![]() ![]() Stick to reading just one or two blogs about DP/DR. The reason I started my DP/DR blog in the first place was to create the best site for DP/DR sufferers to get accurate information. Just STOP the constant searching.ĭO follow legitimate advice. But often, you can easily get triggered by reading about someone else’s experience. If you can give and receive help in these places, then that’s fine. Not only that, but by going to DP/DR groups online, you may also expose yourself to other people’s suffering. You may already be stressed out from DP/DR, and you’re adding more stress by reading conflicting, often inaccurate, information. But the problem is that there’s so much conflicting information out there. DP/DR is a special condition that makes us read up for hours and hours on information about this topic. Because of this sense of safety, you can remain calm even when your instincts falsely tell you that these DP/DR symptoms are dangerous.ĭON’T keep searching or googling your symptoms. You’ll find that as you build your sense of safety, it becomes easier to accept and allow the DP/DR feelings since you now realize deep down that you are indeed safe. ![]() There are some simple strategies, like using a safety note, to feel safe during depersonalization. In order to get your life back, you must try to cultivate a sense of safety that is missing. You must understand this on a deep level.ĭO cultivate a sense of safety. DP/DR can never kill you or make you go insane. Even then, all it can do is confine you to your room and make you lose out on life. It’s only harmful if you let it control you. It’s not an evil monster out to ruin you. But the truth is that DP/DR is simply a natural reaction to stress or trauma. You believe that you are in grave danger. So, the next time you feel DP/DR and its associated symptoms, try to face them with an attitude of acceptance instead of fighting them.ĭON’T think DP/DR is dangerous. Acceptance is one of the four core principles of DP/DR recovery. You must understand that these tiny positive changes add up over time. But let me tell you, it gets a tiny bit easier every time you practice it. The acceptance approach demands that you develop your inner strength and courage to face these feelings without trying to run away and hide. Acceptance is the only method that can help you calm down during strong DP/DR symptoms. Doing so greatly helps with your recovery. Once you understand that, you’ll be able to let go, accept, and allow these symptoms without trying to fight them constantly. Acceptance here means just letting them be there for as long as they want.ĭP/DR isn’t here to ruin your life. Some of you may have these symptoms present 24/7. Just feel them out without trying to distract, block, fight, or resist them. By this I mean, trying to let go and accept and allow these symptoms. I’m a big proponent of the acceptance approach. We want to lower our stress during this time, not increase it.ĭO accept these symptoms, no matter how weird they are. By increasing your stress, you are increasing the intensity and the length of the DP/DR. There’s a clear connection between stress and DP/DR. Not only that, but stressful events like the COVID-19 pandemic can trigger depersonalization for some people. That’s because the more we fight, resist, block, or distract ourselves from feeling these weird symptoms, the more we stress ourselves out. ![]() ![]() Sometimes they can distract themselves for a short while, but they’re always afraid that there will come a time when they cannot distract themselves anymore. They will try to block it somehow, only to find that they fail every time. By this, I mean that people try to resist feeling the unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and sensations associated with DP/DR. This is a classic mistake that DP/DR sufferers make. For each topic, I’ll start with the DON’T and then let you know what you should DO instead. In this article, I want to cover some DO’s and DON’Ts when it comes to depersonalization and derealization. That’s why after my recovery, I started my blog to document all the ways you can recover from DP/DR. But unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation out there. Those who go through this disorder wish there were some sort of guide or manual that could help them through it. The world can seem unreal to them, and life can feel like a dream. People with this disorder feel like they are detached and watching a movie of themselves. There’s no doubt that depersonalization/derealization disorder (DP/DR) is one of the scariest, most daunting, and frustrating mental health issues a person can experience. Here’s a clear guide letting you know what you should do, and more importantly, shouldn’t do when going through DP/DR. ![]()
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