Derealization

[blue1764]

Anyone have any tips for how to cope or deal with derealization/depersonalization???? I'm only 16 and it's really beating me. I'm really contemplating suicide because I just can't live like this anymore. I don't feel real. I feel fake. Someone please help me

[HopingCat]

Suicide is not the answer. No matter how horrific it feels it can't hurt you. Trust trust me. I been with it for 7 months. When it first started it was pure hell but now I'm coping better. Your parents need to take you to see a psychiatrist.And if they don't believe you then talk to the school counselor and maybe he/she can talk to your parents.

[Aazz]

Here is an old post of mine with a link to a great article about dp/dr. It helped me I hope it helps you too.

[joegonza89]

Don't do it you're not even you yet. You have your whole life ahead of you trust me I started having anxiety attacks when I was 10 years old and I'm still struggling to cope with them but suicide has never crossed my mind and it shouldn't cross yours. I sometimes get that feeling of being fake especially when I look in the mirror. I've heard that strong electro magnetic fields can cause derealization so maybe look into that like pay attention to when you feel that way are you near a strong source of electricity?

[Hidden]

Hey! Suicide is not an option. You're needed here in this world. There are shoes only YOU can fill. God has allowed this to make you stronger, and one day you're going to help people and change lives. Depersonalization was a newer symptom to me about a year and like 3 months ago. I really did not like it but it's totally gone now. I've considered suicide myself, I just was just done with it all. But now I think back on that time and I'm SO glad that I didn't go through with any of it.

Please reach out to a family member, some friends you can trust or even a counselor.