whoopsie doopsie I'm not gonna self diagnosie but it's time to go to a doctorosie

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

@Saoirse Cameron dude that is exactly my thought process lol

@Winter Ups This is the single best thing I've ever read, Nothing can top this.

@Pumpkin i’m on welfare for being too mentally unwell to work 😼 i also got a cat and named her gordon ramsay and a kfc tattoo 😎

@Bloody Cheerleaders there was a reply that was just spam trying to take your personal info

Anyone else waiting for her 2nd comment?

Some things are okay to self diagnose beacuse depersonalization is a such a broad term and most of the time its in other illnesses so it may be good to check yourself out to see why you have depersonlization

@zinnia<br> someone commented a link to something, saying it was a website about depression, but it was just a virus that effects the data base of the software your on:(((

@zinnia
 someone commented a link to something, saying it was a website about depression, but it was just a virus that effects the data base of the software your on:(((

had one hit over 3 years ago and that was enough to be one of the scariest moments in my life. things instantly felt off and like i was outside of my body. it definitely took over a year to no longer be aware of this feeling but 3 years after and i can barely notice it anymore. things slowly start to feel like you’re whole again with time

Daisy Shane A scam bot replied with a link for something probably

Karina Harvey omg i thought u meant what Winter Ups said i had a panic attack i read the wrong thing or i was just imagining it 😓

Karina Harvey omg that fricking gave me a panic attack reading that

zinnia marcus I think it used to be one of those scam links but it doesn’t say edited so idk?...

@Saoirse Cameron what "button" are they talking about though?

Cameron McCoy wait was there a link or are you talking about the like button?

@Saoirse Cameron same it also made whiplash back and forth between panic and numbness 😩 lmao

For a moment I thought this talk of “don’t click the button it’s not real” was all a cruel joke about derealization until I realized people were actually trying to be helpful by calling out spammers. Turns out there are kind people on the internet after all :)

Emma Florez oh okay thanks. I didn't give any information thankfully, I just clicked it out of curiosity. Thanks for letting me know for future reference :) ✨

It's fake and could steal your information.

What happens if you click on it? Asking for a friend

Fallen Poet its not real don't fall for it!!


I always feel like I’m dreaming and it feels like what I’m seeing isn’t real, and sometimes I panic. Can anyone relate?

yea because i've been feeling like i dont exist ever since like 2020

Yes I'm having that right now and it's scary

@janice It's been 6 yrs I'm dealing with this condition it's frustrating thing my life has become completely useless since I got affected by it but I'm trying my best to be free

Pls yea i hella relate i'm experiencing this rn and i'm in period of exams which is not good at all

@sHiGgY-oN-dA-bEaT do you feel like your vision isn’t clear? Or just me

Derealization is a dis-enlightenment experience that is simply a lac of energy. You have to bring electricity/light back. Deep breathing will give you that electricity back and so the clarity in your perception of life.

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

dude that is exactly me! i just had a panic attack yesterday because of it! geez isnt it weird to think about how many others in the world can be going through the same as you? it makes me feel kinda wierd like, its kinda crazy to think about.

Me too, when I'm alone it's always like this, and late at night I start having anxity like really anxity because I'm scared that I maybe never be like I was before

@Bozhana Toneva I have the same thing. .
It's really fricking not fun...ITS HELL
And u are in real life but ik what u feel like i have the same exact thing. ..Sometime it would make me cry.
And i wonder too what if i can't wake up from the dream? What if my family is waiting for me to wake up? What if i am in a simulation?
What if i am the only preson that exists?
I think about that the most and honestly my life..Is getting boring now that i always think about it...It isn't fun anymore like it used to be....But u are not alone :)..

i think its a jamai vu like, the opposit of deja vu

Yes same here
This strange feeling hits me like once in a month,and it goes for seconds,but from the last time it hit me... I cant go off the feeling,I guess my lil sister stressed me too much,cus from soon when we are home alone only me and my 7 year old sister,she always fell,she almost fell from the 2nd floor,from the window,she locked herself in the bathroom,and couldn't go out,but she did somehow,and there is lipstick on the door every morning we wake up,it stoped suddenly,i guess that's what makes me  feel like im not in real life,I always think what if I cant wake up from my dream,what if my friends and family are waiting for me to wake up?this though always cried me,I need help,someone tell me I'm not dreaming, I'm in real life,im. in. real. life.
Strangely its stronger in the start of the day than the end,when I'm going to bed I  still can feel the feeling but it doesn't bother me that much

This is an old comment, but I totally relate! You aren't alone 😊

Its been happening to me for about 2 years now. Ever since i moved into high school and i never knew why but ive just found out that its a genuine thing that other people have and im so releived that i know what it is

Try ozone ivs & check vitamin D levels and iron especially

pooping cucumbers omg that happened to me but i felt like no one would understand 🤦🏾♀ it only happens in busy, loud, crowded places for me

@janice You most likely don't have the disorder. High-energy experiences and flashing lights, especially that late at night are obviously going to cause some sort of detachment. No need to self diagnose, unless it constantly interferes with your day to day life.

I feel the same way, however sometimes the other way round.

I had episodes like that for half a year or something. Absolutely awful, but it disappeared eventually.

I had it when I was young and I had many episodes and then it just never came back. But it was terrifying and I’d often feel like I was gunna faint. I remember my teacher yelling at me when I told her I felt like I was going to faint again. I couldn’t help it and often asked ppl around me if I was in a dream. Huh I wonder why that just randomly stopped. I was told it was panic disorder

I'm a hypochondriac, every time I feel like I'm sick I get this

SSF Wulf yeah, and sometimes I get lightheaded and it’s really weird

I wonder how to stop it because I have the same thing

ODS_Cobbtune yeah it happened to me yesterday and it was crazy. i was in the city on a saturday night with thousands of people and there were loud music playing and the lights were flashing and it made me feel dizzy. i felt like i wasn’t in the real world and everything felt like i was dreaming. i have anxiety (diagnosed by a psychiatrist) and i think that is the cause. it makes me feel like nothing matters and everything around me seemed fake. i also started to laugh uncontrollably over not even funny things and i felt like i was high or drunk or something. i’m really worried this feeling won’t go away, i don’t feel like myself after it. i would always feel like this after a party or watching fire works and bright flashing colourful lights. i feel like we both should seek help before this feeling corrupts and affects our daily lives and our relationships with other people.


if you don't have this, it's not cool or fun. it's a living hell

@xBun Bunx There's a philosophical school of thought, started by Rene Descartes called Solipsism, explaining one of the things you described. Basically Descartes doubted everything, and the only thing we can objectively know is that we exist. therefore, there is no rational way to prove anyone else exists. To be a perfectly rational person, with everything the human mind is capable of, is to be a solipsist.

@sof Let me hope you don't give on him and leave him alone

well for someone who constantly experiences the dissociation, it starts feeling more comfortable than reality. dissociation makes you avoid stress and dulls your bad emotions.

I don't think I have derealization but I feel bad for people like you who have derealization but sometimes I just don't feel like I'm the only one that is not real I feel like everything and everyone around me is real I always have that feeling it gives me small shivers or goosebumps and then it makes me think how the world was made and why were we here is God actually real or not  what is this is a fake world and there was a real world but we have to escape this world to get to the outside world...  YOU MAY THINK THAT IM JUST THINKING IT BUT I AM FEELING AND THINKING IT AND SOMETIMES I FORGOT I FEEL THOSE STUFF I ONLY FEEL THOSE WHEN IM BORED SAD OR DULL OR FEEL EMOTIONLESS ALONE AND IT'S HELL

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

@xBun Bunx are you feeling better  now? Have you recovered?

My bf has it...i really don't know how to hell

@Gacha Q-Comber!! like i feel like im going crazy ive been feeling this way going on for about a year now

@Gacha Q-Comber!! hey could you help me rq idk if i have it or not, like it feels like im asleep like ill be completely out of it for the whole day. Things seem blurry and hard to comprehend. I forget everything and i feel like im dreaming. Like somedays ill forget what im wearing and have to actually look at what i have on to know. I hope i dont have this but im confused

This person is right, it's like nothing is real and nobody loves you. And even if they do, it seams insanely unreal and useless.

The thing is, i cant remember the time i had it. I got full amnesia on two years of my life. Now i know the symptoms and the "beginning" of the feeling. The only time i realy experienced it in therapy Was FRIGHTENING. But it was liberating. It was like "omg i didnt dream this up". Now i try to accept that Stadium  because it isnt going away any time. I try to look at it as a friend who tried to protect me, but didnt know how. Still, i'm afraid of it, because i know its Power. But its me- i created this for me, what is there to be afraid of? Its my reality.

it's better than knowing you exist, it's boring knowing you exist

i used to think wow that sounds neat id love to disconnect from myself for a while, now ive got it and it’s absolute fucking agony

@xBun Bunx Talking to a therapist and see what help they suggest and also you may need to talk to more that one psychologist or psychiatrist to find someone who can help you.

