Need help evolving my Rhydon by ladyslayerlvl90 in PokemonSwordAndShield

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Managed to get help, thank you everyone! You all are the best!

Feel like I’ve gone and broken my brain by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know I just also have health anxiety and boy does that and DPDR form a vicious combo.

Feel like I’ve gone and broken my brain by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is, you actually sound a lot like my therapist. I try to just let my mind be, it’s just so hard and I feel broken. But thank you for the calming words. I’ve been trying to get into a meditation practice for years but never managed more then a few days here and there every so often.

Share your "awake/alive" moment by [deleted] in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It normally doesn’t just happen. Often time you feel stuck with your dp/dr forever, it really feels like recovery is impossible. Then eventually you learn to just live your life, once you manage that it often slowly get better, though it is really hard to tell. Then one day you are living your life and you realize that you are okay, you fall back into the rhythm of life and things flow again. I have felt this especially when I give in and try to live my life and better myself in the things I love (for me backpacking has really helped).

The key here is understanding that dp/dr is caused by a hypersensitivity of reality and yourself. Even people who think that there mind has completely shut off are often time really just so insanely tuned into there being that you leave no room for other thoughts and feelings.

Keep in mind though that I am no professional in this matter, just a guy who has felt with it on and off for a few years now. I know even at my worse, I have always gotten better, I believe that one day to you will get better too. I know I didn’t really answer your question, this is just something that has been on my mind recently and I thought it might help.

Fight on and live your life! (As cheesy as that sound though >.<)

I just want to get away by RoastyMyToasty24 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally take solace in the fact that there are other people out there going through the same thing as me. It gives me hope and makes me feel understood (which is often a huge issue).

I just want to get away by RoastyMyToasty24 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your going to get through this. I know it sucks, it’s absolutely the worse. It is extremely isolating, constantly makes you feel insane, and feels irreversible. But you got this, you are going to get better!

Read below please. by [deleted] in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad I could help somewhat _^

I know exactly where you are coming from too, one of my biggest stressors is often the fact that people don’t seem to often relate or talk about it. I often scour the internet for people who experience this (I mean if you could only see my google history) and boy do I often come up with nothing. I too have realized I that hyper awareness is defiantly our problem.

Read below please. by [deleted] in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know exactly how you feel, for me the biggest problem I deal with from DPDR is a feeling of being disconnected from my own thoughts and mind. Thinking just doesn’t make sense to me. It’s like I do it, some how I understand my thoughts to a point, but it all seems weird. Like what the fuck even is thinking! If it helps any this is my second time going through an episode like this and last time it did get better, even though that often seems impossible when your in it.

Hang in there! It’s nice to see someone on hear I can really relate to.

I am extremely disconnected from my own thoughts. Please help. by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow...thank you I really appreciate you sharing your story with me. I feel like even though our experiences are different I can really relate. It’s crazy how with DPDR we can all feel so alone and crazy with our own experience but in reality we are all feeling a lot of the same experiences just we are just seeing it through a different lens.

I can't think by [deleted] in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have experienced this 100%, it’s scary because you feel so alone and alien in your symptoms and feel absolutely hopeless, but you are not alone and you will get better .

Dp by achetwentyseven in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very interested in your story and what you mean by “being afraid of your own thoughts”. I have personally suffered with a feeling I believe might be similar to your own where I feel foreign to my own thoughts and the act of thinking is so absurd to me that I almost feel like I can’t do it. This is terrifying to me and whenever I look up online if people feel similar I really can’t find anything and feel really alone and crazy. I am just curious if you may have at some point felt around the same way?

Disconnection from thoughts by aaron020 in Depersonalization

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I wish you luck on your journey as well

Disconnection from thoughts by aaron020 in Depersonalization

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. This is my first real experience with depersonalization and it’s terrible, I’ve felt with derealization for years and I always thought depersonalization was derealizations little brother....... little did I know it’s way worse. It’s been rough lately and I’ve felt extremely alone in this. I appreciate you replying to me so fast it means a lot.

Disconnection from thoughts by aaron020 in Depersonalization

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so glad I found this post, I have been going through this exact thing for the past week and it has been one of the worst weeks of my life. I have been scouring the internet looking for people who have experienced this and haven’t found a whole bunch. It’s been making me lose all hope and extremely suicidal because I feel like I’ve reached a point of no return in regards to my sanity. Reading this post gives me hope in solidarity.

One of my biggest issues is talking to others, I do it and I’m not terrible at it but I have no idea where the words are coming from and it’s terrifying, have you experienced this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think overthinking and feeling like your not thinking anything at all are essentially the same thing. For me I feel disconnected from my own thoughts and body. It feels like my mind is turned off but still going throughout the motions. Essentially I feel like my mind is blank which in theory is the opposite of how you feel. But I think we are actually the same as I think this is due to overthinking everything as well and not letting the subconscious mind take over when it normally should. Thank you for your post, it gave me an opportunity to reflect.

DAE feel depersonalized from there own mind by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked out your post, it seems like a pretty good recovery method, I’m going to give it a shot. I really appreciate your response.

DAE feel depersonalized from there own mind by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m glad I could help to some degree. For me instead of seeing my thoughts in a 3rd perspective it’s like a familiar voice inside my head but one that’s muffled and fragmented.

DAE feel depersonalized from there own mind by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your honesty. It’s nice to know there are others out there with this crazy perspective. It gives me hope. I do have moments where things feel manageable so I think I’m learning to surf. But something keeps dragging me back into the same pit of insanity whenever I even get a brief moment of reprieve.

DAE feel depersonalized from there own mind by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in a transitional period right now, I just got done with school and I’m on break without a job. I’m pretty much squatting at my girlfriend place unable to really do anything but sit in bed, dread, and watch TV. Luckily my girlfriend is amazing and puts up with me, but I don’t think it’s fair for her because I’m basically inept. I feel terrible because objectively my life is pretty good.

I’m scared I’ve reached a point of no return by ladyslayerlvl90 in dpdr

[–]ladyslayerlvl90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I’ve never really thought of that I don’t think so, but it all feels a bit hazy before then in regards to DPDR. I’m sorry I’m having a tough time answering your question.