I suffered from depersonalization and think I still somewhat do. However, I can tell you all who are losing hope or lost hope of beating this form of mindset that you can. You are a step closer then I ever was as I did not know the name of the illness I had until after I recovered from it.
The way I have beat it was through socializing and the gaining of confidence. Be decisive and keep reminding yourself to be, dont think about the hypothetical and dont analyze something while ur doing it
@PEZ1514 Slap urself if you find that you start doing these old habits. You need to be awake and moving - caffeine, or stimulants in general, helps a lot also and depressants always will make these symptoms worse
honestly I hope this helps someone, cause it sucks and eventually you'll reflect upon ur past and wonder where the fuck you were and see it as vaguely as the dream you had the night before.
@parrevan You will get better. I know a lot about this disorder, and it's not as complicated as you think. All depersonalization is is a symptom of anxiety. Once you get rid of the anxiety your depersonalization will go away. You need to live your life like you always do, socialize with family and friends, exercise, eat right, laugh, live, etc.
ive read somewhere that most people have experienced little seconds of dp in their lives,and i know exactly when this has happened to me...tell me if im wrong, im walking thru a crowded hallway but i feel phased out, its like my body is moving for me i say something that i didnt really think about, things feel really weird and im just moving and i dont know why. Luckily this was like for 5 seconds and i think its cuz i used to have terrible sleeping habits.
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I'm sorry but this movie does not in any way capture the horror of living with DP. It's more like watching an upbeat sitcom about a guy with slight mental disturbances. I heard about this film and was expecting something more along the lines of a psychological horror like the Machinist or I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
@MountAnalogue I think that would be incredibly unrealistic, speaking as someone who went through it. It seems more horrifying to the person who is experiencing it, to the rest of the world it just doesn't seem real. Although I would like to see something more on the psychological decent into depersonalization. This is more about overcoming the issue than it is about descending into it.
@Sshelly34213 I'm in it for the third time. First time caused by marijuana induced panic, second time stress because of loss, and now marijuana again. It happens in the summer. I'm hoping it fades in the fall like it normally does. How did you get out? I started running, drinking loads of green tea, and mega dosing on vitamins and fish oil.
@guitarobsessed85 Wow...lol that's pretty much what I do. I go jogging pretty much everyday, drink green tea, music really helps too. Music is like my zen (anything from pop, to rock, to classical, to jazz and folk)
The sad thing about DP is that it never really goes away fully, you just learn to say "I'm not going to let it ruin my life like the main character of this film did. I remember one time I had a DP while I was jogging and I just kept going trying to wait it out.
@Sshelly34213 Well I don't think that is true about it not going away. I have had it go away fully. It only came back due to chronic stress and drug use. You can get rid of it for good and I have two best friends and one good friend who are living proof, as am I. You will pop out of it for good. The thing is for life to be real you have to be absorbed in it. If you question it than it's hard to be absorbed
@guitarobsessed85 Well that's what I mean, in reality it can go away for looong periods at a time an decrease in severity, but it'll come back. It waxes and wanes and yea I usually only get it too if I have increased stress. I think that's probably why I got it while jogging (I was trying to lose a few pounds at the time) and school (It was public speaking, driving always freaks me out because I've had panic attacks and have gone through DP a few times before.)
@Sshelly34213 The reason you got it while jogging is because strenuous exercise mimics many of the symptoms of a panic attack and your body is misinterpreting the signals. But this shouldn't stop you from exercising, instead it should actually encourage you to exercise. Just start with a little less intense jog next time and then work your way up until you no longer feel anxiety from jogging.
@testiclecrusher2 I think the original trauma of that incident (the severe DP from the anti convulsant medication) can sometimes cause me to fall into that state. If I think I could be going through DP again, it's really just sending my body into a state of panic whenever I'm stressed.
@Sshelly34213 I'm assuming you had a panic attack while taking the anticonvulsant medication correct?Your body is misinterpreting your stress as a dangerous signal which leads to the panic. I suggest you look into interoceptive exposure.Depersonalization is actually quite normal and many people go through it, but the problem with chronic depersonalization is that the person attaches anxiety with the feeling of depersonalization. You should also see a therapist who can help you out.
@testiclecrusher2 No that's not what happened, a more rare side effect of anti convulsant medication (and in some cases anti psychotics) is cognitive dysfunction (which includes depersonalization.) That is what occurred, I was in a perpetual state of depersonalization (or...something) for over a month. To this day I don't really know exactly what was going on and neither does my doctor. DP is the closest I've come to describing it. It's not an issue in my life anymore, so I don't need therapy.
@testiclecrusher2 I just think the initial trauma of that situation was so strong that it took me awhile to shake it off. I may never shake it off and if I feel unusual (anxious, uncomfortable, tired) the original feelings of fear come back, but I can usually shake them off. It's not an issue that has any effect on my life.
I was 14 when I took the medication originally and so I was too young to understand what exactly was happening with it. It didn't help that my doctor didn't believe me
@Sshelly34213 Everyone feels anxious, uncomfortable and tired at some point but it seems like you are still attaching fear to those feelings. You need to live your life as normal as if you don't have the disorder, go out, hang out with friends, go to the movies, etc. Start slowly and work your way up.