I had it for 3 days from now after i got mad playing with my smol niece she is 9 months old and cute . I have it when i stay on swings a lot

fr, its painful. you wake up everyday hoping you feel real, and you dont

Welp i think that life is a dream.
Like i am dead and now I'm in a diferent world if ya'll get it.
Its soo fricking horrible and kinda creepy when u really think about it.Or sometimes i think that i am the only one who is real and all the people around me are fake...
It's a horrible feeling..
So if anyone knows how to stop this PLEASE tell me..

i've had this thought a few times and then i just had an existential crisis<br>yeah it's definitely not fun

i've had this thought a few times and then i just had an existential crisis
yeah it's definitely not fun


Mine kicked in after smoking a lot of weed. Been stuck like this for almost a year

Mine kicked in after smoking a lot of weed. Been stuck like this for almost a year

@VudoGaming you give me hope brother, I smoked heavily from 14 to 19, sobered up about 2 months ago and I'm in a constant state of feeling as if I'm in a dream. You saying that it went away after a year gives me a sliver of hope, I hope you're doing well now man.

There might be a correlation because I'm a daily toker and had my first manic episode

There might be a correlation because I'm a daily toker and had my first manic episode

@Last Stops on the A have you tried anything to help it ?

@Last Stops on the A have you tried anything to help it ?

@Lily Stultz zero improvement I went through another mental health crisis and I’m just living. Doing worse but It’s whatever I have shit to live for I guess

@Lily Stultz zero improvement I went through another mental health crisis and I’m just living. Doing worse but It’s whatever I have shit to live for I guess

@Last Stops on the A how are you doing now? Any improvement?

@Last Stops on the A how are you doing now? Any improvement?

@Sai suman Bhuyan I lived 16 years being trapped deeper and deeper in a feeling of unreality, beside myself the depth solidity clarity of life. Only now doing deep breathing (wim hof and dmt breathing) + cold shower the perceive re connection & the clarity of life rising again. It's magical how derealization is very physical in facts

It’s starting to happen to me. I’m going to cut down lol

It’s starting to happen to me. I’m going to cut down lol

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

@jojovsld I hope things get better for you. I've pretty much lowered my weed intake to like once a month now. The numbness thing doesn't happen to me anymore but the derealization and feeling like I'm in a dream/nothing is real is still here. Idk if that's ever gonna go away but I've learned to live with it now. Just try your best to not think about it, as hard as that may be, trust me I know. If you're really struggling with it, I'd suggest talking with a councillor or therapist if it's really negatively affecting you. Good luck 👌☺

@Scrazelope bro that’s exactly what i feel

@Scrazelope bro that’s exactly what i feel

@Anonymous yup happens to me after a combination of acid and weed. Sucks ass

@Anonymous yup happens to me after a combination of acid and weed. Sucks ass

VudoGaming did u stop smoking to get back to feeling normal, sometimes i feel like smoking grounds me however i do it non stop daily as well and feel like it also makes things worse long term

VudoGaming did u stop smoking to get back to feeling normal, sometimes i feel like smoking grounds me however i do it non stop daily as well and feel like it also makes things worse long term

@Gerald Draper NFN, but body chemistry can vary greatly from person to person. So to claim that something can't possibly be because you or no one you know has never experienced anything like that is ignorant.

@Gerald Draper NFN, but body chemistry can vary greatly from person to person. So to claim that something can't possibly be because you or no one you know has never experienced anything like that is ignorant.

Omg are u serious! Me toooo!!! I freaked the heck out and look at me now it like kicked in a few months later for me tho

Omg are u serious! Me toooo!!! I freaked the heck out and look at me now it like kicked in a few months later for me tho

Yeahh same it never happened before but then I smoked like 5 gs right there and there then was fucked up as hell then woke up fealt soooo weird i still got it

Yeahh same it never happened before but then I smoked like 5 gs right there and there then was fucked up as hell then woke up fealt soooo weird i still got it

Yep I have this too one of the reasons why I drink so much now

Yep I have this too one of the reasons why I drink so much now

It happened to me, I smoked for first time one month ago, then at the other day in the night I star feeling this way like if everyone it’s real and they have a life but I’m apart of them, but being here, so weird but it goes away by times but then it comes back, sorry my bad English, with this shit it’s kinda difficult to find the right words to explain, my brain it’s like freezer

@Cliffton L-Vuitton Wassup bro I’m still like this lmaoo

@Cliffton L-Vuitton Wassup bro I’m still like this lmaoo

SAME!! i had it for like 2 weeks this summer and then it happened again after i got really really drunk

SAME!! i had it for like 2 weeks this summer and then it happened again after i got really really drunk

@Divinty paw yo don’t feel like u crazy bro l embrace t

@Divinty paw yo don’t feel like u crazy bro l embrace t

I also got derealisation from smoking laced hash (and I was a regular weed user for years prior). I’ve suffered for about 2 years before I started feeling better (I went to therapy in the meantime). Drug induced DR always wears off when the drug leaves your system. The reason it keeps lingering afterwards is because of high levels of anxiety. Even if you didn’t have an anxiety disorder before, the experience of a bad trip can be perceived as traumatic by our brains which creates PTSD-like symptoms such as anxiety and depression. This is why the feeling doesn’t seem to go away for some of us. But there are ways to end it, if that can reassure anyone, and it is by treating the extremely high levels of anxiety that cause DR. Medicine is very efficient. I’m on xanax for an anxiety disorder I had beforehand and it definitely helps me calm down. Grounding exercices, eye movement therapy, and anything that is used to treat PTSD can be used to relieve the disconnect between the body and the brain. Finally... Not an easy advice, but trust me: ignore it as much as you can. Believe me when I say it plays a huge role in recovery.

Basically — manage your anxiety and try to ignore the feeling (distracting yourself — or using grounding techniques). Those are difficult things to do but it will immensely help control the situation. It will not last forever.

Now, also keep in mind that experiencing drug induced DR is generally a sign of an underlying condition. People that fall on the schizo spectrum (schizoid, schizotypical, schizophrenia) are vastly more sensible to hallucinogenic drugs that can trigger psychosis. I recommend everybody who experienced a ‘bad trip’ that left them in a debilitating state of derealisation to consult a professional about possible underlying conditions.

With all this said I give my best wishes to everyone in this thread, you are not alone, and what you are experiencing may be extremely unpleasant but there are ways to help it fade. Drugs have not lingered in your body, what you are feeling is the result of anxiety which is, although sometimes difficult, very much manageable. Take care xoxo

@👁 How is it?! All drugs have the potential to do you harm, anything that alters your mind can alter in it in a negative way. There are plenty people who have had negative experiences from just weed alone.

It's a fact that everyone's brain - and different forms of drugs are different. The pharmacology of weed and MDMA would be totally different, but they can both cause derealisation in certain people. None of that takes away from the fact that any drugs can be harmful to people, especially those with underlying mental health issues but it's not a requirement.

If you're going to defend weed & act like it can't harm people then I suggest you actually look up and read up on what the impact of drugs can be. In fact, many people smoke weed for decades with no issues and then one day out of nowhere they may have a panic attack or start experiencing derealisation. The point is mind altering substance = potential to cause problems within the mind.

@👁 Just because you're okay smoking weed doesn't mean others are. I've had derealisation periods from other drugs, no reason why weed can't cause it as well. Everyone's brain is differently wired so of course it can cause many mental health issues in other people.

@Rachel Burry hey just wanted to let you know that’s you’re not alone in what happened to you. I smoked heavily from 23-24 after a series of traumatic life events. It helped at first, until it didn’t. I had such an intense derealization episode that lasted for weeks after I smoked last. I haven’t smoked at all in nearly a year and I still feel that feeling of derealizing creeping up on me. I’m not glad for your situation, but it’s nice to know someone else experienced this same thing.

Same. I used to be able to smoke all the time until one night where I fell into “is this real nothing feels real”. I’ve never felt the same since.

Same. I used to be able to smoke all the time until one night where I fell into “is this real nothing feels real”. I’ve never felt the same since.

Guys... a little story to think about:
My friends and I were smoking some weed and I got a bowl and asked if somebody wanted a hit too.. one girl did, but she hadn't smoked a bowl before so I said (partly joking bc I thought this was a rumor) "oh then maybe don't inhale all of it, I've heard of people puking before because it was too much..." and suddenly she was scared, but still wanted to do it. So she did, and as soon as the smoke hit her lips she stood up and ran to the toilet (she didn't even inhale anything!). And THAT my friends is how strong the brain is... that's placebo etc. If we THINK something can happen, it's MUCH more likely to happen, ESPECIALLY if it's just something mental. So don't smoke weed (or do any drugs) if you are even a tiny bit scared or don't want to, simply because the brain is weird.
Just like you seem to get more side effects of a medicine if you've read them all before.
I've been smoking daily for 7+ years now and I am completely fine, no more derealization than before. It's very much individual.

@Rachel Burry sooo... is it still there?

@Rachel Burry sooo... is it still there?

