I have gone through episodes like that since my father passed away 6 years ago. It doesn't happend all time, but it does when im really anxious or having a pannic attack. Also I have Lost ALL my memories from when I was 9. It was somewhat a weird fact that it was the first time I took a picture with Santa, I was really terrified of him. So I guess my mind wasnt working fine.
But I've learned how to deal with my "spaced out" episodes. Learning to meditate, breathing technics AND medication for anxiety.

(Sorry if there was any typos. English is not my first language)

𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖 🦄• 🍀⃤ ツ


i’ve had these kinds of episodes! glad to know i’m not the only one


Last year I had serious derealization episodes and periods where I would just be stuck in that state it was fucking terrible after a week of having it regularly I was having panic attacks every single day for about 2 weeks I felt  as if my life wasn’t real I was scared everywhere I went nowhere felt safe and nothing was familiar I remember going to booster juice one day and my brain suddenly turned off it was like a video game the lights got a lot brighter and the sounds around me got louder and scary it was like that everywhere I didn’t even bother asking for help because I was so hopeless nothing could take this away i am still recovering now and doing a lot better I’m on antidepressants and taking care of my self this video really helped dodes thank you lots of love


I experience this in small bursts and I’m terrified that one day it will become permanent.


I suffer from this I stressed a lot over school and going to court and I have anxiety attacks


I have really bad social anxiety and have for as long as I can remember but especially for the past year and a half I have been dissociating really bad. So I thought it was really cool to have this in my recommended- I never knew you dealt with derealization! It is so comforting to know those I look up to also experience similar things- or that anyone anywhere can understand-. I have been listening to your music for over a year and fell in love with your music the moment I heard it. I always found your music to be very comforting and relatable.


So can we say...that you're living the dream?


It’s scary when you’re driving and it hits you. I’ve had to pull over waiting for it to pass 😑


I also suffer from this and its no fun.. In fact sometimes it can be terrifying and it's really taken the joy out of most of my life for the past 6 months or so. CBT therapy along with EMDR tuned personally to me is helping... CBT to be aware of my thoughts and feelings so that they don't control me and I  feel more calm when in control over what's going on in my body and mind. And EMDR because I have a history of trauma that's added up so much that my mind got stuck in the defence state of disconnecting from reality. Recently all of reality feels too much to be connected to but I have to keep pushing through.
Drugs didn't help, pills didn't help, having friends and being in person with people I like helps. My therapist helps, and these two types of therapy we chose to do help. CBT focusing on mindfulness, and EMDR for processing the trauma that put me here.
Stay strong! for anyone else feeling like this, you're not alone in this at all.


Before I transitioned I felt this too. Not saying that that’s a solution for most people at all, but it was my response to my situation. The whole part about, “was it a minute or an hour since that person said that?” feeling I have felt often. I used to feel like I was in control of my body but only in a very distant and separated way. It made me isolate a lot because any social settings induced anxiety. For me writing about my trauma and reading memoirs about inspirational women who have overcome great feats really helped me to love and believe in myself and that confidence and overcoming trauma was what healed me. I’d say 90% of the time I’m genuinely present nowadays, it’s not like it goes away forever but it’s a lot easier to deal with.


ITS NOT A PLACEBO! I feel the exact same way all of the time and the 5htp has helped me so much w my social anxiety and depression. But ive never understood the word for how I was feeling. Trying to live in the present is one of the only thing that helps me get through the day. Meditation and hypnotherapy has played a big part in my recovery as well ! We are not alone!! Stay strong stay present.


The only thing that helps me when I'm around places where I know lights will be bright (like you mentioned malls etc and feeling 3D) is to wear sunglasses. It sucks. But it has helped.


Thank God, i dont have none of those symptoms.....wish you all the best to heal my loves.


Thank you so much for talking about this I'm so glade I'm not the only one feeling this way, Iv been feeling like this for about 2 years now and I still feel it, But I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I can't feel my emotions like I can still get angry but I don't acully feel the anger its kinda hard to put it but thats the easiest way I can so, Sorry if you don't understand tecnally I'm emotionless but sometimes say when im dancing I feel a quick jolt of reality but it's only for a split second iv talked to my parents about it but they havnt done anything to help me, I'm kinda use to it now and am learning to live with it even tho I still get a bit frustrated at times I'm getting better i just hope one day I'll feel real agien, I also hope anyone els suffering from this feels real agien one day to. Thanks agien for making this it helps alot.


