Could this be depersonalization?

I am a 17 year old male. At my 17 years of age, the phrase I use the most is "back in the day". A lot of people pointed that out.

When I look into the mirror I don't really recognize myself. When I look into the mirror I expect to see my 11 year old self but instead I see my 17 year old self who almost looks like an adult. Mentally, I feel like I am 11 year old, in fact, mentally I am the same person I was 6 years ago; my behavior and my interests remained the exact same.

I really miss the 2000s and I seem like I am stuck in the 2000s. I dress like a 2000s kid, listen to music from 2000s, and generally I try to own as many things from the 2000s as I can. I really don't like this decade. It just sucks and with every year it gets worse.

I've also lost track of time. I feel like yesterday was Christmas. I feel like 2007 was 2 years ago. Time just flies. A day passes, then another, and then another, it all happens in an instant. It might be due to aging but I have asked my peers if they feel the same and they said they do not feel the same.

I don't know where else I can post this. Is being stuck in the past considered depersonalization?

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Welcome Windsofplague-

That's really interesting to hear, being mentally stuck in a time zone. I couldn't tell you if it is or if it isn't. Depersonalization is about loosing identity of one's self, or watching as a third person- detached from one's own personal reality, so seeing one as another doesn't seem to fit the bill- if it's more than that I don't know. I've DP a time or two under great stress and it was like I was outside this body watching from a few feet away as it was walking and talking on its own.

Being a multiple, I have other parts that are littles and they pretty much stay at a certain age as far as I can tell. I don't think they even care about time as little children usually are- just eating and play time.

We live in the present, no, I live in the future!!! Shroooom! Lol

Thanks Bobby.

I don't see what I consider myself in the mirror, either. I see this body which is like looking at a mime. It was really bad when I was younger, but now after 45 years, I'm kinda used to it. It still feels weird, but it's never going to change. Actually it's still quite depressing, so I'm not a mirror/picture person.

Have you a therapist to talk too? Have you been dx'd with anything?

All this is according to what I know, which isn't all that much. I hope you find your answers.

Good luck!

if you were here in my location no preferring to live as if it is back in the 2000's is not called dissociation.

there are many people who live as if t hey are in different times (real and fictionalized) example "trekkies" (trekkies prefer living as if they are part of the star trek tv series\movies world) "potter people" are those that grew up with the harry potter theme\movies... "flower child" and "hippies" live as if they are still in the 1960's and 1970's...I know some people who live their life as if they lived through the roaring 40's and 1950's...

my point is here in my location this is not a dissociative mental disorder. its a lifestyle someone chooses.

17 is such a hard age to be, most 17 years olds do naturally battle with self image, who am I, sometimes feeling like a child younger than their age.

my point theres a thin line between these normal issues and dissociative disorders...one common denominator with dissociative disorders is the symptom of dissociation.

dissociation is a response to a trigger. a trigger is anything negative or positive that causes a person to react by

feeling numb\not feeling emotions, spacey\foggy (some people call this not having any thoughts or not being able to put their thoughts together in a coherent way, looking through a curtain or thin veil, like being drugged but know they are not using drugs) and feeling disconnected (some people look at a body part and ...feel....that body part is not attached to their body but they ...know... in reality that body part is attached to them, they feel like they look strange but know in reality they are not really strange....)

there are some mental disorders where a person has ...lost touch with reality.... and for example may believe the year is what it is not and live accordingly. but they are not diagnosed with depersonalization.

that said we are not able to make a diagnosis of whether this is normal or depersonalization with in ...you....

If you feel you may have any mental disorders (including depersonalization) you will need to contact a treatment provider in your own location. they will be able to diagnose whether your lifestyle of choosing to live as if it is still the year 2000 is a mental disorder or not.

Hi WoP, Frankly, you sound more mature than you're giving yourself credit for being.

What you've described could be depersonalization...maybe...that feeling of time sliding around. It could also be depression, or a psychotic symptom, or nothing at all except that you're very aware of time. I'm 52 and it seems to me that the past 35 years have sped by so fast, that alone makes me feel a bit crazy. Or, maybe more than a bit. It definitely makes me feel anxious.

Do you have other psych symptoms that you're concerned about?

Me 2! It's all this switching. One day it's Monday then bam it's Thursday. I'm always late on my bills and missed appointments. When you think that you've got time....not! Time literally flies and jumps.

The bodies 47 but I'm 35. I'm going to give us a heart attack because I don't act our age! Lol

Yeah, I think I might have antisocial personality disorder. I never felt guilt or remorse for my actions, and I always loved to harm beings both physically and mentally. When I was little I enjoyed dropping cats from the 5th floor (highest I could get). When I was in elementary school, I wanted to kill my parents because they grounded me often for my behavior. I'm glad I didn't because it would had ruined my life. All this seems to be symptoms of antisocial personality disorder. The only think that doubts me that I am a sociopath is that I never lie. I always have to tell the truth. When I was little my parents kicked me out of the house for a day because I used to lie about everything. That absolutely changed me and since then I only tell the truth. In fact, I love when the truth hurts people's feelings. Also, I cannot be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder because I am not 18 yet and I don't have a criminal past (never got caught). I thought it's a cool thing to share. I really enjoy feeling no guilt and remorse. It makes life so much easier.