Yeah me too and for some reason it’s like being high without the giggly feeling if that makes sense💯😭

Yeah me too and for some reason it’s like being high without the giggly feeling if that makes sense💯😭

Emely Cruz still feeling it lol I quit again

Emely Cruz still feeling it lol I quit again

magma clouds wassup bro I’m high as fuck rn and I still have it I just learned to live with it at this point

magma clouds wassup bro I’m high as fuck rn and I still have it I just learned to live with it at this point

I remember I had a really bad trip on weed early last year and ever since then I've just felt like I'm in a dream

at first it felt so so strong for months and months
but now it's like a dull lull
where I constantly feel like I just woke up from a nap

I really just want this to stop already
I feel like I'm losing part of my life

It's a good life lesson that weed can also be a dangerous drug

It's a good life lesson that weed can also be a dangerous drug

@Mina Kimbley This comment has honestly brought me so much relief. It's not just me. I literally thought I was the only person who felt this way who wasn't like schizophrenic or something. It's like, I logically know that everything and everyone is real, but i can't seem to accept it. Watching films like inception give me panic attacks, because that's exactly what it feels like when I'm in that state, like it's a simulation, no-one else is real but me. Luckily, my anxiety's gotten better over the years and i don't get this very often anymore, but its so so so horrible to experience.

this happened to me too!! it'll get better guys <3

this happened to me too!! it'll get better guys <3

wait so you’re telling me that bc it’s been about 8 hours since i hit it, i’ll get derealization thingy?

wait so you’re telling me that bc it’s been about 8 hours since i hit it, i’ll get derealization thingy?

@Milistra for sure, i'll dm you soon. <br>and to everyone else, ive been meaning to come back to this thread but i have been drinking ginseng lemon green tea  and taking korean panax ginseng supplements for the last week or so and I believe it's helped me! my anxiety and dissociation feels more managed and i have that feeling of groundedness. to a certain degree i can always perceive myself from the backseat if i wanted to just because my mental plasticity is capable of that now? but its not that the feeling has hold of me. more of a disturbing thing i simply have perspective of. So I urge anyone to try it. I cant afford the expensive ginseng but i want to try it, too. for now the tea and supplements from walmart seem to do something.

@Milistra for sure, i'll dm you soon.
and to everyone else, ive been meaning to come back to this thread but i have been drinking ginseng lemon green tea  and taking korean panax ginseng supplements for the last week or so and I believe it's helped me! my anxiety and dissociation feels more managed and i have that feeling of groundedness. to a certain degree i can always perceive myself from the backseat if i wanted to just because my mental plasticity is capable of that now? but its not that the feeling has hold of me. more of a disturbing thing i simply have perspective of. So I urge anyone to try it. I cant afford the expensive ginseng but i want to try it, too. for now the tea and supplements from walmart seem to do something.

Rosie Simpkins Id be so down for that! I don’t know you can message me via Instagram (@milistra) and depends on where the group chat would be opened, I could give you my number there:)

Rosie Simpkins Id be so down for that! I don’t know you can message me via Instagram (@milistra) and depends on where the group chat would be opened, I could give you my number there:)

hey, to everyone in this conversation
It will all be fine. For me it has been going on for about 3 years with different forms of anxiety including depersonalization which hasn’t gone away but I learned to cope with it. So for me, the time in which I believed my thoughts, believed that life is not real, that my existence is a weird concept, a lie, this time was hell. So hey, just know that things around you are real! Everything is the same it was before you started tripping.
Try not to fight it but to live with it. The only way for it to feel normal again is by not believing this crappy feeling and not giving it attention. Because it really is just your mind. Life can still be fun, keep going:3

Scrazelope  lol can we create a group chat of us that had a bad acid trip and then couldn’t smoke weed anymore after bc of depersonalization and derealization

Scrazelope  lol can we create a group chat of us that had a bad acid trip and then couldn’t smoke weed anymore after bc of depersonalization and derealization

S. E. Z lol can we create a group chat of us that had a bad acid trip and then couldn’t smoke weed anymore after bc of depersonalization and derealization

S. E. Z lol can we create a group chat of us that had a bad acid trip and then couldn’t smoke weed anymore after bc of depersonalization and derealization

I rolled a joint but messed up one step and ended up creating crystal meth. Now i own a bar front that sells the strongest meth on the east coast. Damn weed

I rolled a joint but messed up one step and ended up creating crystal meth. Now i own a bar front that sells the strongest meth on the east coast. Damn weed

That’s why I’m choosing to stay away from it, I’m 18 and Ive managed to stay away from drugs my entire life so far , even though I feel like weed can be helpful for some, many people who I know use it kind of start changing in a way, it’s all they can talk about doing, it’s the only thing they wanna do and they come to school a wreck because of it, idk how it would effect me so i choose to not do it, period

That’s why I stopped smoking weed it’s been better than when I used to smoke a lot but not the same as how I used to be

That’s why I stopped smoking weed it’s been better than when I used to smoke a lot but not the same as how I used to be

@Izzy Rose Someone naive to weed could have a "stone-over" for several days. I seriously doubt you are stuck like this, please try to remain calm.

@Izzy Rose Someone naive to weed could have a "stone-over" for several days. I seriously doubt you are stuck like this, please try to remain calm.

@Anonymous this started happening to me after acid it makes so much sense now

@Anonymous this started happening to me after acid it makes so much sense now

Mine too. I smoked for my first time a few months ago and haven't felt normal since

Mine too. I smoked for my first time a few months ago and haven't felt normal since

Gents, ladies, this effect caused by weed does go away. Was a long term, high quantity user. Obviously everyone is not the same and the time it takes to get back to "normal" will vary. But I agree with other posts saying the same thing, it DOES go away :)

Before I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety I smoked weed and it was the best Highs ever. I was so happy. Now 4 years later now diagnosed with anxiety depression and harm ocd I took ONE edible and had the worst trip of my life and now its 1 day later and I'm having disassociation and feeling horrible. It all depends on your mental state. Weed is not at fault you just need to be careful if you know you have mental illnesses already

@Gerald Draper I agree. This only happens to people with severe underlying issues. Happened to me too. Went away when I became better.

@Gerald Draper I agree. This only happens to people with severe underlying issues. Happened to me too. Went away when I became better.

@👁 hell ya it was, because i've been smoking different strains and still experience it.

@👁 hell ya it was, because i've been smoking different strains and still experience it.

@Mina Kimbley It's called solipsism. I have that too, and i hate it so much. There's no way to convince yourself that anything is real

@Mina Kimbley It's called solipsism. I have that too, and i hate it so much. There's no way to convince yourself that anything is real

@Gerald Draper I wouldn't call it bullshit.. I had this Derealisation 3 or 4 times now, they mostly came with stress, when I was sick or when I was in travelling. But they went away in around 5 days or less. The last time was different though. I don't really drink often or much but at a birthday party of my friend I drank pretty much.. The next day  I woke up and still felt drunk but I soon realized that I was not drunk anymore and the Derealisation stayed for almost 2 weeks.. It was horrible.<br>What helped me to get out of this state was going out and trying not to think about it too much. After socialising with a friend, I redecorated my room for half a day and after that the Derealisation was gone.

@Gerald Draper I wouldn't call it bullshit.. I had this Derealisation 3 or 4 times now, they mostly came with stress, when I was sick or when I was in travelling. But they went away in around 5 days or less. The last time was different though. I don't really drink often or much but at a birthday party of my friend I drank pretty much.. The next day  I woke up and still felt drunk but I soon realized that I was not drunk anymore and the Derealisation stayed for almost 2 weeks.. It was horrible.
What helped me to get out of this state was going out and trying not to think about it too much. After socialising with a friend, I redecorated my room for half a day and after that the Derealisation was gone.

Been smoking daily for over 20 years now. I call bullshit, unless you had underlying issues that is.

Been smoking daily for over 20 years now. I call bullshit, unless you had underlying issues that is.

It may help if you let the pipe cool off.

Weed is a known cause of psychosis. Just sayin'

It may help if you let the pipe cool off.

Weed is a known cause of psychosis. Just sayin'

Just stop smoking weed I get like this too but if I find the willpower to sober up for a month I feel much better

Just stop smoking weed I get like this too but if I find the willpower to sober up for a month I feel much better

It happened to me after overdosing on Benedryl and it comes and goes

It happened to me after overdosing on Benedryl and it comes and goes

Was the same with me. Ate a weed brownie, had a panic attack as soon as the drug kicked in, the worst trip ever and a hell of derealisation and a constant state of fear and panic for almost half a year. But now, almost two years later, I am fine again, even though I was convinced (and scared to death) I would get psychosis or something like that and never live a normal life again.

So to anyone who has it: There's a good chance it will get better if it's drug induced and you don't continue to use the drug.

What helped me the most was actually trying to accept the way I felt. And eventually it works because you don't notice it anymore and a new normal sets is. (That new normal is probably the old normal, your brain was just confused for a time.)

I had it for 5 years after taking mushrooms.

I had it for 5 years after taking mushrooms.

