Derealization

The funny thing about dissociation is that I can’t remember when it first happened. To save myself, I separated from the world around me. I disconnected from all feelings and sensations — whether emotional or physical — until the crisis passed. Except that the crisis never really passed. If you start young, as I did, that dissociation…

Hi there, before anything, I want to mention that I’m not a doctor or any kind of health professional, so everything I will mention in this article is based on my own experience and research. I don’t encourage anyone to follow anything I mention here as everyone is unique in…

and how I learned to enjoy sweet potatoes — I’ve always known that if you really try to stare into space long enough, you can pry open the screen of reality and reveal a sliver of what is behind. Growing up, it was like a game, to lie awake during naptime and stare until I could see the frames…

By Christine W According to DSM-5 (the psych standard operating procedure manual), derealization (DR) falls under the dissociative disorders category. While I’ve spent the last eight years trying to sort it out in my mind, it seems a bit absurd to call it derealization, when in fact it made me…

So I thought it was about time to write an update, because today when I looked back on my old blogs, it was amazing to just soak in how far I’ve come — with EVERYTHING in my life. …

Imagine, you wake up in the morning still half asleep. Did that happen? Or did I just imagine it? You go through your day trapped between half awake and half in a dream-like state. You know you are awake but you feel like you are still dreaming. You pinch yourself…

What a weird ass day. First day taking Prysma was a hell of a disaster. Didn’t feel anything, stayed rolling in bed deep in thoughts for a least an hour. Took a Klonopin, a mirtazapine and finally slept. Maybe I overdosed a little, waking up was like a nightmare. …

My journey from derealisation & depersonalisation to a successful entrepreneur About 12 years ago, during my exchange year in the United States, after abusing drugs, I experienced what is called a depersonalisation & derealisation syndrome. A phase, where you basically detach from your body and feel like as if you…