@testiclecrusher2 I...don't think you understand what I'm talking about.
Go look up the medication Topamax and read the side effects. I was 14 and it was a very traumatic event in my life. My doctor didn't even believe me at first and my mom had to pretty much beg her to take me off of that medication. For years I was paranoid that I was going to go through that again. Why? ignorance, I didn't know anything about it, nor did my doctor ever bother to explain what happened to me.
@testiclecrusher2 I have pretty much moved on with my life, but sometimes when I'm really tired or I suddenly become excited those old feelings will come back. As I said before it happened when I was jogging, you know what I did in response to that? Kept jogging.
Did my life stop? No I never said I was having problems with it, I was just sharing my personal experiences with people who understand what I'm going through. I don't need a lecture or a solution, I just want an ear to listen to me.
@testiclecrusher2 You don't have to analyze us all on this board or give us solutions/answers. We're not looking for that, we're looking for a place to vent our frustrations. If people are living their lives with DP, enough to come on this board and tell people about their experiences, then you can assume they're doing ok at the most. When I suffered through cognitive dysfunction the only thing I could do was clench my fists, close my eyes, and lie in bed. Clearly no one here is that bad.
@testiclecrusher2 Also....that's normal to you? "Go out, hang out with friends, go to the movies, etc.." What if I don't live my life to those standards? (The movies are 9 dollars a pop, I haven't been to the movies since Iron Man.) "Hanging out with friends" is what kids do, what about adults? lol. People live their lives to whatever standards they have, just because they're not out being social butterflies and exploring the world, doesn't make their life meaningless.
@Sshelly34213 It depends. If you're staying home because you fear the outside world then in my opinion this is not a good thing, you need to expose yourself to things that make you uncomfortable and the more you do so the more comfortable you will become around these things. The reason I say one should socialize is because dp is caused by an overactive frontal lobe and and the limbic system(the emotional part of the brain) is not very active...
@testiclecrusher2 Why force people to do things they don't want to do? Healthy is not always happy and happiness is much more important to some people.
@Sshelly34213 I'm not lecturing anybody I'm just giving sound advice. And socializing with people is a good way to get rid of dp, it's good to connect with people.
@testiclecrusher2 You're really just coming off as someone who's lecturing random people on the internet for no reason whatsoever. Did I ever give you the impression that I don't go out and socialize? So why are you giving me advice I never asked for directly or indirectly, that's just obnoxious and in some ways condescending.
Not everyone "connects" with people or wants to connect with people, you're just going to have to come to terms with that.
@Sshelly34213 All I'm doing is giving advice I'm sure people with dp/derealization who come and read the comments would like to know that this is something that is curable, venting about the condition gets one nowhere. And I wasn't talking about you when I said people should socialize I was talking about people in general. But I did read a comment you made on another video and you said that you didn't like driving or going out that much or something to that extent.
@testiclecrusher2 Yes I hate driving because traffic is ridiculous, it's just an annoying experience in general. I would like to live in the city. As for "going out," I'm more of an introverted person and I feel extremely drained around other people. that doesn't mean I can't go out and socialize like normal people or that I don't, just that it's an exhausting experience for me.
Some people love socializing, some people don't. It has nothing to do with DP.
@testiclecrusher2 You're not curing their DP, it's not a curable thing. You're just lecturing people. Everyone has to deal with DP in their own way, I'm sure these people have their own system of trying to deal with it.
@Sshelly34213 Maybe to you it does not seem like a curable thing because you have not taken the proper steps to cure it. But it is curable, it is merely an extreme symptom of anxiety. I don't know your specific situation but for you to say it is completely incurable is pretty silly.
@testiclecrusher2 There's no vaccine or pill you can take to get rid of depersonalization, you can't "cure" anxiety...
Everyone experiences anxiety, it's a natural reaction to life. Life is stressful.
DP is still pretty misunderstood, I would refrain from making such bold statements like that. People once thought Depression could be cured by "just getting out there."
@Sshelly34213 Yes you can cure anxiety and not by taking pills but by exposing yourself to the things that make you a little anxious or nervous. How do you think exposure therapy works? How do you think people get rid of their phobias? By sitting at home hiding from the thing they fear? Or by going out and confronting the thing they fear? Yes, everyone experiences anxiety but in a person with dp they are far more anxious than most people and the depersonalization/derealization ...
@testiclecrusher2 You do realize that these exposure therapies are all done with the consent of the patient and are more for phobias than DP. How could you make such a blanket statement about people with the illness?
@lildramaqueen2028 A person with dp has underlying anxiety. They still have irrational fears with certain situations perhaps it's exercising, or ingesting caffeine, etc. It's not that they fear exercising or drinking coffee it's that their minds misinterpret the sensations the person gets from them and overreacts with anxiety. And the best way to get rid of those irrational fears is to expose oneself to exercising or ingesting caffeine, etc.
@testiclecrusher2 Honestly, I dont think ingesting Coffee would help. But what you're saying is interesting. I mean I developed like a fear-panic of drugs after that (especially cannabis) and couldn't stand near or smell. But I knew it was just fear and after some times I can now control my anxiety, stand in the smoke and things like that. So you're partially right, but drugs are still wrong, especially in that state.