Holy shit
This exact thing happened to me. I seeked this video out again after having a few of the symptoms, looking through these comments now I know that I should not have done so much weed, for my first time, I don't think I should do it again because I hate constantly feeling out of control, which I have been ever since.
Thanks for the reassurance that it will go away everyone :-)

The same thing happened to me, but I’ve connected to reality again for the most part. I got freaked out at first when I felt that everything was just a dream, but I feel like the more you worry the worse it gets. So I’m at this point where I had to accept that it was happening and I stayed with the “dream-like” feeling and at the same time I was looking for ways in which I could become more attuned to reality. here’s what I did/do: whenever I start to get anxious about a thought I like to acknowledge that thought and then ask myself “is it true a 100%?” “If it was true what would be so bad about it? Then I start to shift the thought into more perspectives as possible just so I can perceive that it’s just a thought and not actually my reality. Also whenever I get that anxiety bc of whatever mental state I’m in I just sink into the feeling. At first it is UNCOMFORTABLE but then after a while it gets better since you’re not fighting that emotion. I also like to remind myself of today’s date, my name, the settings and everything that makes up “reality” <br>If you can take one step at the time without wanting to rush or wanting to “get better” you will find your way out. I completely understand what you guys are going through and for some this might work and for others it might not,  but just know that if you’re incapable of feeling a change in your life you should just surrender to your new lifestyle and find approval for it.

The same thing happened to me, but I’ve connected to reality again for the most part. I got freaked out at first when I felt that everything was just a dream, but I feel like the more you worry the worse it gets. So I’m at this point where I had to accept that it was happening and I stayed with the “dream-like” feeling and at the same time I was looking for ways in which I could become more attuned to reality. here’s what I did/do: whenever I start to get anxious about a thought I like to acknowledge that thought and then ask myself “is it true a 100%?” “If it was true what would be so bad about it? Then I start to shift the thought into more perspectives as possible just so I can perceive that it’s just a thought and not actually my reality. Also whenever I get that anxiety bc of whatever mental state I’m in I just sink into the feeling. At first it is UNCOMFORTABLE but then after a while it gets better since you’re not fighting that emotion. I also like to remind myself of today’s date, my name, the settings and everything that makes up “reality”
If you can take one step at the time without wanting to rush or wanting to “get better” you will find your way out. I completely understand what you guys are going through and for some this might work and for others it might not,  but just know that if you’re incapable of feeling a change in your life you should just surrender to your new lifestyle and find approval for it.

@Ahri thanks :D do you have discord by any chance? You can add me if ya want

@Ahri thanks :D do you have discord by any chance? You can add me if ya want

@Scrazelope im from germany from where are u?

@Scrazelope im from germany from where are u?

@Ahri that's Oki. What language do you speak?

@Ahri that's Oki. What language do you speak?

@Scrazelope same. The first 1 1/2 years i felt very weird. When i tried weed i got into a bad trip that fked my brain. After that i felt derealisation for months, like nothing is real, like i kinda died already or im in coma and just dreaming things. That kinda evolved into anxiety and still derealisation. But im okay most times. It's just worse when my life is stressful. Sorry for my language I'm not a native speaker.

@Ahri how've ya been after that? I've gotten used to the feeling

@Ahri how've ya been after that? I've gotten used to the feeling

Zaypex i know it's insane. i thought i was gonna have to commit myself to a psych ward lol.

Zaypex i know it's insane. i thought i was gonna have to commit myself to a psych ward lol.

@Rachel Burry marijuana brought out alot of bipolar and schizophrenic behavior in me, would get manic, paranoid etc this was even when I wasn't high, just in between smoking I'd still be like that but the brain is pretty good at reaching baseline again I strongly believe that you'll be good 🖤

@Rachel Burry . I smoked up yesterday and I went through some crazy shit. I thought I was going mentally crazy. I smoked and 30seconds later I closed my eyes and opened them back and my brain thought I was asleep however I was awake the whole time and I thought i was dreaming and thought everything was fake/unreal. I never felt like that till the first high I got which was yesterday. I'm okay now however I'm still thinking, what if I'm still asleep now? and all this is just a dream. I'm trying to persuade my self its real lol

This is happening to me. I smoked up yesterday and it was really bad, it's gone a little bit better today however I'm still thinking about yesterday and what if I'm asleep right now and I never woke up from yesterday.

@Rachel Burry it'll go away completely eventually btw :) that shit really does suck. Took about a year and I was completely back to normal, no episodes or anything.

@Rachel Burry it'll go away completely eventually btw :) that shit really does suck. Took about a year and I was completely back to normal, no episodes or anything.

juliette dufresne i smoked every day for a year. i started having dissociative episodes while i was stoned, but then it began happening when i was sober. then it was all the time. i felt like someone was controlling me like a video game character... it was the first time i've ever actually wanted to die. it was horrible. first things first, STOP smoking. it might be hard but just stop. talk to a doctor so that they know you're dealing with it, give it a few months, and see what happens. if it doesn't get better, gets worse or if you feel suicidal get HELP. mine improved after about four months after i stopped smoking, now it only happens occasionally. good luck!

@How_may_I_offend_ you I thought you meant that derealization from weed is 90's anti drug propaganda, didn't know you were agreeing my bad. Either way I didn't try to word it like I was angry probably just came off that way aha sorry about that

VudoGaming I was just saying drugs have risks, and that is one of them. I don’t know why you worded it like you were angry with me, it seems like we are agreeing

VudoGaming I was just saying drugs have risks, and that is one of them. I don’t know why you worded it like you were angry with me, it seems like we are agreeing

@How_may_I_offend_ you everyone reacts differently. You couldn't tell me a negative thing about weed back then neither, and I suffered cause of my ignorance. No one's saying it should be illegal, I think it should be 100% legal. I just think people should be smart about it and know there ARE risk involved. I know more people that did experience derealization from weed then people that didn't and that says something. Should be considered a common side effect

Slime that’s the biggest anti drug pda since the 90’s

Slime that’s the biggest anti drug pda since the 90’s

@Madelyn Wintrick okay, maybe I'm not over all the brain damage just yet 💀 lmao

@Madelyn Wintrick okay, maybe I'm not over all the brain damage just yet 💀 lmao

@Madelyn Wintrick I did at stop at 17, that's why it went away aha

@Madelyn Wintrick I did at stop at 17, that's why it went away aha

@VudoGaming exact same thing for me! the best and first thing you have to do is to stop doing so much drugs lmfao

@VudoGaming exact same thing for me! the best and first thing you have to do is to stop doing so much drugs lmfao

I smoked massive amounts of weed and wax from 14-17. I suffered from derialization for a long time after, but after a bit over a year it went away. You're almost there, it isn't forever even though it feels like it is :)

I thought about that but I don't wanna believe it...? I've done weed before but the last time idk, it was okay. But the next day I felt like a dream or that I was still high... I want it to stop it's giving me anxiety

Izzy Rose I don’t think it works like that-

Izzy Rose I don’t think it works like that-

Same I used to feel like this as a kid but only for a little bit then it’d go away. Then I became a huge stoner and a couple acid trips later I haven’t been able to feel connected or awake for a couple months now

@juliette dufresne you will. It might take a while, bit just try to ignore it the best you can.

@juliette dufresne you will. It might take a while, bit just try to ignore it the best you can.

juliette dufresne life has been pretty much hell since then. i took me several months to even get close to “used to it”. since then, i forget about it, but it really sucks when i remember

juliette dufresne life has been pretty much hell since then. i took me several months to even get close to “used to it”. since then, i forget about it, but it really sucks when i remember

Its happening to me right now am i ever gonna be ok again?

Its happening to me right now am i ever gonna be ok again?

Slime Holy shit me too. I “believe” that everything is fake or a simulation except me. Ig you can say that i pretend that i’m talking to people even though i believe they’re fake. Just like now

Slime Holy shit me too. I “believe” that everything is fake or a simulation except me. Ig you can say that i pretend that i’m talking to people even though i believe they’re fake. Just like now

@Izzy Rose ahhh.  i see. that sucks! pls don't have a panic attack. you're fine, this feeling will subside <3

@Izzy Rose ahhh.  i see. that sucks! pls don't have a panic attack. you're fine, this feeling will subside <3

@Izzy Rose you got high from second hand? Wtf

@Izzy Rose you got high from second hand? Wtf

Slime SAME. My cousin blew weed right into my face multiple times and now I’m stuck in a dream world. It’s been like this for over a week now

Slime SAME. My cousin blew weed right into my face multiple times and now I’m stuck in a dream world. It’s been like this for over a week now

@Anonymous I tried weed about a month ago after having a really strong dose and I felt completely numb and like I was in a constant dream and high state. The numbness is gone but everything feels like a dream still. I also get a ton of anxiety and would derealize in school. I'm trying to get Therapy

Hey. Mine was MUCH MUCH worse (disabling) after I tripped a ton of acid. I was stuck like that for 1-3 years but it DID go away. Most hallucinogenic effects like this (and weed is absolutely a hallucinogen) go away, so keep on truckin'.


I have an exercise I do when it gets really bad. Take a deep breath and Name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell and one you can taste. It helps ground you and remind you you are here.

