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Poohbah
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May 06, 2017 at 05:56 PM
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I've been dealing with dissociation...derealization..whatever you want to call it, for years. Usually I can distract myself out of it.
But sometimes it gets really really bad. Like I don't think anything around me is real and my head is spinning. I try EVERYTHING to get out of it. I was just taking a shower and this happened. I ended up digging my nails so far into my skin and scratched across my body to where it bled. I know being alone makes it worse. That's why I hate nights and showers. I've probably posted about this before, but nothing has helped. __________________ I'm on a mix of meds. Who knows at this pont.. 
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May 07, 2017 at 08:24 AM
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I am sorry you are going through this.
Have you heard of "grounding techniques?" I think you will find some relief once you are on your meds consistently. I found Latuda, a drug I use for bipolar 2 depression, helped with dissociative tendencies. Some types of meds may help you. Please remember to mention these episodes to your doctor.  WC |
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May 07, 2017 at 10:36 AM
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Have you any grounding techniques? Stress and anxiety triggers us off, like walking into a busy grocery store....overstimulation of the senses with sights, sounds, smells, lights, people, moving objects, rows and rows of symmetrically stacked shapes and colors...
I either have to walk out or ground myself. I like to touch things....like holding a can and reading the label, or pick up a produce focusing on it's features- color, size, shape, texture, imperfections... It's like a bubble enveloped me where everything I know is real but feels unreal so much that I'm in another dimension. I feel so disconnected from personal objects that they can very easily be a strangers even though I'm familiar with said object. I've taken a lot of LDS when I was younger and am very familiar with experiencing weirdness...so sometimes I just sit and watch "enjoying" the effect till I can't deal with it too much longer. Lol |
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May 07, 2017 at 10:43 AM
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Hi, I've had derealization for several decades. It never goes away and nothing makes it better (I've tried various meditation and grounding techniques and medication...LOTS of meds). I hate the derealization. I feel like it severs me from the world, and it's a creepy thing to live with.
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May 07, 2017 at 07:32 PM
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I've tried some grounding techniques, but can't find anything that works.
__________________ I'm on a mix of meds. Who knows at this pont..
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