@MrArlexin Yes, I agree mind altering drugs like marijuana are bad as they can induce panic attacks and I wouldn't recommend someone smoke marijuana if that's what initially caused their dp. But imo something like caffeine is different. I'm pretty sure most people who have dp were able to drink caffeine before the dp with out a problem. That's why I say a person with dp shouldn't be afraid to drink caffeine but as I said before, do it moderately and as time goes on caffeine ingestion...
@testiclecrusher2 Is this not socializing? When did I say I don't socialize? When did anyone hear make that statement? Why are making wild assumptions about what people do with their lives. It just seems strange that you're coming on this board to lecture every person here about how they need to "get a life!"
@guitarobsessed85 I was at least glad that I made the job in the long run, even if I was horrified for those first 20 minutes of the jog. At the end of it I was more pleased with myself. That's kind of how it works, it's like a compromise with yourself. There are some moments where I didn't want to get up out of bed for days at a time and that was when my life was true hell. Obviously driving is something you can't really compromise one which is why I don't drive too much.
@guitarobsessed85 Usually when I have to drive somewhere I make sure I put on music and bring some water. I also try to put the cold air conditioning on. For some reason these factors can help me snap out of it, that's usually why DP is so crippling for a lot of people. It's something you have to "snap" out of, it's a state of mind. I've noticed that changing my body temp really helps, certain sounds help, and of course the sensation of eating/drinking can snap me in and out of it too.
@guitarobsessed85 For me it usually hits hardest in the winter, the change of lighting, the darkening mood. Ugh. It's unbearable for the first few months and then I get used to it. Then it happens again in the early springtime when we change the clocks back. Although I can get a DP attack at any time. Usually my attacks are pretty quick though, whereas before-when I was taking the medication that set it off-and shortly after, they would last for like half a day or longer.
@Sshelly34213 I think it's due to chronically low dopamine which is depleted by too much dopamine converting to norepinephrine. Dopamine is responsible for: working memory, emotional coloring, love and connection to others/ the world, religious experiences, motivation, concentration, reward, attention, mood, and movement. Norepinephrine: anxiety, attention, alertness, out of body experiences.
@guitarobsessed85 Right, I remember reading that somewhere actually. I think maybe the medication I took really screwed with my dopamine levels at a very crucial age-I was 14-and that may have triggered something there.
@guitarobsessed85 The last time I had an attack was a few months ago when I was jogging. That lasted 20 minutes, but I had one a few months before that and it lasted like half of the night. I had a class that night too and I just couldn't go. I had to tell my teacher that I had a panic attack because obviously no one has any understanding of it at all.
Anyway, lol sorry for talking your ear off here, but I rarely get a chance to talk with someone who actually understands.
@Sshelly34213 Feel free to pm me. It is a really messed up disorder. I am lucky to have friends who had it before. One induced by ecstasy and the other by panic disorder. I never even knew until one night I brought up that I had suffered from it before and they both pepped up to talk about their experiences with it. I thought I was in purgatory and that I had died
@guitarobsessed85 Wow, I don't know anyone who has gone through it, at least not to the severity that I did. It was really strong when I originally took that medication (it was an anti convulsion/anti psychotic drug for epilepsy) and there was a period where I literally could not get out of bed for a month. There was a period where all I ate for an entire week was half of a sandwich. As soon as I discontinued the meds it decreased in severity. Over the years, it's like a rarity for it to occur.
@guitarobsessed85 Thanks by the way! If you ever feel like chatting, feel free to PM me. I'm pretty much over it right now, but it does, as you said, come back when I get super stressed out. (And usually it's pretty easy to calm myself down again)
@guitarobsessed85 You're on the right track. And don't forget about socializing with people (a very important step). And don't do marijuana ever again.
@RahReplicaGrrrl used to punch my hand in the mornings just to get something out of it.i even got to a point where if i wasnt fully paying attention and i went to scratch an itch it would be the scariest feeling ever.so happy i found this movie
@rapist41 Im not 100% sure, I think somehow it is linked to my ocd(trichotillomania) which was because of my anxiety. But I smoked pot for the first time in like a year, and that one time, something went wrong. suddenly I was overly aware, and every thought seemed too apparent, and I started having panic attacks everyday. but I have it under control. I eat healthy, I exercise I sleep more. and ignore it, even when it gets really persistent.
@redcomet2010 I think people who are too analytical and who introspect a lot should not smoke pot. I know for me it just made me overanalyze things and I already have a tendency to overanalyze.
Oh my god I haven't even seen this movie and that last line that he said was so sweet it brought tears to my eyes :') I'm definitely going to watch it now
"You don't have to save me,Sarah; but I am gonna love you for the rest of my life, so things would be a lot better for me if you were around." Best f-ing love line in movie history.
I'm actually afraid to watch this movie, because I don't want the ending to be a sad one where the man never gets over his derealization and is doomed to live out the rest of his life with this mentally crippling thing.
I try to cling to hope and tell myself that I'll one day defeat this thing... but I've never really heard of anyone getting over it.
Mine started in childhood too, for the same reason.