6 years ago I had severe anxiety i didn't think I was real or the world was real or anything. Felt like I was floating outside of my body it's so hard to explain. Only for about a month until I got some help from professionals and I was fine, I hadn't felt that feeling for 6 years until two weeks ago. I'm stressed ATM and looking in the mirror triggers it but only for a few minutes until I try to snapping myself out of it by calling my friends and family to bring me back down to earth and I hate it so much! I hate that feeling SOOO MUCH it's absolutely horrible and I can't imagine what you go through feeling that way all the time, I really hope your going ok.<br>I do realise this video is old so I'm heading over right now to see your most recent videos and definitely going to buy your book. xx

6 years ago I had severe anxiety i didn't think I was real or the world was real or anything. Felt like I was floating outside of my body it's so hard to explain. Only for about a month until I got some help from professionals and I was fine, I hadn't felt that feeling for 6 years until two weeks ago. I'm stressed ATM and looking in the mirror triggers it but only for a few minutes until I try to snapping myself out of it by calling my friends and family to bring me back down to earth and I hate it so much! I hate that feeling SOOO MUCH it's absolutely horrible and I can't imagine what you go through feeling that way all the time, I really hope your going ok.
I do realise this video is old so I'm heading over right now to see your most recent videos and definitely going to buy your book. xx


Oh my god I think I suffer from this I think if you have PTSD you can get it which I’ve had for awhile wow I’ll get back to you


i have the mirror thing too, when i see my reflection its like a random person staring back at me and copying everything i do.


How do you know how dreaming feels like?


Hmm.... I  really relate with this, thank you.


That’s fucking intense! Like a never ending trip 😱😱😱


I had such a hard time describing what I'm feeling. I feel like I'm almost astral projecting??


Diet was also a very big part of my recovery, try an illumination diet to see what works best for you !


weird story: I took an edible and felt this way for a whole week. It lead me to a very dark place, I felt like if I killed my self or drove into a car that I would wake up and none of it would be real. I never got a real answer for it and when I tell people they think I’m crazy.


this makes me think of get well soon by ariana grande. i hope whoever suffers get well soon tho 💙


Hi. So I'm not depressed (at the moment)  nor am I stressed at all. In fact, I have a pretty good life. I'm almost 14, have been riding horses for the past 4 years and genuinely like school. Recently though, I've noticed that everything seems muddled. I can't tell how much time has passed and I often space out for 3-20 minutes. When I say "space out" I mean it feels like I'm in a haze and my vision is blurry/I can't focus on anything. I'm not sure if this normal for people my age or if it is the after effects of a depressive episode that I had for about 3 years (10-13). Could someone please respond and give me advice? I don't want to go to the doctors for no reason, nor do I want to leave this untreated <3


So, with depersonalization and not feeling like you are real, what does that mean? I mean, I look at myself in the mirror and don't see myself very often, because I am confused on what "I" am. My hair, face and body feel like a child's game where you can mix and match outfits. It's probably linked into my depression and anxiety but I want to know more, to find out how to help myself or someone else who has it.


I feel the same it’s really scary please help me


Had it now 31 1/2 years 24/7, but as you say learned to live with it. Anti depressants didn't help me and to many side effect, but the 5-htp helps the depression mostly unless I start thinking about how I feel I"m missing my life. I have tried so many different things to help with none helping. So I just keeping going on and dealing with life. Helps to know I'm not the only one, even though I hate that anyone has to feel this.

@Neos I'm a Christian and do believe Jesus can heal all, I've had prayer several times in groups and from different people I know who love the Lord. Also at enter healing pray groups. I believe there are things I have to learn by going through this.  Hate it, but not giving up.

derealization just like all mental disorders are spiritual things that need to be dealt with spiritually and the only way to do that is through Jesus Christ he can and will set you free if you allow him to. i struggled with this for like 2 weeks but got over it after some prayer it went away, this was a couple of weeks ago if you want to know more just reply to my comment i will be happy to help.


does it also feel like when you stand up too fast?


To anyone that feels this way. Please seek help. What you have is an anxiety disorder. Tell your parents or A teacher that you need therapy. Please don't hesitate


i feel like i might have depersonalization? usually i just go about in kind of an automatic way, bu sometimes i have these intense moments of “i am a real person with real feelings and you are a real person” and stuff. its weird.


Ya it feels like a bad high or drunkenness permanently. Or when you just wake up and your groggy half awake but you never wake up. It’s hell but ya it’s our life.


Wow, I didn’t know this existed, wow I’m changed, I always thought that was something everyone did, I didn’t know I had this.


Let's stop calling all this beautiful neurodiversities by that ugly clinical terms and consider ourselves sick and damaged.  You have a beautiful and unique brain just like every one else and it is just like it has to be! ♥ Simply enjoy life from your perspective.


I have a lot of the symptoms of this mental illness but I don’t think I have it


I have symptoms of this (I have symptoms of fucking everything 🙄)  but like I zone out all the time when I’m stressed, 🌈❤

*not when I’m stressed legit all the time now


Depression and anxiety are talked about so often, but I think Dodie is the only person who I've ever heard talk about derealisation and depersonalisation. Most doctors don't even know what it is. The first time I heard her talk about it I just bawled my eyes out and felt such a strange sense of relief. Derealisation and depersonalisation have become my "normal" state - ie pretty much 24/7 that I often forget I have it and just excuse my strange behaviour as depression and anxiety. It's so exhausting living like this. All I want to do is sleep. It's like living inside a glass box that distorts your perception of the world.


