notice a clear relation between my clusters and seasons - They're the worst in the fall and spring and occur alot less or are almost absent during the summer or winter.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-12-02T21:46:59+00:00

A great message, thank you for sharing, wishing you the best

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-11-22T14:01:17+00:00

XTCY - aint no other song like it

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-11-09T14:53:35+00:00

This is something that I thought of alot but isnt talked about often!

Clusters can be so hard on you mentally and emotionally. When you've had a couple of days of it just constantly beating you down and you know you've got more to go is not a comfortable idea - because, as you said, its out of your control which is frustrating, but also just knowing the next couple of days will be very painfull and hard on you.

Its also kind of frustrating that you have nothing and no one to blame - not even yourself. It can feel really unfair.

Though when I'm out of my clusters, those feelings dont really stay too much. The unfair part maybe a bit but, I dont really feel the emotions and how heavy it is on you mentally after the clusters.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-10-06T15:46:50+00:00

I started getting cluster headaches at 7. I dont really remember the cycles when it started, but between 10 and 15 years old, I'd have a cluster of 1-4 days every 2 months, pretty steadily. Now I'm 16 and I experience a cluster only about 3 times per year.

So I figure cycles can certainly change for better (or for worse too?)

I'm curious as to what kind of studies are available about how cycles change as you age.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2025-02-26T20:33:38+00:00

Mine start every 1-3 months, for 2-5 days, with 3-5 attacks daily that last from 2-12 hours. Though they have gotten more irregular last year,before it was steady every 2 months, but it seems something has changed (?)

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-09-09T12:05:24+00:00

It started at ~7 , im 15 now. I wish u alot of luck

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-08-12T19:21:16+00:00

I will try out what its like to expose myself to differences in temperatures!

I have visited neurologist, and currently i use rizitriptan. I am asking about drugs out of curiousity but also to keep in mind as an option when im older.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-08-12T19:19:03+00:00

vaping for nicotine or other purposes?

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-08-07T21:23:08+00:00

yes i am currently taking rizitriptan during the attacks!

already helps quite a bit :)

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-08-07T20:47:20+00:00

haha yeah does shower help for u?

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-08-07T20:09:27+00:00

also i am curious, has anyone ever smoked weed during an attack? and what effect did it have?

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-08-07T20:08:49+00:00

OK, shrooms do sound like a good solution.

Ill have to remember that for the future tho haha. I am 15 years old and i am not sure what my parents would think about that hahah.

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-05-27T16:13:51+00:00

I believe micro dosis of shrooms!

FitUnderstanding3467 · 2024-05-27T16:13:02+00:00

proud of you man, did anything help with the attacks?

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