I remember looking in the mirror when I was six and staring into my face until I couldn't recognise it anymore. It only ever took about a minute and then I'd be transfixed with horror and wonder for ages, oblivious to the 'real' world, trapped in the mirror.
it stopped being something I could control. I spent years feeling fractured, confused, alien, BROKEN.
We as humans are strong capable beings. You and I both will recover just fine. It will be a difficult journey but I promise we'll both be just fine. You will gain control again and have wonderful happy life!
My derealization actually did not come from smoking weed (although smoking weed makes it way worse).
It came from over thinking. Why am I here, why do I exist, what is the point? Life is so weird, space is just a huge terrifying dark place that goes on forever and ever.
All this would spin my head to the point where I would panic. I would wake my mother up and hug her. I was so scared.
Then I got older and found out it was called derealization.
I Have Derealization and Deperonalization From smoking weed one time, I Smoked way to much and got it just like in the movie. Its really bad the trick to curing it is to not think about it. You need to focus on other stuff i used to get mini DP DR Episodes when i was younger now its chronic. The medication Xanax and Zoloft have helped me alot. Especially Xanax.
I've been suffering from DR and Depression since I was 13 (for 3 years now)....sucks. All I can say. I'm on meds now though 'cause apparently I AM crazy. Nice.
@TooFresh94 You're not crazy. Although the problem with depersonalization is that you attach fear to everything including your thoughts, so although a person will sometimes think to themselves "Am I crazy?" and just forget about it, the person with dp will start overthinking the thought and actually believe they are crazy. Don't worry though, dp does not stick with you forever and it is just a symptom of anxiety. Cure the anxiety and the dp will go away. Trust me.
@testiclecrusher2 The medication was called topamax, go look it up and see for yourself. Apparently A LOT of people have been through strange side effects similar to it.
I suffered from depersonalization and think I still somewhat do. However, I can tell you all who are losing hope or lost hope of beating this form of mindset that you can. You are a step closer then I ever was as I did not know the name of the illness I had until after I recovered from it.
The way I have beat it was through socializing and the gaining of confidence. Be decisive and keep reminding yourself to be, dont think about the hypothetical and dont analyze something while ur doing it
PEZ1514 5 days ago
@PEZ1514 Slap urself if you find that you start doing these old habits. You need to be awake and moving - caffeine, or stimulants in general, helps a lot also and depressants always will make these symptoms worse
honestly I hope this helps someone, cause it sucks and eventually you'll reflect upon ur past and wonder where the fuck you were and see it as vaguely as the dream you had the night before.
PEZ1514 5 days ago
adore this movie!
Gurgac 1 week ago
Isso tem cura, já sofri muito com isso. Hoje em dia estou 80% e a caminho da cura. Eu tomo Seroquel (quetiapina)
pierrealexandregomes 1 month ago
Saw the movie. Follow me, people.
keesvangulik127 2 months ago
The awkward moment when your name is Sara(h) and your name is in like every movie -.-
daddiesprincess100 2 months ago
Freakin sucks. Gotta watch the movie. Did he recover or end up dead, hmm.
182SheSaid 3 months ago
Weed is a real piece of shit drug.(And other drugs as well) Not many people know about the the depersonalization it can cause people.
testiclecrusher2 4 months ago
@testiclecrusher2
I''m one who has expedience with that. I've been in hell for years. Its only recently started to get better..
parrevan 2 months ago
@parrevan You will get better. I know a lot about this disorder, and it's not as complicated as you think. All depersonalization is is a symptom of anxiety. Once you get rid of the anxiety your depersonalization will go away. You need to live your life like you always do, socialize with family and friends, exercise, eat right, laugh, live, etc.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
Yeah, um... funny.
LesPaul2006 5 months ago
CHANDLER ! :D
Effystonee 6 months ago
Derealization is ruining my life
solom94 6 months ago 13
@solom94 Its okay, we will find a cure for this.....Im battling this too.... :(
SilentHillHeather 1 week ago
@SilentHillHeather I hope so :(
solom94 1 week ago
i have Depersonalization Disorder. Seriously people, i would rather be crippled.
Chickensarebeast 6 months ago 4
i suffer from this illness , and really i enjoyed this movie cause i was thinking that that was me. even the doctors are fuckers
getfunky79 6 months ago 8
what song is played at the background??
CyrilPhilip 8 months ago
I loved the movie, but this trailer is terrible. Terrbily not in the mood of the movie
tiredtime 9 months ago
im 17 and i can identify with this movie
TlGBC 10 months ago
ive read somewhere that most people have experienced little seconds of dp in their lives,and i know exactly when this has happened to me...tell me if im wrong, im walking thru a crowded hallway but i feel phased out, its like my body is moving for me i say something that i didnt really think about, things feel really weird and im just moving and i dont know why. Luckily this was like for 5 seconds and i think its cuz i used to have terrible sleeping habits.
535manbearpig 10 months ago
My penis is getting bigger and bigger every day. My penis number one I mean. You know... I am the only person in vah earth that can gangbang a girl all by my self.
demerda 10 months ago
@demerda What the hell?!