This one never works because my dreams are vivid as hell and it feels the same.<br>i cant ever get out of this state... suddenly realizing youre real works but its a lot more scary

This one never works because my dreams are vivid as hell and it feels the same.
i cant ever get out of this state... suddenly realizing youre real works but its a lot more scary

@Rene Dominguez i love that you've written songs as an outlet to express yourself, im trying to do the same here! it really is a good outlet and it helps for me to write about dpdr as well. it's cool finding different ways to explain it and just different ways to explain how you feel in general.

good panic attacks but not chronic depersonalization

Yeaaaaa Me Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

i tried but... idk its like TW!!!! my brain its convinced my senses are in another place? idk if that makes sense but... its like my brain its conviced im doing this but in another place and in another way?

@Nu- broken.markers Thanks for this, the taste one is always tricky

thank you for this. i really didn’t know how to FEEL present again. this helped me 10/10.

also move three body parts :D (this one helps if you're feeling very physically depersonalised or detached from your body)

My psychologist gave me this but with one important difference, the taste thing is usually just confusing and its hard to pin something down especially when my senses are dulled by depersonalisation. So it is:

5 things you can see
4 things you can feel
3 things you can hear
2 things you can smell
1 good thing about yourself

That last one is really difficult for a reason. It's okay if your one good thing is that 'I woke up this morning' or 'I am trying to ground myself, it might not be working but that's okay'

I'm always writing song names/titles and one that came to me out of this problem is called "I forgot I was on earth" lol ;D  It's best to just have some humor about it and try to force your mind away from the negative thinking into a positive outlet.  I've dealt with it for years and it is a struggle.  Call it ocd, call it pseudo balber affect, call it  derealization or depression, call it what you want it's all just terror. Ppl dont even realize (me included once) that every auto negative thought that the mind has naturally sends electrical impulses to the body yhat tells it how to feel so we to train how talk back to ourselves.  We have and will continue to grow in a world full of wounds but fight club must go on.  God Bless you all!

That's awesome thank you!I have severe panic attacks because i feel like I'm not grounded in reality.


I often feel like I’m observing the world and the people around me as if I’m not physically there, if that makes sense

I often feel like I’m observing the world and the people around me as if I’m not physically there, if that makes sense

Кристиян Трънбашев

Кристиян Трънбашев

I thought I'm the only one dealing with this illiness glad I'm not alone it's really a frustrating condition

I thought I'm the only one dealing with this illiness glad I'm not alone it's really a frustrating condition

@Ley Av Please can you explain to me more about what medicine did use to make it go away?

@Ley Av Please can you explain to me more about what medicine did use to make it go away?

@epidemia2016 That is exactly what I deal with I sometimes feel like I'm walking like a robot as if I'm not the one

@epidemia2016 That is exactly what I deal with I sometimes feel like I'm walking like a robot as if I'm not the one

Oh it all makes perfect sense. in fact, I feel like that every waking and sleep part of living

Oh it all makes perfect sense. in fact, I feel like that every waking and sleep part of living

@HAKUNA MATATA Breathwork as " Wim Hof " and " Holotrpic " breathwork will help you dissipate that cloudy disconnection : ). Just do it 3 week, you will see already the result

Thanks God I think I'm only one I discussed my doctor's and. They laught on me. By the way reading all comments

Thanks God I think I'm only one I discussed my doctor's and. They laught on me. By the way reading all comments

@Brielle Jade Yea we don't have body in VR. That's why i love doing very cold shower to help re embodiment (and "Wim Hof" deep breathing practice too )

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

Practicing deep breathwork as Wim Hof breathing. It s magical how it does reconnect you in minutes

Actually this happens to all but some of they think it real and some of them don't care it's nothing big problem just believe in yourself don't make the black magic divert your mind

It happens all because of black magic and respect and pray God to make your enemy's far from u and do believe in yourself and universe

I've had derealization for fifteen years.

I've had derealization for fifteen years.

That's how I feel during deppressive episodes, like I'm sespectator in my own life. I don't always like what I'm seeing

That's how I feel during deppressive episodes, like I'm sespectator in my own life. I don't always like what I'm seeing

I have felt like this before I think when I am very depressed and/or anxious

I have felt like this before I think when I am very depressed and/or anxious

Oh yea for sure. And then when somebody talks to me I’m so startled like “GASP you can see me!!!!!?”

Oh yea for sure. And then when somebody talks to me I’m so startled like “GASP you can see me!!!!!?”

I experience literally the exact same thing all the time!

I experience literally the exact same thing all the time!

Does your vision cause you to feel like you're in a dream state and can't concentrate on anything? That's what I feel, but doctors say that my eyesight is perfect and they don't know what to do.

@Ley Av ok thanks 4 the info . This might also b 1 of da reason .I'll luk at it :)

@Ley Av ok thanks 4 the info . This might also b 1 of da reason .I'll luk at it :)

@Ambati Karthik Yes, we have something in the ear related to the balance and vertigo, when there is an infection we feel like vertigo it's similar to the dissociation feeling

@bingbong - So you don't have it anymore ?

@bingbong - So you don't have it anymore ?

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@bingbong  I've felt it all my life and what helped was knowing I'm seeing life through my eyes and nobody else's, and that I'm real. My mom is very spiritual and says we are a soul in a body. It does get better <3

shelby payne i feel the same way too. i think we should start a group chat

shelby payne i feel the same way too. i think we should start a group chat

I often feel as though I'm just waking up from a dream, or just returning to "reality", even though I've objectively been awake for several hours.

Can we start a group chat? I can’t afford any doctors or therapist right now but I believe this is why I’m feeling the way I feel. I’m trying not to think about but I see why people give up. We can’t afford help or resources on top of fighting our internal battles. I’ve been through a lot and I didn’t acknowledge that. I just want to feel alive again.

it’s called having an out-of-body experience. i get them daily.

it’s called having an out-of-body experience. i get them daily.

I'm pretty sure this is called dissociation mate.  And I get it, I've had trouble with it in my most stressful years

I'm pretty sure this is called dissociation mate.  And I get it, I've had trouble with it in my most stressful years

Me too. I used to describe it to people like being on heavy doses of antihistamines all the time. Things are dampened and there’s some barrier between me and everything else. Also, I tend to assume people won’t remember me or know what I look/sound like because I don’t know what I look/sound like... because I’m not really real as far as my brain knows. And moments where I really see or hear the world around me are shocking and overwhelming.

Me too. I used to describe it to people like being on heavy doses of antihistamines all the time. Things are dampened and there’s some barrier between me and everything else. Also, I tend to assume people won’t remember me or know what I look/sound like because I don’t know what I look/sound like... because I’m not really real as far as my brain knows. And moments where I really *see* or *hear* the world around me are shocking and overwhelming.

HOLY SH-
SAMEE
AND WHEN J TRT EXPLAIN TO OTHER PEOPLE NOONE UNDSRSTANDSSS

HOLY SH-
SAMEE
AND WHEN J TRT EXPLAIN TO OTHER PEOPLE NOONE UNDSRSTANDSSS

gabysmarigold yeah i feel like that sometimes as well

gabysmarigold yeah i feel like that sometimes as well

YES! I tried explaining this to my friend. For myself I usually describe it as I'm almost in a different realm and I am an outsider observing everyone else's reality. Physically I'm there (obviously), but mentally I'm somewhere else and time can get confusing. Also I'm not saying I am diagnosed with either of these, this is just a feeling I get a lot and honestly it distracts me and disrupts my everyday life which is especially hard when I'm at work.

Wow that's interesting to have so many people in common. It's weird that I always find someone describe a feeling perfectly which I've been through but didn't notice

Yeah, it like everything around is just a show

Yeah, it like everything around is just a show

Yes same here
This strange feeling hits me like once in a month,and it goes for seconds,but from the last time it hit me... I cant go off the feeling,I guess my lil sister stressed me too much,cus from soon when we are home alone only me and my 7 year old sister,she always fell,she almost fell from the 2nd floor,from the window,she locked herself in the bathroom,and couldn't go out,but she did somehow,and there is lipstick on the door every morning we wake up,it stoped suddenly,i guess that's what makes me  feel like im not in real life,I always think what if I cant wake up from my dream,what if my friends and family are waiting for me to wake up?this though always cried me,I need help,someone tell me I'm not dreaming, I'm in real life,im. in. real. life.
Strangely its stronger in the start of the day than the end,when I'm going to bed I  still can feel the feeling but it doesn't bother me that much

Pink Aesthetic omg same but I just had it today and in a school day so I don’t think I have it what do you think??

Pink Aesthetic omg same but I just had it today and in a school day so I don’t think I have it what do you think??

Omg same here that’s why I’m watching this!!!

Omg same here that’s why I’m watching this!!!

Pink Aesthetic same ! i started to fail all my classes and at first i thought it was add, but i got diagnosed with dp. Thanks for sharing 🥺💗 proud of you

this might seem silly but this comment made me cry cause of how i relate

this might seem silly but this comment made me cry cause of how i relate

Same. Like it’s a movie and I’m watching it trough someone’s eyes. I normally snap out of it when something “wakes me up”. Like jumping in a cold pool at 3 am lol

Me as well and it is called depersonalization

Me as well and it is called depersonalization

EXACTLY! I feel like me, and who I am, and who ‘the body’ is are 2 completely different people. It’s like being trapped inside a jar, but the jar moves and talks, and does things that you sometimes don’t even realize, while your just.... there.

