I’ve had episodes of DP over the past 8 years. The most disturbing one was the one triggered by weed. I’ve had Dp before I started smoking weed and now that I’ve had an awfull trip I think i better stay away from the drug.I think I’m figuring it out though. It’s NOT the ultimate reality, it’s […]
I am 29.I have suffered from DP since the age of 13. I have always been academically successful, a straight A student, so when I first got a full blown DP panic attack my life changed. I was so confused about what was going on with me, I could never explain my symptoms to anyone. […]
I have not been clinically diagnosed with anything, which may at this point invalidate my claim, but I know I’ve got the “something” those of us with this condition experience. Corresponding with accounts I’ve read from others, some of us develop this identity (ha) after we come to perceive the human existence as one devoid […]
Everything seems unreal My Self has disappeared I feel like a robot My thoughts seem strange My mind feels detached from my body The world seems foreign and unfamiliar I can’t feel anything My head feels hollow I think I’m going crazy My body seems weird I don’t recognize myself in the mirror I am […]
I was once diagnosed with major depression and at the time, that seemed the most logical explanation…all I wanted was an explanation. I was on Zoloft for a time, and it only helped for a few months though I stayed medicated for a couple of years. I decided to stop after my doctor wanted to […]
Self No-Self Depersonalization? What’s that? I’m now 40 and have been in the helping profession since my early 20’s. I’ve read every diagnostic code there is and just now came to realize that depersonalization has always been the underlying issue in my life. I cannot remember a time in my life where this diagnosis did […]
My entire life I have experienced DP, I am 33. I was given up for adoption while born with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, spending the first six months of my life in the hospital being treated with Phenobarbital and Depakote, diagnosed ADHD in 1974 but left untreated and diagnosed with the personality disorder Schizotypal in 1994. Since […]
I have suffered from DP all of my life. When I was a child I would just space out and see all of these lights and colors. I never liked being around other children because they seemed far too connected to their physical form and physical movements than I was. I enjoyed sitting by myself […]
My name is Johan and I have had the symptoms of DP for 20 years. First I’d like to apologize for making abuse on the English language since English is not my native tongue, (Swedish is). I recall the first time I felt strange, it was when our class was in an amusement park, my […]
Familiar surroundings, become strange places. I could see my usual self-change. I become this person that I knew it wasn’t, me- all together a different persona. This person didn’t care about anything, and was fun to be with. This persona was Fearless, and everyone in school liked who ever this was. This feeling gave me […]
Hello My name is Anna I’m gone, not here, don’t want to I guess, too tired sad. I cannot speak, cannot relate, cannot use words. There are no words for me, I cannot. cannot….I’m getting lost. Am I crazy? Will I end up in a loony bin? My body is not mine. I’m an actor […]
I haven’t had any episodes or feeling of DP for a very, very long time! Later in my letter I’ll explain how and why I found this site. (How would one who’s not having symptoms end up here?) Some think it’s important to note that I had a very harsh childhood. I have yet to […]