HiTeCAt 9 months ago
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just finished watching this film, what a fucking joke!
grehan19 10 months ago
mathew perry 8->
RidiculousThoughts1 10 months ago
I'm sorry but this movie does not in any way capture the horror of living with DP. It's more like watching an upbeat sitcom about a guy with slight mental disturbances. I heard about this film and was expecting something more along the lines of a psychological horror like the Machinist or I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
MountAnalogue 11 months ago
@MountAnalogue I think that would be incredibly unrealistic, speaking as someone who went through it. It seems more horrifying to the person who is experiencing it, to the rest of the world it just doesn't seem real. Although I would like to see something more on the psychological decent into depersonalization. This is more about overcoming the issue than it is about descending into it.
Sshelly34213 8 months ago
@Sshelly34213 I'm in it for the third time. First time caused by marijuana induced panic, second time stress because of loss, and now marijuana again. It happens in the summer. I'm hoping it fades in the fall like it normally does. How did you get out? I started running, drinking loads of green tea, and mega dosing on vitamins and fish oil.
guitarobsessed85 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 Wow...lol that's pretty much what I do. I go jogging pretty much everyday, drink green tea, music really helps too. Music is like my zen (anything from pop, to rock, to classical, to jazz and folk)
The sad thing about DP is that it never really goes away fully, you just learn to say "I'm not going to let it ruin my life like the main character of this film did. I remember one time I had a DP while I was jogging and I just kept going trying to wait it out.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@Sshelly34213 Well I don't think that is true about it not going away. I have had it go away fully. It only came back due to chronic stress and drug use. You can get rid of it for good and I have two best friends and one good friend who are living proof, as am I. You will pop out of it for good. The thing is for life to be real you have to be absorbed in it. If you question it than it's hard to be absorbed
guitarobsessed85 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 Well that's what I mean, in reality it can go away for looong periods at a time an decrease in severity, but it'll come back. It waxes and wanes and yea I usually only get it too if I have increased stress. I think that's probably why I got it while jogging (I was trying to lose a few pounds at the time) and school (It was public speaking, driving always freaks me out because I've had panic attacks and have gone through DP a few times before.)
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@Sshelly34213 The reason you got it while jogging is because strenuous exercise mimics many of the symptoms of a panic attack and your body is misinterpreting the signals. But this shouldn't stop you from exercising, instead it should actually encourage you to exercise. Just start with a little less intense jog next time and then work your way up until you no longer feel anxiety from jogging.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 I think the original trauma of that incident (the severe DP from the anti convulsant medication) can sometimes cause me to fall into that state. If I think I could be going through DP again, it's really just sending my body into a state of panic whenever I'm stressed.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 I'm assuming you had a panic attack while taking the anticonvulsant medication correct?Your body is misinterpreting your stress as a dangerous signal which leads to the panic. I suggest you look into interoceptive exposure.Depersonalization is actually quite normal and many people go through it, but the problem with chronic depersonalization is that the person attaches anxiety with the feeling of depersonalization. You should also see a therapist who can help you out.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 No that's not what happened, a more rare side effect of anti convulsant medication (and in some cases anti psychotics) is cognitive dysfunction (which includes depersonalization.) That is what occurred, I was in a perpetual state of depersonalization (or...something) for over a month. To this day I don't really know exactly what was going on and neither does my doctor. DP is the closest I've come to describing it. It's not an issue in my life anymore, so I don't need therapy.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 I just think the initial trauma of that situation was so strong that it took me awhile to shake it off. I may never shake it off and if I feel unusual (anxious, uncomfortable, tired) the original feelings of fear come back, but I can usually shake them off. It's not an issue that has any effect on my life.
I was 14 when I took the medication originally and so I was too young to understand what exactly was happening with it. It didn't help that my doctor didn't believe me
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 Everyone feels anxious, uncomfortable and tired at some point but it seems like you are still attaching fear to those feelings. You need to live your life as normal as if you don't have the disorder, go out, hang out with friends, go to the movies, etc. Start slowly and work your way up.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 I...don't think you understand what I'm talking about.
Go look up the medication Topamax and read the side effects. I was 14 and it was a very traumatic event in my life. My doctor didn't even believe me at first and my mom had to pretty much beg her to take me off of that medication. For years I was paranoid that I was going to go through that again. Why? ignorance, I didn't know anything about it, nor did my doctor ever bother to explain what happened to me.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 I have pretty much moved on with my life, but sometimes when I'm really tired or I suddenly become excited those old feelings will come back. As I said before it happened when I was jogging, you know what I did in response to that? Kept jogging.
Did my life stop? No I never said I was having problems with it, I was just sharing my personal experiences with people who understand what I'm going through. I don't need a lecture or a solution, I just want an ear to listen to me.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 You don't have to analyze us all on this board or give us solutions/answers. We're not looking for that, we're looking for a place to vent our frustrations. If people are living their lives with DP, enough to come on this board and tell people about their experiences, then you can assume they're doing ok at the most. When I suffered through cognitive dysfunction the only thing I could do was clench my fists, close my eyes, and lie in bed. Clearly no one here is that bad.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 Also....that's normal to you? "Go out, hang out with friends, go to the movies, etc.." What if I don't live my life to those standards? (The movies are 9 dollars a pop, I haven't been to the movies since Iron Man.) "Hanging out with friends" is what kids do, what about adults? lol. People live their lives to whatever standards they have, just because they're not out being social butterflies and exploring the world, doesn't make their life meaningless.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 It depends. If you're staying home because you fear the outside world then in my opinion this is not a good thing, you need to expose yourself to things that make you uncomfortable and the more you do so the more comfortable you will become around these things. The reason I say one should socialize is because dp is caused by an overactive frontal lobe and and the limbic system(the emotional part of the brain) is not very active...