Wow so thankful for people speaking out on this.💡😮

Wow so thankful for people speaking out on this.💡😮

Me too, just in random spurts that don’t last for very long and I still don’t understand exactly what it is because it doesn’t sound like what she described in the video.

Same I also sometimes just forget everything I could be having a conversation with someone and I’ll just forget everything

Fr I’m always felling like dis, feels like I’m watching a movie

Fr I’m always felling like dis, feels like I’m watching a movie

I've had existential crises
From taking a shower,
So I totally get where you're coming from

I've had existential crises
From taking a shower,
So I totally get where you're coming from

I feel like they're not real but IAM the main character playing a game like me a simulation

I feel like they're not real but IAM the main character playing a game like me a simulation

Could be many things... autism perhaps. That’s how I feel at times. Also I have a gluten sensitivity and used to always have de realisation until I stopped eating it.

Last time i had it, it was an ear infection. Fucking weird how that felt but went away with medicine. <br>My ears are okay

Last time i had it, it was an ear infection. Fucking weird how that felt but went away with medicine.
My ears are okay

Like an out of body experience? Sometimes I feel like that too. I remember one time I was at a dance practice one time and we were dancing outside on the grass. I was trying to watch my dance instructor, but I suddenly felt as if I wasn’t in my body. I looked up at the sky and felt that the world was a big and I was just a small portion of it and it was like my head left my shoulders. It was super weird but also kind of humbling.

I feel like that it's kinda scary being there  but not there.. fighting to stay at the front of my mind... seeing people there but it's not like your there..?

That happened to me 2 like while I was walking or learning and suddenly I felt like I didn't belong to this world and I couldn't believe I was right there sitting ,learning and even existing in this world as a human lol😅Idk what's that and I have never talked abt it to anyone

Me too! Weird example but I sometimes feel like I'm watching a movie or episode from a TV show and people around me are actors. Don't know it's just really weird :0

I think its a common thing since a lot of us felt this ways

I think its a common thing since a lot of us felt this ways

Yes I have the same feeling like im floating and sometimes like my soul wants to leave my body and I just shake my head and I feel like I’m going back again ..

Try meditating and concentrating very deeply on this feeling. You will find that you are one with everything and that you are the world. Advaita Vedanta tells us that the real you is not physical and not an object. It is the pure conscious observer that observes all the senses, the mind, and the intellect. The one who observes deep sleep, the dream state, and the waken state, is really who you are. Everything is in you, the conscious observer. When this feeling happens realize that you are that. It is ignorance to think that you are the mind, body, or intellect. You must identify yourself with the unchanging, not the temporary illusion of “reality”. Imagine like in a dream. What is everyone/everything that is in your dream? It is you. Similarly, once you see that everything is in you and that you are the world, you will see the non-dual existence bliss as the only reality. I recommend looking up swami vivekenanda or Arsha Bodha. The dispassion or indifference to the world you may feel is common to one who is ready to begin asking the big questions. Who am I?

Im school i was going insane. Just closing my eyes and be like: OMG OMG OMG. like i was about to wake up from a coma or something

John Formanczyk i thought i was the only one ;-;

John Formanczyk i thought i was the only one ;-;

You will understand if you have it, hopefully you don't though. I can actually relate to doing normal school activities but not feeling like I'm awake but more like in a dream effect. I'm not sure how you wandered here if you don't have it but you know, youtube recommends random videos. I really wish I didn't have it (I think I have it, just not sure).

@Depressed Alien I'm glad that you are coping with it. I've only had it for a while but I learned to deal with it. If it's a big concern to you I suggest you to open up to your family if you want to know everything about it. :)

So I'm updating this after 2 months ago cause I'm still getting notified about it. I obviously still have it, it's not that bad for now. I don't wanna self diagnose myself because I don't know anything. All I know is that these pieces match up exactly to what I describe. I feel like it stops me from doing things I want to enjoy with like my, "real" emotions.

It's honestly very scary and annoying to have. I've tried to search a video up like this 1 year ago and couldn't find anything on it so I gave up on trying. Until 2 months ago I started to feel this way and decided to search on it again, now I'm here. I've told my sister about it in the beginning of when it happened and she told me, "Don't self diagnose yourself", well I'm sorry. I'm not sure on how to tell my parents or my sister convince them how I feel but on the other side I just know they won't believe me so I'll just leave it at that.

 I don't think it's something that is bad to hide from your parents, it's more of something that is  your concern. I'd suggest to tell your parents to get checked up on it to make sure if you do have it, I'm not too concerned about it at the moment.  This video just explains a little bit more to me about what's happening to me. Thanks! For reading, I know it's a lot to read but I hope I gave out some good information on me personally but everyone is different, I just wanted to clear things up.

That’s derealisation / depersonalisation I guess , I have it too but don’t want to open up about it to my family and stuff just because I’ve had it as long as I can remember and so I’m learning to just deal with it .

Pretty sure thats called being an introvert

Pretty sure thats called being an introvert

I feel the same while writing thisss. I pinch myself during school because I want to try and realize that I am awake. I got it around 1 year ago at school and I literally couldn't think straight or just do anything. It was a struggle for me to learn for a while but like I felt very confused most of the time. It disappeared for a while then came back during school (I am in school now, started school about 3 days ago now). I realized that bright lights make me really light headed and causes me to be more in a dream, it's confusing and I don't umderstand. I had mental break downs about it during school last year because I really felt that I wasn't alive. My emotions would be crying but my thoughts and eyes are a whole new thing.


When you forget about it you lose the feeling but then you remember it and it comes back

Not for me because I experience it 24/7 no matter what. Even doing sports everyday and being engaged with a lot of things doesn't fix the disorder immediately. It decreased slowly

Кристиян Трънбашев

Nope. <br>It almost never left me for 22 years now. Remembering or not didn't make any difference. There are just a lot of different cases.

Nope.
It almost never left me for 22 years now. Remembering or not didn't make any difference. There are just a lot of different cases.

im 14 and this is exactly how it is for me

@Emily Reeve same happens to me all the time 😭

It’s so scary, I will be doing something normal then check in on myself and start worrying that I’m in a dream.

THIS COMMENT RIGHT HERE. This is me, everyday


i sometimes can’t tell my memories and dreams apart. I can’t tell if i’m sleeping or awake and the amount of deja vus i’m having is a painful lot. I forget things i said or thought seconds after doing so and it’s so scary because i DONT KNOW what it is.

@Melia Reddick me too, im still trying to figure out if i have it. i mean i think i just have bouts of dpdr, mostly when im very very very anxious. im usually very very very anxious though so its hard to tell when im severely anxious because im so used to be anxious if that makes sense.

@xcxbetteroffxcx__Not easy but good at the end : )

@Yoan i am so bad at wim hof method, always makes me feel so light-headed and it's just hard for me to do but it is really cool though!

@Burger McBurger Yes! yes! yes! You can’t even feel yourself dreaming ? let alone sleep….? when your sleeping it’s like your dead? … when your awake your partially dead??? hmmmm only someone with this would understand me

@srisra_br9o9 Omg yes!!! this is what happens to me too… I can’t even process the dreams I have half the time I can’t differentiate memories, thoughts, and feelings are so paralyzed… faint! I can’t remember my childhood, let along remember what I even said.. Sometimes I feel like I have no control of my emotions like if I blurt something absurd out i’m like shoot ! I can’t remember it feels like to feel whole again… personality is everywhere  ! the self is disrupted foreal!

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Saame cuz one time i was talking to my sister about all the dumb stuff we used  to do as kids and i told her about this  one time when i did this and that and bla bla bla it was just a memory i had but then she told me that she didn't remember that and she told me that it (the 'memory') probably never happened because if it did she would have  remembered it (she's older than me) and it was just a dream or smth and it really messed me up that day cause i was thinking (how many of my other memories and fake? How can i tell which is real and which isn't ?)

Also i can't remember half my childhood in the first placeso i was really sad bc i thought i wasted my whole childhood :/

Srry if there is any typos of if this text is too long or if it dosn't make sense bc i was typing this at the speed of light


I have never felt so connected to anyone in my life, this was scary to me how accurate this is to my life right now. I feel you girl, thank you for this

That description at 2:50  actually sounds more typical of a hypotensive episode, lying outside in the warm sun  then standing up and walking, the visual symptoms are typical of postural hypotension, very common in younger people.


Holy crap I've been dealing with this my entire life I literally cried as a child begging my mom to wake me up and I told people I didn't feel real and it never went away I still deal with it to this day

SAME I started feeling like this often when i was seven, not all the time but more often than one who doesnt experience such things or dissociate in just stressful situations. It hasnt stopped since then and i just now found out what it could be.

