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Depersonalisation/derealization
| Derealization is something I more often feel the opposite of. I often have experiences that feel like a sudden realization (heh) that the physical world is more real or important than I normally take it for. Usually that is followed by the dangers and responsibilities that the world being real entails, which is not fun.
| Depersonalization I have mostly made peace with. I've realized that the consciousness that I consider 'me' probably doesn't actually matter as much as I used to think it did, and that a lot more of my functions are 'subconscious' or 'autonomous' than I thought. So, I don't worry too much when I start to feel like an observer of my own life, because that's probably all I can ask for or be certain I can do.
| >>643145
That doesn't sound like a healthy mindset to have, but if it's working I guess it's working.
| >>643158 I explained it rather poorly. It's not "at least I have this," it's more like when I feel that way I'm comfortable with it as I realize that that's just the way it works and it's normal to feel like only a small part of your brain. It is much less pessimistic of an approach than the way I previously wrote it.
| I've never heard of these problems and they sound terrifying.
| >>643377
It's actually not that bad. It's almost just, like, a little weird at first, a could maybe be fun in a way if it was only once or twice. Also, depersonalisation is often a coping mechanism for stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse, that kind of stuff. So it can genuinely help people who are really struggling. Having both every single day though, and then having some small hallucinations in addition to that, like, it's not good times.
| Get in the fucking mental hospital.
| >>643483
I've been institutionalised once, but this alone really isn't something that would improve by being locked up.
| Depersonalisation has been so long and close with me we're practically married and about to find out one of us got knocked up
We'll have twins and name them 'Identity' and 'Issues' because that's what I have to deal with (and also anyone who's a twin now that I think about it)
Derealisation is a rare beast in all honestly I can remember like a handful instances one of them was when I broke up with my gf while under tranqs because the situation was shit and so was my ability to deal
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| Any of you experience those? I assume some of you have probably experienced depersonalisation, since it often can happen for people who struggle with anxiety, but any of you experienced derealization or both at the same time? It's some trippy, fucked up shit. If you have any experiences with it, please share it, because I've experienced it a lot myself and find the topic pretty interesting.