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 Why force people to do things they don't want to do? Healthy is not always happy and happiness is much more important to some people.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 I'm not lecturing anybody I'm just giving sound advice. And socializing with people is a good way to get rid of dp, it's good to connect with people.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 You're really just coming off as someone who's lecturing random people on the internet for no reason whatsoever. Did I ever give you the impression that I don't go out and socialize? So why are you giving me advice I never asked for directly or indirectly, that's just obnoxious and in some ways condescending.
Not everyone "connects" with people or wants to connect with people, you're just going to have to come to terms with that.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 All I'm doing is giving advice I'm sure people with dp/derealization who come and read the comments would like to know that this is something that is curable, venting about the condition gets one nowhere. And I wasn't talking about you when I said people should socialize I was talking about people in general. But I did read a comment you made on another video and you said that you didn't like driving or going out that much or something to that extent.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 Yes I hate driving because traffic is ridiculous, it's just an annoying experience in general. I would like to live in the city. As for "going out," I'm more of an introverted person and I feel extremely drained around other people. that doesn't mean I can't go out and socialize like normal people or that I don't, just that it's an exhausting experience for me.
Some people love socializing, some people don't. It has nothing to do with DP.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 You're not curing their DP, it's not a curable thing. You're just lecturing people. Everyone has to deal with DP in their own way, I'm sure these people have their own system of trying to deal with it.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 Maybe to you it does not seem like a curable thing because you have not taken the proper steps to cure it. But it is curable, it is merely an extreme symptom of anxiety. I don't know your specific situation but for you to say it is completely incurable is pretty silly.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 There's no vaccine or pill you can take to get rid of depersonalization, you can't "cure" anxiety...
Everyone experiences anxiety, it's a natural reaction to life. Life is stressful.
DP is still pretty misunderstood, I would refrain from making such bold statements like that. People once thought Depression could be cured by "just getting out there."
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 Yes you can cure anxiety and not by taking pills but by exposing yourself to the things that make you a little anxious or nervous. How do you think exposure therapy works? How do you think people get rid of their phobias? By sitting at home hiding from the thing they fear? Or by going out and confronting the thing they fear? Yes, everyone experiences anxiety but in a person with dp they are far more anxious than most people and the depersonalization/derealization ...
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 You do realize that these exposure therapies are all done with the consent of the patient and are more for phobias than DP. How could you make such a blanket statement about people with the illness?
lildramaqueen2028 2 months ago
@lildramaqueen2028 A person with dp has underlying anxiety. They still have irrational fears with certain situations perhaps it's exercising, or ingesting caffeine, etc. It's not that they fear exercising or drinking coffee it's that their minds misinterpret the sensations the person gets from them and overreacts with anxiety. And the best way to get rid of those irrational fears is to expose oneself to exercising or ingesting caffeine, etc.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 Honestly, I dont think ingesting Coffee would help. But what you're saying is interesting. I mean I developed like a fear-panic of drugs after that (especially cannabis) and couldn't stand near or smell. But I knew it was just fear and after some times I can now control my anxiety, stand in the smoke and things like that. So you're partially right, but drugs are still wrong, especially in that state.
MrArlexin 1 month ago
@MrArlexin Yes, I agree mind altering drugs like marijuana are bad as they can induce panic attacks and I wouldn't recommend someone smoke marijuana if that's what initially caused their dp. But imo something like caffeine is different. I'm pretty sure most people who have dp were able to drink caffeine before the dp with out a problem. That's why I say a person with dp shouldn't be afraid to drink caffeine but as I said before, do it moderately and as time goes on caffeine ingestion...
testiclecrusher2 1 month ago
..should no longer be a problem.
testiclecrusher2 1 month ago
@Sshelly34213 ...is merely a defense mechanism of the mind to help the person deal with the anxiety from the traumatic event they went through.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 ...And I find the best way to engage the limbic system is to socialize.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 Is this not socializing? When did I say I don't socialize? When did anyone hear make that statement? Why are making wild assumptions about what people do with their lives. It just seems strange that you're coming on this board to lecture every person here about how they need to "get a life!"
