Hi everyone-
Sorry I feel like my last post about Abilify could’ve been merged into this one, but I had a question for everyone. Has anyone ever experience moments where you can feel the derealization coming on and you legit ask yourself if everything is just in your imagination? Like everyone around you is fake? I wonder if my brain is trying to make sense of the intense feelings but sometimes it’s so powerful it just feels like nothing is real at all? I hope it’s just derealization. Thank you guys.
Mark
Dude, this is exactly how i feel, i cant believe i found someone who can relate so much. When my derealization comes on i feel like everyone else in the world is fake, like im stuck in a dream or a nightmare. Its absolutely terrifying, what do you do to cope ?
Sorry I just realised you replied to my last post. I only just checked my inbox now.
Hi Mark. Yes this is derealisation and i have had it really bad 3 times in my life and I am going through it again now. Its a very intense horrible feeling but its just your mind playing tricks on you and a weird way of protecting your brain and your mind from the pain of present and past trauma. I have feelings of unreality and i feel so detached from the world like i am in one dimension and the rest of the world is in another and its like people I know are far away or they dont exist in this realm kind of like i cant reach them or feel them in my mind. My mind feels numb and i cant FEEL anything around me like im in a dream or a movie that never ends. It does get better over time but I have never felt 100% normal since my first episode. Its a product of extreme anxiety and long term stress. We all need to try and relax and breath but at times its just too hard. I was told to never fight it as the more you fight it the more it wants to stay. We have to accept the feelings and as soon as we can do that we will begin the road to recovery. If you need to talk I am here anytime ok. Take care