I saw a psychiatrist the other day, he said that the feeling of not feeling real is called depersonalisation disorder or derealisation disorder. In my case, it stems from what i’ve been recently diagnosed with-depression. I’m still don’t feel real but i’ve just started medication and it takes about 1 month for it to have any effect.
From experience, the only way i ever made myself feel real is stop thinking. Stop thinking as in quell and silence all thoughts you have, and focus on feeling. Focus on your eyes, look at the environment, the tables, chairs etc. Then hear, even if it’s silence. Internalise these information and you should feel real for a bit
This method doesn’t last long and may not even work sometimes but it’s all i got, hope i helped you.
Thank you for your help and advice, it is always appreciated.
Yeah I have been on my meds for 3 months now (depression, anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder- the holy trinity haha) and I think it’s the medication which is making me feel this way… almost like a zombie. I’ve never felt like this before,It’s a different kind of numb from the depression numb. This just kind of feels like I’m dead and alive, almost existing in two different spaces at once. They two both come and go in between manic and depressive episodes I still get…it makes me scared though because I feel like I could just do it now and end things because I feel so disconnected.
Anyways, I will try those exercises you suggested. Gotto try be more mindful as a-posed to mindFULL. ?
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I feel so disconnected from life sometimes. From myself and everything around me. It’s like I’m looking in from an external place… it’s very weird.
I saw a psychiatrist the other day, he said that the feeling of not feeling real is called depersonalisation disorder or derealisation disorder. In my case, it stems from what i’ve been recently diagnosed with-depression. I’m still don’t feel real but i’ve just started medication and it takes about 1 month for it to have any effect.
From experience, the only way i ever made myself feel real is stop thinking. Stop thinking as in quell and silence all thoughts you have, and focus on feeling. Focus on your eyes, look at the environment, the tables, chairs etc. Then hear, even if it’s silence. Internalise these information and you should feel real for a bit
This method doesn’t last long and may not even work sometimes but it’s all i got, hope i helped you.
Thanks
Hey @venushope
Thank you for your help and advice, it is always appreciated.
Yeah I have been on my meds for 3 months now (depression, anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder- the holy trinity haha) and I think it’s the medication which is making me feel this way… almost like a zombie. I’ve never felt like this before,It’s a different kind of numb from the depression numb. This just kind of feels like I’m dead and alive, almost existing in two different spaces at once. They two both come and go in between manic and depressive episodes I still get…it makes me scared though because I feel like I could just do it now and end things because I feel so disconnected.
Anyways, I will try those exercises you suggested. Gotto try be more mindful as a-posed to mindFULL. ?
@venushope whoops sorry, I just realized this wasn’t a reply to my comment but a reply to the original poster, my apologies @hulk @venushope