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 I was at least glad that I made the job in the long run, even if I was horrified for those first 20 minutes of the jog. At the end of it I was more pleased with myself. That's kind of how it works, it's like a compromise with yourself. There are some moments where I didn't want to get up out of bed for days at a time and that was when my life was true hell. Obviously driving is something you can't really compromise one which is why I don't drive too much.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 Usually when I have to drive somewhere I make sure I put on music and bring some water. I also try to put the cold air conditioning on. For some reason these factors can help me snap out of it, that's usually why DP is so crippling for a lot of people. It's something you have to "snap" out of, it's a state of mind. I've noticed that changing my body temp really helps, certain sounds help, and of course the sensation of eating/drinking can snap me in and out of it too.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 For me it usually hits hardest in the winter, the change of lighting, the darkening mood. Ugh. It's unbearable for the first few months and then I get used to it. Then it happens again in the early springtime when we change the clocks back. Although I can get a DP attack at any time. Usually my attacks are pretty quick though, whereas before-when I was taking the medication that set it off-and shortly after, they would last for like half a day or longer.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@Sshelly34213 I think it's due to chronically low dopamine which is depleted by too much dopamine converting to norepinephrine. Dopamine is responsible for: working memory, emotional coloring, love and connection to others/ the world, religious experiences, motivation, concentration, reward, attention, mood, and movement. Norepinephrine: anxiety, attention, alertness, out of body experiences.
guitarobsessed85 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 Right, I remember reading that somewhere actually. I think maybe the medication I took really screwed with my dopamine levels at a very crucial age-I was 14-and that may have triggered something there.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 The last time I had an attack was a few months ago when I was jogging. That lasted 20 minutes, but I had one a few months before that and it lasted like half of the night. I had a class that night too and I just couldn't go. I had to tell my teacher that I had a panic attack because obviously no one has any understanding of it at all.
Anyway, lol sorry for talking your ear off here, but I rarely get a chance to talk with someone who actually understands.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@Sshelly34213 Feel free to pm me. It is a really messed up disorder. I am lucky to have friends who had it before. One induced by ecstasy and the other by panic disorder. I never even knew until one night I brought up that I had suffered from it before and they both pepped up to talk about their experiences with it. I thought I was in purgatory and that I had died
guitarobsessed85 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 Wow, I don't know anyone who has gone through it, at least not to the severity that I did. It was really strong when I originally took that medication (it was an anti convulsion/anti psychotic drug for epilepsy) and there was a period where I literally could not get out of bed for a month. There was a period where all I ate for an entire week was half of a sandwich. As soon as I discontinued the meds it decreased in severity. Over the years, it's like a rarity for it to occur.
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 Thanks by the way! If you ever feel like chatting, feel free to PM me. I'm pretty much over it right now, but it does, as you said, come back when I get super stressed out. (And usually it's pretty easy to calm myself down again)
Sshelly34213 7 months ago
@guitarobsessed85 You're on the right track. And don't forget about socializing with people (a very important step). And don't do marijuana ever again.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@MountAnalogue Be thankful you can still watch and appreciate films.
LesPaul2006 5 months ago
I'm also suffering for this shit :(
solom94 1 year ago
I have been suffering from dp for close to a year now.
I really want to see this movie. I like the fact there is humor in it.
"I could jam this fork into my eye socket right now and I wouldnt feel it"
its true, and its scary. but when he said that i lol'ed so hard cause its true.
RahReplicaGrrrl 1 year ago
@RahReplicaGrrrl used to punch my hand in the mornings just to get something out of it.i even got to a point where if i wasnt fully paying attention and i went to scratch an itch it would be the scariest feeling ever.so happy i found this movie
shacasha 1 year ago
how did you did you get it?
rapist41 11 months ago
@rapist41 Im not 100% sure, I think somehow it is linked to my ocd(trichotillomania) which was because of my anxiety. But I smoked pot for the first time in like a year, and that one time, something went wrong. suddenly I was overly aware, and every thought seemed too apparent, and I started having panic attacks everyday. but I have it under control. I eat healthy, I exercise I sleep more. and ignore it, even when it gets really persistent.
RahReplicaGrrrl 11 months ago
thanks, i think i may have a mild form of DR as of 7 days ago when i smoked pot for the 40,50th time now the world seems foggy.
rapist41 11 months ago
@rapist41 I smoke and ate pot for 3months straight, everyday. Then DR occured, it's been 5months.
VidHunter0518 11 months ago
you were probabley anxious to begin with or you got addicted then you got DR because its a classic withdrawl symptom but good luck
rapist41 11 months ago
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You were probabley anxious to begin with or you got addicted then you got DR because its a classic withdrawl symptom but good luck
rapist41 11 months ago
@rapist41 wow u counted all the times u smoked pot? no wonder you got dp u r WAY to analitical
redcomet2010 11 months ago
yup, i am
rapist41 11 months ago
@redcomet2010 I think people who are too analytical and who introspect a lot should not smoke pot. I know for me it just made me overanalyze things and I already have a tendency to overanalyze.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
Oh my god I haven't even seen this movie and that last line that he said was so sweet it brought tears to my eyes :') I'm definitely going to watch it now
TheOneWithCurlyHair 1 year ago
"You don't have to save me,Sarah; but I am gonna love you for the rest of my life, so things would be a lot better for me if you were around." Best f-ing love line in movie history.
r1o2m3m4i5e6 1 year ago
anyone know the song at the credits?
matthill14 1 year ago
really underrated movie imo
matthill14 1 year ago
i used to suffer from this the worse thing ever
spikeyalan 1 year ago
I.
LOVE.
MATTHEW.
PERRY.
samanthanol 1 year ago 3
@samanthanol
I couldn't. Agree. More. :D
MungBeanJo1495 1 year ago
guys if you make a change in yr life that makes you happy it will go away.
it happened to me and now I'm ok..
many people realise things about their life around the age of 21.