@Yoan Thank you so much :) I appreciate that

I’ve dealt with this and it’s terrible I’m so sorry you experience this I hope it improves for you :////

@Noelle dude 🤣🤣🤣💔, they don’t know how painful this thing is

I literally told my mom this too. Like nothing around me seems real. Like I see it, but I’m not seeing it. It’s weird.


I'm so thankful that derealization is getting more attention. Its TERRIFYING.

@raslen barred Me too I have done the same thing but nothing seem to change I sometimes feel like I'm just a dead walking body it's really a frustrating condition

I have had dpdr since I was 16 now I'm 23 for me it started with overthinking after 4 month of experiencing a horrible trauma I then started developing Dpdr from nowhere it has made my life worse and useless no girlfriend no career just feeling helpless.

@raslen barred Have you watched jordan hardgrave on YouTube ?

@raslen barred Nothing really changed. Accept I'm more anxious I was than before. I don't take any medicine.

@Lily Stultz I have taken (Seroplex 10 mg) and (lysanxia 10mg) antidepressants for a while with a little bit of walking beside the sea to relax but nothing has changed <br>That’s why I’m confused

@Lily Stultz I have taken (Seroplex 10 mg) and (lysanxia 10mg) antidepressants for a while with a little bit of walking beside the sea to relax but nothing has changed
That’s why I’m confused

@Alex F the hardest part is how to explain what you really feel <br>How are you now ? And what kinds of medicine you take?

@Alex F the hardest part is how to explain what you really feel
How are you now ? And what kinds of medicine you take?

@raslen barred have you tried anything to fix it ?

@Lily Stultz at 19 years old and exactly when I entered to university I’ve been struggling since that time I’m 21 years now i’ts really hard living with that all the time   I still haven’t figured yet the cause but my psychiatrist says I have depression

@raslen barred what caused yours and what age did it start ?

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I experience derealization since ever. I remember when I was like maybe 3/5 sitting on the bed and just... world not being real. Firstly I didn't really care, I was a kindergardener. But once when I was kinda older I had very strong derealization for few days. For a kid who doesn't know what ia happening it's at least terrifying. Will I be like this forever? I told my mum about it although I don't think I said correctly what I was experience because It's hard to explain. She said it's because I ate too much sweets lol. I just assumed that everyone experience this almost all the time, but I'm the one who make this a big deal etc. Few months ago I just had a random thought to search my symptoms. Then I learned about dpdr (even though I don't really experience dp part). It's so weird and bizarre that it's something a lot of people struggle with. But I almost ever see poeple who have it since early childhood without any trauma.

I can’t understand anything
I can’t study ( focus)
Everyday when I wake up i stare around my room like what is going on

@Niecey Weesey I got it around 9 and I'm 33.

Ive had it for 6 years and im still going

Hey guys I saw many replies .<br>Only way you can escape this is just forget it. Go 1 week straight in your daily activities without even thinking about it for a single second. Go for a thing that will give you the most happiness. You will get out!

Hey guys I saw many replies .
Only way you can escape this is just forget it. Go 1 week straight in your daily activities without even thinking about it for a single second. Go for a thing that will give you the most happiness. You will get out!

@Jill Golden I feel like everything is a dream! Any tips or stuff your doing?

@HungryBurger619 Not completely but i am doing so much better than i was. :) Grounding exercises and medication has helped me soooo much!

its getting attention due to marsjuana being legalized. It can induce this. and yes its scary I've had it for a month

I've been going through it for a week now. It feels like I'm in a 2d dream and being in a bright room make it look more surreal and fake. Its making me depressed and sad. I want it to piss off

@Niecey Weesey That's how I feel right now. Honestly, I don't think your real, I'm sorry

@Niecey Weesey - I have had it since 11 and now I am 15... It makes me super scared and wondering if it will ever go away... I am really sorry, I know how you feel, and I hope one day we will get better soon.

@Cici Grenylo - How did you get out of it ? I have been experiencing since I was 11.

right! it sucks, and so few people are educated about it

@Cici Grenylo aww that's sweet. It's okay, used to it now!

@Niecey Weesey  I experienced this for 6 months straight and it was so scary. I got to the point where I'd convinced myself I was dead and everyone around me was fake and lying to me. I'm so sorry you've been experiencing it for so long 💔

@Supun Praneeth do u feel like ur just gonna wake up one day? In a hospital and they say u hv memory loss or something? ? I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME

@Supun Praneeth They say that there isnt but antipsychotics help me TREMENDOUSLY

I thought it was just me, I didn't know this is even exit, i thought it just in my mind, this is even hard to explain to someone, I having this since i was 14 years old and now I am 29,  this is get worse when i am afraid. is there any medicine for this ?

i remember telling a therapist 3 years ago when i was 15 that if still had dpdr by the time i was 18 then id kill myself.. i still have dpdr but im still here i guess lol

Had it since i was 9 and im 25 now. NON STOP 😭 sometimes i think im dead or in a coma and one day i will wake up


I feel like when I district myself like tv or useing my phone keeps me from thinking about it. I find that the more you think about it the worse it gets, because once you forget about it you feel better but as soon as you remember it gets horrible and it's hard to get back to forgetting it

@xBun Bunx Hi! I hope you're doing well. You are right, it's ok to feel angry or sad or a little bit annoyed but feeling disconnect. But if it is interfering with you daily life, you should definitely see a mental health professional! It can be scary, and often it is a learning process; but is defensively worth it since we are taking about health, one of the most important things we have.
Just like if we had a tummy ache that was recurrent and annoying we will go to the doctor to find out how to take care of it, we should do that with our minds. It is not "exaggerating" or "unimportant", it's your mind and you deserve getting guidance to make sure it's healthy, just like everything else.

That's it, have a great day!

Same i think that life is a dream most of the time, but when i watch yt on my phone or play games or watch tv i forget that i was thinking about it..But when i just zome out i remember it (If ya'll know what i am trying to say)
So if anyone of you guys think that life is a dream or anything like that, that is okay to think about it useally most ppl think about it and that is normal.
U might cry about it or get stressed out about it or get kinda mad..
But that is okay!

Sorry for my grammar qwq

Rôll Løøse Same! I’ve had this for 20 years on and off and the only thing that works is accepting it and distracting myself!


I got a really bad high once and I felt like this ever since .

For me its always been there a little bit...But a bad high made it worse.

@woRm on sTring  yeah since teens brains aren’t fully developed even young adults our brain takes the weed as trauma and detaches us which is what derealization is we most likely wouldn’t get that if we were older and consumed thc /weed

Weed or psychedelics can cause derealization

Me too. Been feeling like this for 5 years now..

@Anamaria Mocanu Hey Ana, heads up, its hard to deal with it in the beginning, which was for me too with panic and stuff, but settle down, the more you fight it, the more it is triggered and hard for you to deal with (i know you dont want to feel like this) but you will have to accept it in order for you to really work on it to go away in peace.

omg i can't believe there are other people who went through this stuff i'm so glad i'm not the only one. i had this bad trip on nye but i didn't really think much of it and at first it didn't affect me long term but this quarantine must have triggered something in me cause i've been living with that feeling for two weeks now and i don't know what to do

Notnap same here,, had a really terrifying trip on weed and I’m pretty sure it traumatised my brain

used to have it in hs but got over it, smoked for the first time a day or so after new years and had to get on a plane the next day and its been kinda...hovering around ever since. definitely doesnt help being stuck in my house all the time now :/

Omg ur like the same as me. Omg I smoked a blunt once like a 6 months ago and I still feel the weirdness to this day😭😭😭😭

This is why I’ve never smoked. Wanted to try it in the past but always had mental health difficulties so never risked it. Seems pointless now, got dpdr anyways

KATXNAP I recommend the book overcoming depersonalization disorder by Fugen Neziroglu and Katherine Donnelly, they actually mention that one of the causes of chronic DP/DR could potentially be drugs... it could help to figure out things! Good luck!

This happened to me, I kept smoking and eventually about 2 years later it went away. It really does suck, but having good grounding techniques help.

Same, it only happens once in a while but it started after weed

The first time I got drunk I took ten shots and didn't throw up. I woke up drunk and as I came down my eyes turned my life into a movie.

- ShipAndSaltPhanatic - you’re not alone, I had a very bad high and still went on to do it again, and I’ve been very paranoid now like super paranoid. I’ve never feared death before now I do.

Happened to me a few months ago. I see things that I'm sure I've seen before. Like really strong, terrifying deja vu and feelings of dread or impending doom. I remember sobbing into my dad's shoulder when I thought everything around me was scripted and fake. It's hard to describe in words. It's getting easier to push past as time goes on but I feel like I'm in constant danger now. Love that.

same, started on new years now we almost a year in, love that for me

Was it from smoking before your brain has developed, or does that just happen?


it doesn’t happen a lot but sometimes i just stare for like a minute and i’m like “is this real?” like i could be staring at a family member or smth and disassociate idk it’s kinda hard to explain

@S1N1ST3R Derealization is a  dis-enlightenment experience that is simply a lac of energy. You have to bring electricity/light back. Deep breathing will give you that electricity back and so the clarity in your perception of life.