Sometimes, I could be doing something, and then just immediately feel like I’m in a simulation, and nothing/ nobody is real, and it’s really just me that’s real. Then I start to ask my friends (If I’m around them) “You’re real right?” They look at me with the most confused look and say “Yeah?” Then I just stare at something. Also, sometimes, I feel like if I’m just going about my day as usual, I feel like everything is a dream (similar to the simulation thing), and the “real” world is opposite from this world, and I’m just in a big dream, and my “real” Family is trying to wake me up, and if I try to wake up, I can’t, and stay in the big “dream” (I’ve actually tried to wake up from the “Dream” before, of course it failed-)


It’s reassuring to see just how similar we all are with this condition. I’ve had it 100% of every single day since 2012. I had a panic attack for the first time ever and never felt the same since I woke up. I developed full blown panic attack disorder and became extremely depressed. I recovered from panic attacks thru meditation. But still have it. I finally accepted this isn’t going to go away and 99.999% of doctors are total idiots when it comes to this. I’m actually quite happy. Have done many wonderful things in life. But I have the haunting thought that I’d be so much happier if everything felt more real.


Yeah no. Happy I’ve never experienced that. That really sucks bro. <br>Have you ever tried Medical Marijuana? I’ve heard really good things about it for Depression. Someone I know really well does it (mostly CBD’s but if it’s really bad THC’s) and if helps them so much with their pain. This have MDD and PTSD- both diagnosed. And I’ve seen a huge difference in them. They also have chronic back problems and it also helps that too. If you ever get the shot to. I would give it a whirl. Good day

Yeah no. Happy I’ve never experienced that. That really sucks bro.
Have you ever tried Medical Marijuana? I’ve heard really good things about it for Depression. Someone I know really well does it (mostly CBD’s but if it’s really bad THC’s) and if helps them so much with their pain. This have MDD and PTSD- both diagnosed. And I’ve seen a huge difference in them. They also have chronic back problems and it also helps that too. If you ever get the shot to. I would give it a whirl. Good day


this is ironic because I went to your show and dissociated for like a solid 50% of the time


It might be the same thing that you’re referring to, but a lot of the time everything feels fake to me. Everything feels unreal and like I’m in a movie. When people talk to me it feels like they’re not real people and they’re like not a real part of my life. Does anyone else get this?


i have this and i smoke weed all the time to make myself feel not crazy


I feel like derealization makes me have bad memory issues and brain fog anyone else?


But how can we tell if someone really has this?


I don't think I have this but I do have elements of it from time to time


If you are still going through this look into EMDR


I’ve always compared it to being high. Always.


Do you also have crazy existential thoughts? Do you ruminerate about the weirdness of life and us beiing in our bodies? I have severe anxiety from such thoughts and experiense dr/dp from time to time, especially when stressed. But the thoughts scare everything out of me...

I used to have horrible existential thoughts that were caused by my derealisation and they made it terribly worse... it felt like hell. But now even though i still have derealisation, i barely ever get this kind of thoughts. And if i do i can make them easily go away. So please be strong, i promise it'll get better. When you have these existential thoughts, instead focus your mind on something fiddling, think about anything else and you'll eventually train your mind to automatically avoid these thoughts or make them go away quickly


Wait... I thought I was just weird... I went outside in summer and when I went inside I couldn't see. I can't hold in information at work very well and people think I'm not listening, they'll say 10 minutes and when I walk away and it's time... I can't Remeber.

When I wake-up from sleep and I walk around I feel floaty and I can't see well. I thought that my eyesight was terrible, but it's always been said to be fine. I'm 17 and have only realised this could be the answer.

When I was little I always used to day dream and be in my own little world but really It was me not being able to focus. Id think my toys were real. Daydreaming was my childhood thing to cope with school work. Would find conversations hard to even keep up with and have felt isolated. I have all the things she said.

The questioning yourself to feel engaged is me everytime I go outside.


mm weird that sometimes I dream that i feel like I'm dreaming in real life,  i don't know if i explained it well but now im scared


This is how I feel when I'm high, is that normal?


so basically a mental condition that makes you feel like you're high 24/7


Ok I know dissociation can cause depressive episodes

But not severe depression

Ok I know dissociation _can_ cause depressive episodes

But not _severe_ depression


Seee this type of thing. I am quite confused about it because this is what mindfullness and meditation encourages. It encourages you to observe your emotions instead of being your emotions and acting on them straght away, where as if you observe your emotions you can deal with them better, for example. If i feel sad, i will notice that my mind is trying to be sad and i'll observe that sort of like " Hmmm, i'm starting to feel sad now" i'll try and change that by thinking of something happy or doing something that makes me happy or one that happens a lot, I observe when i feel anxitey coming on and i try and stop it from happening before it takes over my body and controls me. I try and take deep breaths and sort of meditate for a second to try and not become so anxcious.

I feel all of this isn't a bad thing and that's how humans should learn to be, we probably get down by it because it's not "Normal" but what is normal. Nothing is "normal" normal doesn't exist.


Does it feel like you’re setback in your head and your watching tv?


thanks for the vid. your editing is a bit choppy tho so it was hard to follow at times, perhaps you don’t have to cut the clips so much, just speak freely xo


I have had episodes of this and it absolutely sucks!