Don;t be scared. Be happy or try to do so. relax.
ancientclub 1 year ago
i'm still under this spell
ILLUSIONATI 1 year ago 20
Saddly i suffer from DP and my worst fear is not to get over it :(
would the movie help me or just make it worse??!
m33nn 1 year ago
@m33nn i'm wondering the same thing... :(
chemicallyinlove1 9 months ago
I'm actually afraid to watch this movie, because I don't want the ending to be a sad one where the man never gets over his derealization and is doomed to live out the rest of his life with this mentally crippling thing.
I try to cling to hope and tell myself that I'll one day defeat this thing... but I've never really heard of anyone getting over it.
hoitdoigs 1 year ago
@hoitdoigs RIGHT HERE!
Mine started in childhood too, for the same reason.
I remember looking in the mirror when I was six and staring into my face until I couldn't recognise it anymore. It only ever took about a minute and then I'd be transfixed with horror and wonder for ages, oblivious to the 'real' world, trapped in the mirror.
it stopped being something I could control. I spent years feeling fractured, confused, alien, BROKEN.
But now I am completely free of DPD <3
electrovinyljunkie 1 year ago
@electrovinyljunkie
I can't wait till i can say i'm free of it.
Vogeybear 1 year ago
@hoitdoigs
your comment just scared me. What do you mean you've never heard anyone getting over it? I have. You are making me feel like I won't recover.
Vogeybear 1 year ago
@Vogeybear
We as humans are strong capable beings. You and I both will recover just fine. It will be a difficult journey but I promise we'll both be just fine. You will gain control again and have wonderful happy life!
missPWNAGE 1 year ago
I've had derealization since I was a child.
My derealization actually did not come from smoking weed (although smoking weed makes it way worse).
It came from over thinking. Why am I here, why do I exist, what is the point? Life is so weird, space is just a huge terrifying dark place that goes on forever and ever.
All this would spin my head to the point where I would panic. I would wake my mother up and hug her. I was so scared.
Then I got older and found out it was called derealization.
hoitdoigs 1 year ago
holy fuck, she DOES look like a lion. a hot lion
thesir27 1 year ago
I Have Derealization and Deperonalization From smoking weed one time, I Smoked way to much and got it just like in the movie. Its really bad the trick to curing it is to not think about it. You need to focus on other stuff i used to get mini DP DR Episodes when i was younger now its chronic. The medication Xanax and Zoloft have helped me alot. Especially Xanax.
Pent5HT 1 year ago
I LOVE MATHEW PERRY(L)
bunny1046 1 year ago 40
really depression what a fuckin joke wow
anarchybob212 1 year ago
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cabbageapple 1 year ago
@VamLoveAndKisses I haven't seen it but the trailer seems to be pretty accurate. Except he seems very anti-social which is a bit off.
djazr 1 year ago
I know it sound dumb but what is Dp/Dr
Can someone explain it to me.. x
Thanks z
HollieCL2010 1 year ago
@HollieCL2010 basically you aren't in touch with your emotions and everything feels like a dream. You feel like a robot.
djazr 1 year ago
@djazr Thanks is like yor not in your own body? x
HollieCL2010 1 year ago
@HollieCL2010 yes. exactly.
djazr 1 year ago
@djazr Ok Thanks :D
HollieCL2010 1 year ago
@djazr Uh I wouldn't say you feel like a robot. Your emotions are just very hazy..You become very introvert with yourself.
hacksaw555 1 year ago
I've been suffering from DR and Depression since I was 13 (for 3 years now)....sucks. All I can say. I'm on meds now though 'cause apparently I AM crazy. Nice.
TooFresh94 1 year ago
@TooFresh94 You're not crazy. Although the problem with depersonalization is that you attach fear to everything including your thoughts, so although a person will sometimes think to themselves "Am I crazy?" and just forget about it, the person with dp will start overthinking the thought and actually believe they are crazy. Don't worry though, dp does not stick with you forever and it is just a symptom of anxiety. Cure the anxiety and the dp will go away. Trust me.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 The medication was called topamax, go look it up and see for yourself. Apparently A LOT of people have been through strange side effects similar to it.
Sshelly34213 2 months ago
@Sshelly34213 Just read about it. It sounds like a really messed up drug. So many prescription drugs have disgusting side effects.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
2 years ive suffered with this shit!
I would rather have a cold for the rest of my life than have this.
DR sucks!!
Coops025 1 year ago
Trust me....It is no picnic to suffer with DP/DR syndrome! I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. I am in recovery now...Thank God in Heaven!
TheGreekMan1981 1 year ago
love this movie.
luxandre999 1 year ago
Feel sorry for whoever has this, it must suck. But the movie looks quite good, does it actually depict the disorder truthfully or is Hollywooded?
VamLoveAndKisses 1 year ago
i have this, it sucks...thats about all i can say
bbcraz1226 1 year ago
i have depersonalization.
GreenFrack95 2 years ago
i love the music at the end of this trailer, does anyone know about what this music's name is?
coloo822 2 years ago
that actualy looks pretty cool
laybyson1 2 years ago