Recently it just got worse.. I don't feel like myself. I forget what I'm talking about in the middle of my sentence.
I scared myself and my mind tells me I'm going to forget how to breath or have a seizure. I feel like I'm going absolute crazy! My mood changes constantly.. one minute I want to go outside and do something and the next I want to stay inside and just lay down. Everything seems blurry and hazy. I've had multiple tramatic experiences in my life. I was the one to always help others and never myself.. maybe it finally all caught up to me? I need help. My doctor is testing me on different medications.. I'm seeing a new therapist because my other one recently retired and moved to Oregon. I'm going to be doing an EMDR treatment this week. Any advice please share!
Sorry you are going through this. Depersonalization is very common with intense anxiety and stress. Mine started in my 20s. Yes, what happens is when you're under a lot of stress, eventually it will catch up with you like it did me. I got about 10 symptoms all at once and I was terrified. Have you ever heard the expression "the straw that broke the camels back"? Your body is telling you that you have too much stress and anxiety and can't take it anymore. So your your brain blocks out things that cause you anxiety. It does it to protect you. That's the depersonalization. The way to get rid of it is to relax your mind anyway you can and as often as you can. Stay away from things that causes you anxiety. It's time for you to take care of yourself. You've been doing a lot for other people but you can't help them if you don't feel well.
One thing that helps calm down your mind is learning proper breathing technique when you have anxiety. Believe me, I've been through all of this and I know how it feels! It's very scary.
Go to YouTube and search for " mindful breathing guided meditation 10 minutes."
listen carefully and do this whenever you start to feel any weird symptoms.
also listen to other meditations on YouTube for anxiety, stress, depression, sleep, whatever you want. They completely relax my mind body and symptoms. Do this as often as you can. Your depersonalization should start easing up.
You also need to get a little exercise even just a short walk, stay away from sugars and alcohol,, Slow down, do things that make you happy and relaxing. , don't take life too seriously laugh and smile, be good to yourself, Love yourself!!
I neglected myself for far too long. That's when my nervous system broke down with symptoms. Please don't do this to yourself! THIS IS YOUR TIME FOR HEALING!
If you're really struggling, speak with a counselor who can help. You're going to be fine as soon as you manage your stress better.❤️❤️❤️
I forget too what I am about to say. You mentioned forgetting words. This could be brain fog though. Another symptom of Anxiety. I don't really know for sure. I wouldn't know if it's Depersonalization. Hope your Therapist diagnoses you right.👍Good Luck. Hope you feel better with Therapy.
My mood changes too, a therapist once told me I had a "mood disorder." He never mentioned which one it was. "There's many mood disorders." Wish you the best. 💖
Thank you guys for your responses! Honestly all the advice I can get, the more it helps me. I'm 20 and lost a lot of family members and friends in my life and it must all be catching up to me! I do need to do meditation and breathing exercises.. but one of my biggest fears is that I'm going to stop breathing or I over think and question "how am I even doing this?". It's really weird and scary. I wake up in the middle of the night with an anxiety attack and trouble breathing and feels like I'm just going to stop breathing at any point. I would do everything and anything to never feel like this again.