How do you cope with derealization?

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Just teaching out to hear how you all cope/deal with moderate to sever DR/DP? I’m currently in a very bad wave ever since my panic attacks 20 days ago. I’m doing everything I can to bring myself out of it....I have very short windows during the day. I wake up with it and go to bed with it. I’ve been  crocheting again, eating healthy, exercising, small meditation, getting outside when I can with my boys ect.....

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When you go outside do you feel ok? My dp/dr let up now I’m dealing with weird periods of confusion.

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Just teaching out to hear how you all cope/deal with moderate to sever DR/DP? I’m currently in a very bad wave ever since my panic attacks 20 days ago. I’m doing everything I can to bring myself out of it....I have very short windows during the day. I wake up with it and go to bed with it. I’ve been  crocheting again, eating healthy, exercising, small meditation, getting outside when I can with my boys ect.....

 

Looks like you have excellent strategies to cope and doing a great job! I had it very badly, had to write little notes to me like "dog has had dinner! do not feet again" or "your trousers are on the sofa" because I was not really aware of anything... and I used my phone to remind me to eat, drink, take a shower or a supplement, horrible ... its gone now, I only have it, when I am really stressed out after a day at work or so, then I am back into the robot mode..

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I crochet and watch tv too. I find the repetitive movements helpful to cope. Plus it's a sense of accomplishment with a crocheted product. Wish I had no symptoms to cope with though! When does it go awayyyy

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When you go outside do you feel ok? My dp/dr let up now I’m dealing with weird periods of confusion.

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Hl01, your DR/DP has lightened up for you that is awesome news! I know you have been having such a hard time as I’ve followed your posts since joining BB. Are you taking any SSRIs? I know you were considering it. When I go outside, I feel so weird. Wind in the trees feels like a dream and it’s so incredibly bright. My sensory has been amped up along with it. I’m having to wear ear plugs as well. I feel like a raw central nervous system just wandering about wondering when it will let up.

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I crochet and watch tv too. I find the repetitive movements helpful to cope. Plus it's a sense of accomplishment with a crocheted product. Wish I had no symptoms to cope with though! When does it go awayyyy

 

Love this post! Yes, repetitive movements that also distract yourself work fine. I strung teeny tiny beads for several months just to get my mind OFF withdrawal stuff.

It goes away when your brain has healed itself enough, and that will happen as long as you do not reinstate or drink alcohol. It just takes time and time IS your best friend now. Distract, distract, distract! And keep on going no matter what.

east (my smiley faces have not worked for several years but if I could, you would get a thumbs up!)

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Just teaching out to hear how you all cope/deal with moderate to sever DR/DP? I’m currently in a very bad wave ever since my panic attacks 20 days ago. I’m doing everything I can to bring myself out of it....I have very short windows during the day. I wake up with it and go to bed with it. I’ve been  crocheting again, eating healthy, exercising, small meditation, getting outside when I can with my boys ect.....

 

I go for walks with the pharmacist that scheduled my taper. On day I was just starting a walk with her and her coworker and a huge wave of DP/DR hit. It was really strange. I just used muscle memory to keep my shit together. I just acted like I knew what I was doing. It worked out ok, although it was very surreal.

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Ignore it. Not trying to be dismissive because I hated it too, but try. It goes away.

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And another thing, does anyone notice the intrusive looping thoughts come back with the DR/DP? It seems to come and go with the it. Like my mental state is totally different. I really feel like it’s not me or my thoughts are not my own?

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And another thing, does anyone notice the intrusive looping thoughts come back with the DR/DP? It seems to come and go with the it. Like my mental state is totally different. I really feel like it’s not me or my thoughts are not my own?

 

I've noticed something similar to this. It seems to be worse in the mornings, especially if I don't sleep. Like two different people, one person in the morning, another in the evening.