Does that also cause dreams to feel more real then real life

Nope. Opposite. Now her dreams are filing paperwork in an office cubicle 8 hours a night.


When i occassionally derealize because of highly stressful situations i find it sometimes helps if i get someone to tickle or scratch my face??


I get this so badly when I'm high. One time it lasted a whole week and it felt like hell I just wanted it to end

Genji After I stopped smoking my episodes occurred randomly and I never thought much of it until last year. I started having them fault specially when I drove on the high way. My doctor said that it was a severe panic attack so she prescribed me meds that didn't help. The other episodes that I have we're random, I could be out and about, not stressing or having anxiety and boom, everything was dream like. It's like a natural high. I honestly think weed was what started all this but idk. My doctor said it's because of my depression and anxiety. I just hate when I get those episodes during work or out in public and I feel like I'm high. I don't know how to act, I have to tell  whoever is with me to like pinch me and reassure me that I'm real, that it's not a dream. I hope you find a solution for yours since you haven't had them for long. I think fixing mine is too late now. :/

i feel fucked up and I think im denying that weed is the root problem in my life in terms of short and long effects

Genji that's not the same thing. That's a side effect of drugs.

aylin the same thing happened to me! I’ve stopped smoking for around 3 months now but I get this detached numb feeling everyday since then and I associate it with the feeling I got when high. I may go to the doctors because it just gets in the way of everyday life. Everyone said it’s a “ghost high” but they’re meant to only last up to one week.

It's quite funny... When I used to get high the same dreamlike feeling would stay with me for a week. I couldn't taste my food, my body was numb, nothing felt real. After I stopped smoking that same feeling came back every month and it would last at least 5 days. Now it's something that occurs quite often. Keep in mind.. I stopped smoking when I was 15 and I'm 20 now. The episodes of feeling detached from my body have gotten worse. It literally affects my life everyday. I don't want to blame it on weed, but my episodes occurred when I started smoking. I'm used to them now.

Thanks but this isn't a symptom of any disorder. It's a side-effect of many drugs. You're derailing this conversation.

Same thing happened to me. I already have this problem but I got high once and it made it 1000x worse for three days straight and then I had an anxiety attack that I wouldn't come back to reality.

Um no that’s drug psychosis and you either got too high or reacted badly to whatever you smoked

I get this aswell, I got so bad to the point that I wouldn't even be high, I would just have one toke and then it would feel like nothing around me was real and I couldn't withstand a conversation. I have since quit as I think it was my brain telling me I shouldn't

guys it's actually a side effect of smoking weed. Take out the happy part and it's quite similar. The good thing is, it's only temporarily and you can control it by not smoking. I think some people do experience it for a longer time like you, but it's still most likely a side effect, so you don't need to worry about it being a permanent mental health condition.

One time I had a supppper terrible high where I actually convinced myself that I wanted to kill myself, and I haven’t been the same since. So i def relate to you and i quit smoking a while back but the feeling in my brain hasnt gone away

same thing happens to me, you're dissociating, weed is a dissociative and so are a lot of other drugs. ive also decided to stop

It has happeded to me too with weed. The last time was 2 hours ago, I was high af and I felt that way, but for me is not all the time. I have felt this with spice/k2  too and it was a lot worst than what I feel with weed and it would last days, I'm happy I got away from spice. srry for my English I don't know if you're getting what I'm trying to say.

Genji good for you 👏👏 hope the best for you

yeah since then i've decided to quit for a while

Genji not trying to tell you how to live your life but maybe you shouldn't continue to get high if this is how your brain/body reacts to it


I do something simmilar
I look at something random and just think: what is life? Like,I know I'm looking at an item of clothing I never wear, but am I really seeing it? Is this just a simulation or video game? Or am I in a coma and this is just nothing and I wake up in a completely different world-

So basically that goes on for about half an hour until I just forget what I was doing and go back to watching youtube

I do something simmilar
I look at something random and just think: what is life? Like,I know I'm looking at an item of clothing I never wear, but am I really *seeing* it? Is this just a simulation or video game? Or am I in a coma and this is just nothing and I wake up in a completely different world-

So basically that goes on for about half an hour until I just forget what I was doing and go back to watching youtube

Sometimes I close my eyes and try my hardest to "Wake".

😂I have something like She said in the video and some Episodes what you said

that’s not derealization that is called an existential crisis


small sections of natural light, rough textures, cold water, human touch, help y'all


For some reason when I look in the mirror I feel like that's the real original word and the word I am in is not the same or a dream world.

Abby Marie Stop harassing strangers who are dealing with very serious symptoms.


every once in a while my brain is just like EVERTHYING IS FAKE THIS ISNT HAPPENING THIS IS NOT REAL and then i think of dodie and how she feels this way more often than me and honestly it grounds me back into reality. knowing your situation IS better than someone's can be helpful when i'm in that panicky state btw !!


omg I guess everyone after watching this video now “has” derealization. remarkable.

