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Originally Posted by Armadillo Roll
Recently, I've been experiencing derealization which is making me question the reality of things. For instance, I would be in the living room sitting on the couch and question if I know for sure that the couch is real. I would say yes in my mind but then I would double-take and think what if it turns out not to be real? If I'm looking outside my bedroom window and see some cars parked along the curb across the street I will question if I know that those cars are real but even if think that they are I would always be hesitant and think what if they're not? I was wondering if anyone else deals with derealization. I've searched the forums but there seems to be only few. I hope I explained it well.
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I experience derealization when I am very stressed out or when I am inbetween parts. Sometimes if I am under emotional stress I will switch but sometimes it doesn't happen right away and I start to feel like I am floating and that nothing is real. Even if I am sitting on a couch, I will touch it to make sure it is there but it doesn't feel real to touch. I have learned through therapy that I need to ground myself. What that does for me is help a part come forward. Once I am somebody the feelings of derealization fade. Usually afterward I feel exhausted. Maybe grounding yourself will help move you out of that state of mind. I use something cold like ice. I hope you move through this. Take care.