3 months since...

It's now been 3 months since i have been taking iron supplements and my anxiety came. My anxiety has calmed down but i still think its there and derealization is still there. I feel like i feel normal (even though i'm not sure what normal is anymore) but theres something missing. People and my surrounding are starting to feel more real aswell and haven't had any panic attacks. However i'm scared its going to come back. I keep telling myself its because of my iron deficiency and low vitamin D but each day i feel the same. I wake up and don't want to get out of bed. I go to bed but don't want to go to sleep. It just feels like its never ending. I feel so irritated! I just want to feel better, feel more me, like i was 4 months ago.. Is this anxiety? Do i have a disorder? Will i get better? Or is it my deficiencies. Is there any advice you can provide?

[steadfast66]

Hi Ultimateyou, I completely understand how you fee. I have been depersonalizing for about a year now. It has not gotten better but I am coping better. I feel detached from myself and that I am going to "lose it" sometimes. Then I remind myself that my condition is harmless. When I am involved in a task or conversation and is focused, I am not aware of this feeling. I have seen a Christian therapist which has helped. She uses the same altering thinking methods as a secular therapist except with Christians she incorporates the love of God. I think i was/am over-analyzing what people think of me, say to me, and what I perceive they are/have said about me. None of which is important. I have seen a neurologist which determined that I was depressed...which is not the case. I am retired, but active. I am involved in several outside-the-home activities. However, I do have anxieties and if I don't get enough sleep these feelings of derealization intensity. I have had all kinds of physical and medical tests to no avail. I am learning to live with this very annoying and distracting feeling of living in a dreamlike state. I have shared how I felt with a close friend and a family member...I don't think they can relate. They have never asked me about it afterwards. You are not alone and you are not going crazy.