While there definitely can be harm done by people self diagnosing, there is a lot of benefit. Many people who don't have the funds for a doctor can do it themselves and seek treatment that way. For instance, I was able to self diagnose my generalized anxiety disorder before my counselor and doctors diagnosed me with it. It was painfully obvious I had that mental illness. From the diagnosis, I was able to seek treatment. However, not everyone is lucky enough to afford to do that. There are different levels of mental illness, and GAD and depression are quite easy to diagnos as opposed to bipolar disorder or BDD. I wouldn't frown at the people who do self diagnose. There are people who thoroughly go through their research about mental illness before diagnosing themselves. Even then, there are people who do have mental illness but are misdiagnosed by their doctor, so that can leave people to self diagnose. Please don't disparage those who do so.

Just you wait, it's gonna become the next big mental health "trend", like self harm, or eating disorders.

omg. I guess people feel like they're able to say they have derealization and not feel crazy or shamed. Remarkable.

Do you realize not every person that watches this leaves a comment ?

I mean, I clicked on the title because it sounded like the condition I've been professionally diagnosed with- and sure enough, it was! So hey... lmfao

Ignatius I said that most of this comment section are self diagnosing I didn’t say that some people couldn’t have this disorder. calm yourself.

JustTristin I'm literally 23 and was just as mentally ill when I was 11 as I am now. All my doctors, therapists, psychiatrists have validated that self dx can be very helpful and streamline treatment process. They interview you before putting you on meds anyway. But it's just an interview and nothing like the amount of DSM, medical journal readings, extensive documentary watching, support group finding and questions I asked and examined in the process of my own diagnosis. Have you been to med school? Because they hardly spend any time on any given mental illness.

If I had realized it was worth getting help for then because neurotypical =/= default, maybe I wouldn't have attempted suicide when I did. Maybe I would have found support and community and thought I wasn't crazy for thinking I must be crazy. I could have compartmentalized what was happening as not being something inherently wrong with me and rather an affect of mental illness. I still survived, because I managed to run away at 17, and get help, but I didn't have medical access at all before that.

You're not helping anyone you think you are.

most people who are saying that they "have" this disorder are a bunch of 12 y/o tumblr girls who are desperate to be unique.

RUE the title makes it seem more attractive

orrr maybe it's because lot's of people clicked on the video because they related to the title and then commented :O

I don't..... I understand a TiNY bit as I once had a low blood pressure and felt so spaced out and I wasn't able to really take in everything going on. But thankfully I know I am always present in the real world and do not suffer from derealisation

Nadia Keaton Some people want to relate so they self diagnose, but i’m too tired to write an entire paragraph about why n stuff.

Yeah.. they wouldn't comment if they didn't relate to the topic

JustTristin isn’t that odd... maybe it’s contagious?


I'm scared because this happens to me. I scratch my arm because if i don't I'm not there. And I feel like I don't see people well enough. Like there face is there but I can't see any details which freaks me out

I kind of just have to not look at people and talk so as to make sure that I have a voice


• v • o h ?   O H ? Good good I'm glad you were able to put a name to it ! Brainy brainy


You need to go somewhere. Like China. To a a monastery. Go heal your mind. ❤ you can do it.


<b>quietly and off topically</b> I like ur eyebrows

*quietly and off topically* I like ur eyebrows


Is that what it's called? My dad just said it's because I'm a 'grownup' now and that's how it feels, but sometimes it feels like I can blink away an entire week, and sometimes I fear my real life is a dream and I'm actually really living a nightmare; everytime I feel a random pain, a little part of me fears I'm being tortured somewhere else- I'm just not waking up, and it freaks me out. Thanks for making this. Now I know I'm not quite as crazy as I thought! 😂

Meece I feel you I feel like I'm trapped in a dream <br>/nightmare I can't wake up from and that in real life I'm off doing some other crap

Meece I feel you I feel like I'm trapped in a dream
/nightmare I can't wake up from and that in real life I'm off doing some other crap


Anyone else feel like dumber than usual? Like I feel like I was smart but after like 2-3 months of living in this state I feel like my memory got worse and I feel a lot more dumb


I think you made a decent effort to inform people, however, wasn't very wise considering your young and impressionable audience. I feel like a quick skim through the comment section would suggest that a lot of teens have somehow 'self-diagnosed' now, since watching this. Clarify that this was a diagnosed condition. Point out the misconceptions and similarities to everyday 'stress', so youngsters in stressful times don't get confused and ultimately diagnose themselves with this.

I was just as mentally ill as a teenager as I am at 23 now. Only no one believed me as a teenager! Which caused a suicide attempt. :)

So idk let people try and figure out and put words to things and if they find they relate or don't, it doesn't cause harm to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If your doctor doesn't take you seriously then your doctor is an ass. It's not the fault of young people.

alondra. i’d think it’s more the fans watching it. the actual people diagnosed with it have already someone to talk about? i think only 1k of the views, maybe even less came here because they related to the problem and aren’t fans who just self diagnose. yes, there maybe are some people that relate, but it is unreal that suddenly so many people have this mental illness.

alondra. Actually the title would make these younger self diagnosing people more likely to watch because of the way she worded it, it makes it sound allot different than it is. I personally clicked it because it said that and was curious, it would make sense if the title was the actual name of the illness and not making it seem so attractive ( I didn’t really know what other word to use so I just went with it)

fleetw00d yeah I wish she would have mentioned that stuff after reading the comments her fan base seems to be very impressionable.

fleetw00d its a very common disorder and many people clicked on the video because they had the disorder already and were looking for advice for it.


