[Bukn]

My partner has not been diagnosed with depersonalization disorder, but shows most of the signs of it. He consistantly complains of feeling he is not right in his own skin, that he feels detached from his body. He becomes extremely anxious, depressed, and sometimes irritable to the point of violent anger during times in which it seems he is feeling this detachment most deeply. He lost his mother to cancer when he was 8 years old, and it seems that (as far as he has told me) the symptoms began since then.

I have been with him for nearly 3 years, and as of the last 3 weeks I have noticed that this period of the year is when his depersonalization symptoms get worse and worse. This is also the time of year his mother passed. He has a terrible time sleeping, as has been the case for a very long time, he says. In addition, he has had multiple times in which time seems to disappear and he will forget what has happened over many hours - - and feels that everything in life is merely mechanical - - almost fake in a way.

Can anyone out there in the mental health field direct me in some ways to help him cope? We don't currently have enough money to get him to a doctor about this condition, but in a few months he will have insurance and be able to be seen for it. I would just like some advice on how to hold us over until then.

[ADHD1956]

Originally Posted by Bukn

My partner has not been diagnosed with depersonalization disorder, but shows most of the signs of it. He consistantly complains of feeling he is not right in his own skin, that he feels detached from his body. He becomes extremely anxious, depressed, and sometimes irritable to the point of violent anger during times in which it seems he is feeling this detachment most deeply. He lost his mother to cancer when he was 8 years old, and it seems that (as far as he has told me) the symptoms began since then.

I have been with him for nearly 3 years, and as of the last 3 weeks I have noticed that this period of the year is when his depersonalization symptoms get worse and worse. This is also the time of year his mother passed. He has a terrible time sleeping, as has been the case for a very long time, he says. In addition, he has had multiple times in which time seems to disappear and he will forget what has happened over many hours - - and feels that everything in life is merely mechanical - - almost fake in a way.

Can anyone out there in the mental health field direct me in some ways to help him cope? We don't currently have enough money to get him to a doctor about this condition, but in a few months he will have insurance and be able to be seen for it. I would just like some advice on how to hold us over until then.

It would be good for him to get connected with a bereavement group so that he could go through the loss of his mother. Those usually are free or a small fee. He is still grieving the loss of his mother.