Same, I would walk and look around and ask my sister if I'm dreaming or not

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I would say "I have a family?" Or sometimes stare at my dog "Wow we have a dog" and we got that dog 9 years ago

@ky you’re welcome. it’s pretty scary so i hope you never experience it😬

@MeredithOh thank you for informing me. I've never experienced derealization so I cant speak for you or anyone lol.

@Meredith the same with me I often get it when I sleep too much or too little or my dreams are very vivid but either way its very unusual and unsettling because id feel like is this my life or am I imagining it all

Charné Dee yeah it’s weird. there’s like a disconnect and it kinda feels like looking at life through thick glass for me at least. it doesn’t happen to me a lot, but i feel sorry for people who have it chronically. it’s no way to live

My heart jumped at this comment because I say those words too after staring or noticing something slightly off about reality

Yeah I do that all the time too, that’s pretty normal I think

Yeah it sucks I guess we have to keep pushing foward

Billie Vanderpol i didn’t say it was the same thing? i just thought it was kinda similar

Same I was on a field trip today and it happend

who wants my mum CUZ IM GIVING HER FOR ADOPTION

Meredith I kinda feel like that sometime


It’s hard to imagine living like this all the time. I only had this during panic attacks, the first time I had no idea what a panic attack was. I kept having to remind myself that what was happening was happening NOW...that I wasn’t remembering it. I kept saying to myself, “Is this happening now? Am I here now?” It was very scary and very weird. It feels like you’ve been drugged which is exactly what I thought happened.

GOD YES the thing of seeing things like they're a memory and in the moment you remember that it's happening NOW it's like wait what????? That happens to me a fucking lot of times everyday.

I have this it’s a fricking living hell.

@katie h Yep same I am like:Ok this is probs a dream all i need to do is jump of a roof and i'll wake up :)<br>But damn then i think like:Oh shit what is this isn't a  dream  (If u know what i am trying to say rn)

@katie h Yep same I am like:Ok this is probs a dream all i need to do is jump of a roof and i'll wake up :)
But damn then i think like:Oh shit what is this isn't a  dream  (If u know what i am trying to say rn)

it's awful, it's fucking terrible, had it 5 years now non stop and ive basically lost me teenage years to it, my whole teenage years are a blur and i want to die all the time yikes

sign543 dude I love your profile picture


Disassociation/derealisation is the brains way of pulling you away from trauma !!!! I feel you so much, dodie. I’m sorry you go through this on a daily, but one day you are going to be a new woman where this is so much less of a reality and you will experience things with the vividity you did as a teenager, but it will be so much better because you will be a grown up woman who has known pain and will appreciate the experiences so much more !!! LOVE YOU STAY STRONG!

This makes me feel confident. Thanks, even if you were talking to Dodie 😂💗


At work I often find myself thinking "is this real? I'm actually here?" Then I start panicking when I realize I'm there and I get so overwhelmed to where I want to cry.

I have had the same thing for over 7 yrs now it's really traumatizing condition by now I feel like I'm a dead walking body 😭

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yes yes yes it’s absolutely fucking terrifying


I recommend the Anxiety Ninjas videos. I was like this for over a year and it was horrible. I’ve watched his videos on it and slowly felt better about what I was going through and now I’m free from it, I sometimes get my little moments here and there but they don’t bother me, feeling normal again is 100% possible. :)

From my bad experience with it, I found that making it “who I was” or paying attention to it all the time and just simply ruminating on it made it worse and just struck more anxiety in me. So I’m not downing her ways or anything like that because maybe it helps her, but honestly for me personally, I found that it wasn’t the best idea to be writing about it and making it a big part of who I was because it wasn’t, I just stopped calling myself a sufferer. Once you understand what DPDR is, you’ll understand why circling your life around it like it’s something that’s not gonna end is a bad idea.
DPDR is there as a defence mechanism to help you through traumatic experiences which is why you hear some people say they felt out of body or that they don’t remember a certain event for example major pain like an animal attack, it helps you not focus on the pain but instead “the weird feeling”. So with that basic understanding of it, I was able to steer into trying to feel like myself again.

I know it doesn’t sound the easiest, but it’s simple. I thought I needed all the medication, all the weird treatments, all the nights of hospitalization when all I really needed was the education and support. I hope y’all get through it because I can assure you that it isn’t forever :)
Although it isn’t just as easy as watching videos, that’s what I’m making it seem like lol, it does take time and effort to help yourself get through it, not gonna lie it took me a while but it was all worth it in the end.
HERES A TIP- Surround yourself with your friends and good vibes even when you feel like you don’t have the energy, trust me when I was around my friends, their good energy made me feel better especially when I had really bad days, never stay home and sulk the whole time!

@Antonia Mukiibi Nope, nothin. I’d like to think they would’ve helped though. I was supposed to take antidepressants, but I never took them.

@Emma Hello Emma, I was wondering if u had taken any vitamins to help with they dp?

@Kaisla Aurora 🤍🤍🤍 an update, I’m now 20 and I’ve never felt better.

Hei I don't know if you will ever read this but you really helped me a lot with this comment. I went over to Anxiety Ninjas channel and now I feel so much better to know that it's a coping mechanism and there's a way out. Thank you so much for recommending him!


I had this for three years and really thought I would kill myself if it continued any longer. You explained this perfectly ❤ I wish you had posted this when I first had it as there was only a wiki page on it and self-help forums so I really believed nothing was real. I did get depression from and did not do as well during exams. If you're suffering from, I know it seems like dp is all there is right now but there is a way out. I overcame it without therapy or any help but it is a process that took a while. All I remember is that one day I decided not to focus on it at all and try to divert my mind on to many different things. Recovery in it self probably took me about a year but I'm glad it's over. I don't even remember exactly what it felt like, only that I was miserable with it. Please keep going, look to the future,  depersonalisation is not permanent it's a state you need to get out of by relaxing and overcoming anxieties. You can do this alone, with friends or a therapist. Good luck ❤

It’s normal to feel a sense of disorientation? Like all the surroundings aren’t familiar ? I’m feeling this right now I’m so scared.

@Plume Blue that is strange 😂 maybe I'll come across yours too someday - and thanks, you too! (if you've overcome it)

i was scrolling through the comments looking for mine from three years ago. when i found yours i did a double take because what you wrote sounds so damn similar to my own experience and the advice i’ve been giving people!
it’s so strange.
but this is not my old comment 😂 nonetheless i’m very happy you got out of it.

@Brandon Carr I does feel like it will last forever and every moment is like eternity but it won't last and when you get better life feels amazing again. Reach out for help if you can, it must be harder to deal with stuck at home in a pandemic

Thank you so much for this comment, I’ve been dealing with it for nearly a month now and I’ve been so worried about it being a permanent thing


this made me feel so much less alone. thank you.


Thank you for talking about this! I don’t experience derealisation, however, it helps me understand it a lot better. I appreciate you talking about mental illness’ since it helps people who experience these types of things


I just want to say thank you for sharing this with us. I fell exactly like you for 4 years now and I could never explain to myself or to the others what I was going through but now, thanks to you (and to my girlfriend that finds you) I can finally name this black beast that ruined my life for so long. I feel almost every sensations that you described in the book and I immediatly start crying and I'm crying right now while I'm writing this and I don't know why but i guess is for because I don't feel alone anymore. Thank you so much and
<br>I hope with all my heart that you can get better as soon as possible

I just want to say thank you for sharing this with us. I fell exactly like you for 4 years now and I could never explain to myself or to the others what I was going through but now, thanks to you (and to my girlfriend that finds you) I can finally name this black beast that ruined my life for so long. I feel almost every sensations that you described in the book and I immediatly start crying and I'm crying right now while I'm writing this and I don't know why but i guess is for because I don't feel alone anymore. Thank you so much and
I hope with all my heart that you can get better as soon as possible


i remember 4 years back when i was 16, watching your videos, i couldnt imagine what it was like going through depersonalization and it was the first i have heard of this condition. eventually my mental health gotten worse to the point i actually developed depersonalization, and i was trying to remember who it was who i found the condition from. i have finally found you and i have got to say it really sucks to deal with this condition. it feels like im high without the high and it really makes me panic. i hope it has gotten well for you too <3


This is great! I feel like it’s super helpful to have more people talk about DP/DR. I went through it for about a year and it was a waking nightmare, but my life is also immeasurably better for it. It forced me to develop a philosophy that I can strongly identify with, and it gave me perspective on life and its various challenges.

For you, or anyone reading, these are things that helped me, personally:

Exercise
Meditation
Counseling/Therapy
Healthy Diet (I also strongly avoided sugar, but I’m not sure if that actually helped)
Helping other people with their problems and intently listening to them! (This is the biggest one)

Anyway, I hope you make it through this, because it is definitely possible. And believe me, I absolutely felt like I was going to be stuck with it forever.


i come back to this every once and awhile, cause i found this a few years ago when i was feeling this way and ever since then i haven’t felt so alone in this. thank you so much for making this apart of your platform. while i haven’t been able to see a professional, i’ve been able to speak to my parents about this which is a huge step for me. thank you so so much.

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