This sounds quite familiar to me but it’s only happened a few times???


i need to go to a dooctoor but my family will question me so maybe next time

My mum doesn’t believe in anything like that so any time I try and bring it up so she can understand she just dismisses it and it’s only getting worse

tomato head I feel this too on a real level! We will be okay x

tomato head All the best, pal. I know it can be daunting but I sincerely feel you'll make it through. =)


This is so troublesome for me, because I relate to a lot of it, but I have so many other mental health issues that these things might honestly be side effects of those instead? For example, I have ADHD, so I have a tendency to not pay attention to things or forget where I am/what I'm doing, as well as just forgetting things in general. My memory is shit. But I feel like it's worse than the average person with ADHD. I also have chronic depression and panic disorder. I feel numb and like I'm not myself for periods of time before feeling better, and a lot of sensory things (i.e. lights being bright/dark, not hearing well, unfamiliar with myself or others, etc) are all symptoms of panic attacks for me. But what I experience is so similar to Dodie that it can't just be my other shit, right? Like technically I'm at the best my life has ever been. But it feels a bit hollow, and things rarely excite me, and sometimes if I'm out with friends there's moments where it's like I've completely gone away and my brain is so dizzy/fuzzy that my friends ask if I'm okay. Help.

greengal111796 dpdr is something that takes years to diagnose and many people get diagnosed with other similar things such as ptsd or sensory processing disorder (this happened to me) and every treatment failed till I was diagnosed a year ago in the hospital. I know my shit i take psychology classes

greengal111796 so my mom is a special needs advocate and my mom who has worked in special needs for over 10 years has to relearn the statistics each year my brother mom and myself have all been misdiagnosed with it and none of us have it I have done the research I have taken the tests

Charlie Kelly I mean isn’t that what your comment is for... attention

Lena Carey it’s best to try and get diagnosed. And as for the ADHD part (I’m only gonna comment on that cause that’s all I have experience with) there isn’t really average ADHD person it’s more of a spectrum from severe to mild. I genuinely can’t say much though considering I’m not going through it and only have a small amount of experience with everything else you said. Hope everything gets better for you!

N. J. Saroff it’s actually really hard to get diagnosed with ADHD because it requires tons of assessments psychologically and neurologically. I urge you to look into the actual diagnostic rates of ADHD as opposed to maybe listening to hearsay stigma since all of us in the mental health community suffer from stigma.

Lena Carey just gonna say so many people are misdiagnosised with ADHD not saying you are but I was, I have dyspraxia and DPD (which can stem or worsen from trauma) and alot of people don't know about it so they just pretend it's not real

Wow, I got more responses on this than I thought I would. Thank you all so so much. It's so nice to know that other people feel the same way or have similar experiences.

Marcy, I think you're right, I really should mention this to my therapist and psychiatrist. I do feel this way still on meds so maybe I need something different. I definitely have disassociated in the past, but this feels different, it's more omnipresent if you get what I mean?

Julie Smiles, I'm here for you if you need someone to talk to who relates. I feel you <3

greengal111796 I totally think these things being interrelated is true. I know that my depression gets worse when I'm not dealing with my ADHD. For me though, knowing my diagnoses gives me power over them, not the other way around. But everyone is different.

Tatum Cooper Yes, I do have dysthymia! I've been professionally diagnosed! I'm so glad I can be the first person you met who also has this! It sucks a lot knowing that we have more depressive episodes than most, and that we'll have to have treatment our whole lives, but it's manageable. Love u, fellow Chronic depression bud!

Tatum Cooper I believe DSM 5 now labels that persistent depressive disorder at least in the US. I think you may want to look into the sociological view of mental illness. It views mental illness to be an issue in some ways because society tells us that we mean less to society if we have less than perfect mental health. Personally, I had a very traumatic childhood and lots of mental health issues myself and running in my family. But I avoid saying that I “have” a specific condition aside from my neurodevelopmental condition ADHD because I feel that gives too much power over something that does not define me as a person if that makes sense. But, I can promise you’re not the only person who experiences chronic depression. Also, Reddit mental health communities have been really helpful for me. And if that didn’t answer your question or you have any others please do let me know!

Hey, so I was wondering, when you say you've got Chronic Depression, do you mean Dysthymic Disorder/Dysthymia? You can call it either of those three; just checking. Have you been professionally diagnosed with it? I have, and if you have as well, I think you're the first person I've heard/read about who has it too. Even though it really sucks most of the time, it's nice to hear about somebody else I guess. I'm just wondering.

