I’ll never understand how I ended up like this. Was a normal person with a normal life until 30. Now I’m afraid of everything. Even reality and myself.
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My psych is open to me trying lamictal for DPDR alongside Zoloft. Has anyone had any success?
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Dream got in touch with an exile?
Internal Family Systems is a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome.
I don’t feel fear at all anymore - or any other emotions.
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I drove past a coffee shop I used to frequent during my best years, before dissociation. I got little fragments of my old life. And it broke my heart.
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I drove past a coffee shop I used to frequent during my best years, before dissociation. I got little fragments of my old life. And it broke my heart.
Somatic experiencing is a form of alternative therapy aimed at relieving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client's perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). It was created by trauma therapist Peter A. Levine.
I drove past a coffee shop I used to frequent during my best years, before dissociation. I got little fragments of my old life. And it broke my heart.
In psychology, dissociation is any of a wide array of experiences from mild detachment from immediate surroundings to more severe detachment from physical and emotional experience. This includes Functional Neurological Symptoms (formerly known as conversion disorder). The major characteristic of all dissociative phenomena involves a detachment from reality, rather than a loss of reality as in psychosis.
Trauma dreams every single night are killing me
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My mind doesn’t produce any feel good chemicals at all anymore. No dopamine, no oxytocin, nothing.
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DPDR has turned me into a complete failure at life - I’m literally dying. Everything hurts. I can’t do anything, my business, my social life, my physical activity is all suffering majorly
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Not being able to feel and sense the world - as a creative - is so devastating
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My whole life is affected by my condition - down the littlest thing. I feel like I’m majorly failing in life, life should not be this hard.
In psychology, dissociation is any of a wide array of experiences from mild detachment from immediate surroundings to more severe detachment from physical and emotional experience. This includes Functional Neurological Symptoms (formerly known as conversion disorder). The major characteristic of all dissociative phenomena involves a detachment from reality, rather than a loss of reality as in psychosis.
This part of me keeps telling me I’m “mentally ill and destined for failure. I’m sick. I’m disgusting. I’m beyond help”
Internal Family Systems is a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome.
My whole life is affected by my condition - down the littlest thing. I feel like I’m majorly failing in life, life should not be this hard.
Struggling with DPDR? Frequent forum use may exacerbate it so please check out our stickied Resource Guide before you post. ---------------------------------------------------------------Welcome! This community is meant for people affected by depersonalization and/or derealization, and is a safe place to talk about our struggles and discuss ways to make the burden of dissociation easier. Please make sure to read the subreddit rules before posting.
Nothing looks or feels unreal - I just have no sensation to the world. It’s hard to describe, but basically feel normal but with no emotions.
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I get these moments of deep freeze where I literally feel like I can’t move from where I’m sitting. Hours go by, and I’m stuck. I can feel that in my body.
Somatic experiencing is a form of alternative therapy aimed at relieving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client's perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). It was created by trauma therapist Peter A. Levine.
Does anyone else have music in their head 24/7? I think it’s a protective part. It’s random songs and words.
Internal Family Systems is a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome.
Has anyone else been in severe panic / fear after panic attacks, for like 2 years - and then it all just shut off? The fear is gone.
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Committing myself to walking 10 miles per week, no matter how I feel. Alongside SE
Somatic experiencing is a form of alternative therapy aimed at relieving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client's perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). It was created by trauma therapist Peter A. Levine.
Why am I dreaming about people I’ve never met? Places I’ve never been? Situations that have never happened? Mixed with trauma dreams
We discuss the ideas and life of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung (pronounced YOONG), and all things Jungian. We like to discuss symbols, myths, dreams, culture, alchemy, and Jung's unique contributions to psychology such as archetypes, personality types, dream analysis, the collective unconscious, and synchronicity. Welcome! Please note this forum cannot provide a substitute for professional advice or one to one therapy.
What’s the point of me taking meds if they aren’t helping me?
A twin subreddit of r/CPTSDNextSteps, a community for those in recovery. A place for seeking advice, support, validation and to discuss the process of navigating life and it’s challenges. And also celebrating our victories and sharing our interests with others on the healing journey.
I’ve spent 1000 days in dissociation 24/7. My life is just slipping away, and I don’t know what to do.
Internal Family Systems is a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome.
I’ve had a black cloud following me my entire life - that ended in me having severe nervous system shutdown. Since I was a kid, I always felt that I wasn’t safe.
We discuss the ideas and life of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung (pronounced YOONG), and all things Jungian. We like to discuss symbols, myths, dreams, culture, alchemy, and Jung's unique contributions to psychology such as archetypes, personality types, dream analysis, the collective unconscious, and synchronicity. Welcome! Please note this forum cannot provide a substitute for professional advice or one to one therapy.
I feel like I have irreversible damage to my nervous system and limbic system - not one treatment has helped.
A twin subreddit of r/CPTSDNextSteps, a community for those in recovery. A place for seeking advice, support, validation and to discuss the process of navigating life and it’s challenges. And also celebrating our victories and sharing our interests with others on the healing journey.
I don’t understand why some people only have this for 8 months while others have it for years
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