Can anyone tell me if there familiar with the feeling of depersonalization and derealization...where everything and everyone around you don't seem real anymore.....where you go on questionning the world, your existence ect...A very scary feeling. A constant sense of fear...like the world is ending.
If anybody can relate please do write.
I would appreciate it very much.

Thank you for reading

Hugs,

Daniela

I feel sorta that way. I suffer from panic attacks and anxiety, and I think about death, or someone breaking into my house or how poorly humans and animals are beening treated etc. I am on Xanax, on an as need basis and think about things that i think other people are insensitive too, I am crazy? maybe a little but maybe some of that craziness stems from the way the world is and other questions, that i will have no answers,(please read my post panick attack and reply if you want. Hope you can ease your mind and hope I can ease mine.

I also wanted to mention that when I have anxiety or a panick attack, I feel not real almost plastic(like I am on LSD)Anyways talk later
J

I have severe anxiety, and the derealization is the worst part of it for me, so I completely understand where you're coming from. It's an extremely frightening feeling, like nothing is real and like you could just wash away.

people never hurt themselves while derealised, they never step in front of cars for example, they never come to any harm
lerning to relax reduces derealisation

Zosiablu..tell me how long does the feeling last in your case? Are you taking medications?

hry33 in my other post you suggested smelling salt...where do you get that? Does it really help?

i get that feeling when i have even a small amount of alcohol

Hi Lady68,

There is an interesting discussion on this topic occurring on the depression board - here's a link to it:
http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Forum40/HTML/007093.html

Hope this helps.....

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