Lena Carey I relate to this. I have ADHD but also struggle with severe anxiety and bouts of depression, and some dissociative episodes from living with narcissistic abuse/ trauma my whole life. I think a lot of these things are interrelated. I don’t describe to myself as me “having” multiple diagnoses, just experiences with those things that I need to work on. Is there anything that helps you with the brain fog?

Your last sentence I can relate to so much wow. I, for periods of time, feel so hollow and even though I should feel something I don't. And time feels so fuzzy that a lot of times I'm not sure how I am feeling.

Lena Carey if you're already professionally diagnosed, talk to your psychologist / psychiatrist. They may be able to help you parse these experiences and feelings. Because I personally have never experienced derealization, but I have had brain fog days (essentially dissociative episodes), but because I'm already diagnosed with ADHD I can see how a mixture of those symptoms and anxiety could cause me to dissociate briefly. I think it also helps to see if you still have these dissociation problems when you are taking meds. If you do then definitely go talk to your therapist. Because it seems that your symptoms are really impacting your daily life in a way that mine didn't, so don't just do what i did a give yourself an armchair diagnosis, actually go seek help if you can! :)


Chiara Mucaj yes me too!!! I feel like smoking was the catalyst for me. I was having a bad trip one day and ever since I randomly feel like this. I hate it to be honest.

If you have anxiety, already, thc can trigger derealization. There’s more information about it on Wikipedia and what not.

Chiara Mucaj me too I went crazy with it in Amsterdam and it did a lot of damage to my brain bc it made my derealization get worse

idk what to put here  I felt the same exact way , I also had a very panicky moment smoking and ever since that night I just couldn’t shake the feeling off, maybe it’s because it felt so scary that it’s hard to just get back to feeling “normal” but yeah I’ve had moments like this now it’s been just a little over a year, it has helped to learn there’s actually a term for it because initially I just thought there was something wrong with me! Hope you feel better

@chiara asmrʚϊɞ i think it caused mine too a few months ago i had a really bad trip in which i experienced intense derealisation and ever since that day its like my eyes have opened and i just cant see the world the same way anymore

Poppa Queefy sativa makes my anxiety go crazy, indica is the opposite chill strain

I have bad anxiety , derealization and depersonalization and I smoke weed every other day and I mostly smoke Indica but I don’t think the weed is causing me to have anxiety bc when I don’t smoke I still have anxiety

Sometimes. Depends on the strain. Indica does that


...i feel like in dreaming all the time....


I can't believe Dodie's acting in Inception 2


I love your accent! Where are you from? (sorry if you already said it).


same bro but this little corner feels real


Omg... I’ve thought it was just normal...

+Yung Jojo<br>Yeah, Music thought everyone felt like that. That isn't true though. I remember before I had this condition; I enjoyed and lived life a lot more.

+Yung Jojo
Yeah, Music thought everyone felt like that. That isn't true though. I remember before I had this condition; I enjoyed and lived life a lot more.


lanatic She did that for a role for To The Bone but a health and nutrition coach helped her back to health and apparently now she is in good health.

larissa she's dangerously underweight, but you do you😚


Similar at some point with schizophrenia 🤔


Feel the exact same and I'm scared, send help

I understand how scary it is to feel like this. Really. It's terrifying. It's the worst thing. You are so brave and so strong. Give yourself credit for this. Acknowledge all that you are doing, even if the world won't. I'm proud of you.
Go see your doctor. Or your school counselor. Or find a therapist. Or all of those. Tell them about what you're experiencing and ask about treatments. Go to a doctor and don't stop until they do something to help. Find a way to get treatment.
Care for yourself. Sleep. Eat food that's filling. Drink water. Shower. Do anything you possibly can that makes you happy. ANYTHING AT ALL. WHENEVER YOU CAN. read or paint or sing, listen to music, take long baths, or walks. Watch movies and eat desserts. Cry. Cry a lot. Talk to your family and friends. Ask to be reassured that you'll be okay. You will be okay.
You will be okay. No matter how much it doesn't feel like it. Your brain is capable of telling you lies that feel like the truth. They are not the truth. Because you ARE a good person. You are worthy and beautiful and incredibly fucking brave.
And everything is going to be all right.
You will be happy again.
I swear to you.
Stay alive.

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Don't worry live with this and it will automatically end..<br>Any other problem u can sand me message

Don't worry live with this and it will automatically end..
Any other problem u can sand me message


I'm not sure if I have a mental heath condition. I’ve seen multiple people who have tried to help me and no one can. No one knows what’s wrong with me. Being bored feels the same as being happy and if something funny I will laugh  and naturally react but I feel nothing inside. Christmas (even though I love it) feels the same as just another day inside. My emotions seem to blend together and the only different one is this heaviness that sometimes fills my brain and chest. It makes me wanna cry and other stuff. I don’t always feel the heaviness though so it's random mainly when I get help or tells someone it goes away and makes me feel like I’m lying and when the help stop it come back like a circle effect. The thing is I can be happy I’m just not feeling it and I now sort of ok with than right now but the heavy feeling gets too strong. If anyone feels this way or knows what it is please tell me I just want to stop it because it makes me feel so pathetic.  I haven’t told many people this including my parents because I’m scared they just say it’s normal and I’ll just feel like I can’t handle what everyone else goes through. I had a boyfriend and I knew I felt something for him but I could hardly feel it and it was so difficult to know you love someone and not feel it.

