Hi all,
I just really wanted to give a little hope to all you suffering from dp/dr.
I have always been a anxious person from a very young age which I have put down to my mothers substance abuse. Anyway 2 years ago I had a major panic attack brought on by my partner smoking weed around me. After the panic came this feeling of detachment. I felt as though I was a fly on the wall watching everyone else live. At this point I was 3 weeks pregnant with my forth child. I had no knowledge of depersonalisation at all so I genuinely thought I was going insane. For a few weeks I was going to my gp finding it so hard to believe this feeling was a side effect of anxiety.. I was walking around with a constant foggy head finding it hard to focus on one thought at a time finding it hard to remember things.. I was not taking anything in.. I would watch the tv but it wasn't going in. I lived in my own mind.. For me this lasted a good 6 months having good and bad days/weeks. Once I started to research this horrible symptom I started to accept the feeling as just a feeling. Once I started to accept this I started having more good days till the point came that it was gone. Now 1 year on and it's all a memory. I feel 100% better then I did then and I honestly believe with my knowledge and understanding that the feeling won't return.
The hardest part is acceptance. I read a few self help books and that helped a lot I was also given medication from my gp for my anxiety which I never thought I would take but that too has helped.
I really hope that anyone having this problem will learn to live with and accept it as then see it will fade.
If anyone has a bad day or want someone to speak to then feel free to message me. Things do get better. Xx
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