Comments on: depersonalization disorder http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/2007/05/depersonalization-disorder.html Anxiety, Panic Attack and Phobias Information Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Victor http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/2007/05/depersonalization-disorder.html/comment-page-1#comment-31553 Victor Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:40:01 +0000 http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/?p=171#comment-31553 As a person suffering from permanent depersonalization for 15 years, I agree with your summary statement that depersonalization often results of anxiety and panic disorder, but I completely disagree with your assessment that it should not be categorized as a special disorder. I believe you are speaking from your own experience, as we all tend to do. My experience with this disorder however is completely different from yours, and I know that a large proportion of people with a diagnosis of DP experience something close to what I have. To keep long story short, I *did* develop depersonalization as a result of strong generalized anxiety disorder. However, I had pronounced GAD for ten years prior to developing DP, and did not have a *single* symptom of DP/DR. Conversely, after developing DP/DR I lost all ability to feel panic, and even my anxiety feels completely different. But the main point I want to make is that your statement that "DP will pass" is simply unfounded, and you make it no doubt based on your experiences. I had DP for 15 years, and did not have *a single day* without DP (despite trying close to 30 different medications, which didn't make one bit of a difference). Another erroneous statement is that DP term is pushed by psychiatrists. In fact, this is the term I used to describe my symptoms even before there was a *single* reference to DP on the internet - it's just such a natural and most precise description of what it feels like. I thought I was the only person on a planet with depersonalization, but thankfully, because of DSM, I learned that I am not. As a person suffering from permanent depersonalization for 15 years, I agree with your summary statement that depersonalization often results of anxiety and panic disorder, but I completely disagree with your assessment that it should not be categorized as a special disorder. I believe you are speaking from your own experience, as we all tend to do. My experience with this disorder however is completely different from yours, and I know that a large proportion of people with a diagnosis of DP experience something close to what I have. To keep long story short, I *did* develop depersonalization as a result of strong generalized anxiety disorder. However, I had pronounced GAD for ten years prior to developing DP, and did not have a *single* symptom of DP/DR. Conversely, after developing DP/DR I lost all ability to feel panic, and even my anxiety feels completely different.

But the main point I want to make is that your statement that “DP will pass” is simply unfounded, and you make it no doubt based on your experiences. I had DP for 15 years, and did not have *a single day* without DP (despite trying close to 30 different medications, which didn’t make one bit of a difference). Another erroneous statement is that DP term is pushed by psychiatrists. In fact, this is the term I used to describe my symptoms even before there was a *single* reference to DP on the internet – it’s just such a natural and most precise description of what it feels like. I thought I was the only person on a planet with depersonalization, but thankfully, because of DSM, I learned that I am not.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/2007/05/depersonalization-disorder.html/comment-page-1#comment-1793 Anonymous Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:18:54 +0000 http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/?p=171#comment-1793 I wanted to share the following community offering information and support for those living with depersonalization and derealization: DepersonalizationCommunity.com I wanted to share the following community offering information and support for those living with depersonalization and derealization:

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]]> By: troy giles http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/2007/05/depersonalization-disorder.html/comment-page-1#comment-1037 troy giles Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:48:59 +0000 http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/?p=171#comment-1037 Please can you give me some advice. My 16yr old son, has every symptom of depersonalization.... when he has an attack he feels very detached, and has bad bouts of tirdness, on one occasion he slept for 4 days on and off . This all started about a year and a half ago, when he had a very bad panic attack, which caused him to have a complete shutdown , and he was taken to hospital for 4 days to recover , after many brain test, bloods , anything bad was ruled out. About 6 months ago he tried POT , which brought on the same feelings again of feeling detached from his body , this lasted 5 days, and then 3 nights ago he drunk 4 cans of larger which has brought on the same feelings ...... When this happens he becomes very tired and just wants to sleep all day ..... and even after sleeping 10hrs he will wake feeling tired ..... Please can you advise me of what to do ..... many thanks tROY Please can you give me some advice.

My 16yr old son, has every symptom of depersonalization…. when he has an attack he feels very detached, and has bad bouts of tirdness, on one occasion he slept for 4 days on and off .
This all started about a year and a half ago, when he had a very bad panic attack, which caused him to have a complete shutdown , and he was taken to hospital for 4 days to recover , after many brain test, bloods , anything bad was ruled out.

About 6 months ago he tried POT , which brought on the same feelings again of feeling detached from his body , this lasted 5 days, and then 3 nights ago he drunk 4 cans of larger which has brought on the same feelings ……
When this happens he becomes very tired and just wants to sleep all day ….. and even after sleeping 10hrs he will wake feeling tired …..

Please can you advise me of what to do …..

many thanks

tROY

]]> By: grant http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/2007/05/depersonalization-disorder.html/comment-page-1#comment-387 grant Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:39:08 +0000 http://www.anxiety2calm.com/blogger/?p=171#comment-387 to comment 2 i echo your comments. Although this may be a symptom of high anxiety i do however, consider it a different condition\disorder. I have had it non stop since a serious panic attack in 2007 that was caused by a serious accident i was involved in. It has some how turned on a switch in my brain that i can not turn off. to comment 2 i echo your comments. Although this may be a symptom of high anxiety i do however, consider it a different condition\disorder. I have had it non stop since a serious panic attack in 2007 that was caused by a serious accident i was involved in. It has some how turned on a switch in my brain that i can not turn off.

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