rosa r thank you. I didn’t expect this reply. People are being so nice and helpful. Thank you so much!

and it’s okay if you don’t feel like this all the time, that doesn’t mean you’re lying! writing down how you feel when you are in that state, if you can, may help you communicate it to others. these feelings aren’t a normal part of growing up-you deserve to feel okay

yes! you’re not pathetic, and not alone. that sounds like symptoms of depression/depressive episodes and you’re absolutely not alone. it can be really hard, especially when people don’t understand so you’re worried you’re overreacting, but i encourage you to talk to a professional! you deserve to find help and feel better, because mental health is just as important and worthy of care as physical health! i sincerely wish you the best, and i hope you find shift soon! you got thisssss

I'd recommend asking for help-- it sounds like clinical depression, or at least a major symptom of it, which is anhedonia: a loss of pleasure in things you once found pleasurable.  If your parents say it's normal or no big deal, they're wrong, because most people don't feel that way.  There are loads of super helpful treatments for depression (or whatever you may have) and I really recommend you try to find help for it!

amandalikesbands  pleaseeee   im ok rn but it could happen whenever

Ibbi Bibbi I FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME. look, wanna talk? I've never been to any professionals but i had help from my friends, and i'm a better place rn :')


Girl this is out of the vid but you are beutifal


Nothing feels real, it's hard to concentrate and listen to people talk alot of the time, it's like everything is foggy, like I'm just only awareness and watching my self doing shit. I just want to sleep forever


Sigh......what if I have depression and this? Right now I feel so drunk and sleepy and im hungry but I don't want to get out of bed cause it's too much work....ugh but I'm so hungry....but I'm so tired I wish someone can just spoon feed me instead at the moment.


I get week long derealization after I binge on xanax. Not fun


Wow okay first oIf all I feel sooo sorry and bad for you I’m so sorry you’re going through that bullshit. Also I feel so so proud of you for not giving up that obviously means and obviously proves you are SO damn strong keep on fighting and I promise you that it WILL fuck off forever. I’ve never had it myself personally which I’m extremely grateful for, but unfortunately my brother got both when he was 16 for 3 months and he got it from his stupid dumbass fucking doctor prescribing him something called strattera which is an SNRI which is supposed to “help” Depression  & ADHD but since it built up in his system he unfortunately smoked weed as the medication was at its peak and then that’s what triggered DP/DR. So he didn’t wanna live like that it was literally destroying his life. So he had a great idea to taper off the medication, and not smoke weed for a long ass time, and finally when he was off the medication, he was gladly amazingly back to normal and that fucked up disorder disappeared. So here’s my advice for you that could get rid of it for you too. If you’re on ANY antidepressants, SSRIs, SNRIs, or anything like that, slowly taper off them, because those medications usually make DP/DR worse. So if you’re on any of those meds taper off them but very slowly explain to your doctor and pharmacist how you feel, ask them how to get off those meds slowly, stay away from these following drugs, weed, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, DXM, Salvia, Non-Benzodiazepines (sleeping pills) & Ecstasy. Ask your doctor to prescribe you Klonopin, Valium or Xanax. And ask your doctor to prescribe you an Antipsychotic such as quetiapine, aripiprazole, olanzapine, and risperidone. And if you get prescribed any of those meds make sure you only use them as prescribed and directed by your doctor and pharmacist. If you have any questions about the medications. Ask you doctor or pharmacist, or feel free to reach out to me and I will do my best to help you out even if you need or want someone to talk to please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. My phone number is (289) 698-8137. I know in my heart you will heal. ❤🙏


I smoke a lot of weed to feel like this everyday, depression is a bitch


Do you feel like your in real life but unconscious mind is taking place over the conscious. I feel like this all the time. Is it something I should take seriously. Its only been growing and it started at when u was 15 yrs and now I m 19. ????


i clicked on this video because i thought I was the only one


its even weirder when you wake up after a lucid dream a


Is there any group, where we could interact?


But what is 'real' any way? Maybe that experience of everything and yourself in particular being not real is actually you getting closer to the Truth? Who says that 'this' is real?


So basically if feels like you're high 24/7..


Not wanting to be self diagnosing or anything but when i was really depressed and stressed, i felt like i was “drunk” or “high” all the time - i feel much better now. It really affected my grades and i would zone out all the fucking time

I would also forget all the time<br>People will say something to me and i would forget 5 mins later because i space out ALOT and just cave inside my head

I would also forget all the time
People will say something to me and i would forget 5 mins later because i space out ALOT and just cave inside my head

It feels like your tired all the time and in a dream
People try to talk to you but you keep zoning out because u feel like a “drunk”
Does that make sense?


happiness noises
I now know why does this happen haha im not weird :')

Well i am but its not the reason of this

*happiness noises*
I now know why does this happen haha im not weird :')

Well i am but its not the reason of this