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Depersonalization issues

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Can someone please tell me what I can do to have more mindfulness ? I feel like I'm not in the "now" it's emotionally distressing

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chataround

Wish I had an answer for you, J. I suffered with depersonalization for many years. Somehow once my anxiety level went down I got that feeling less and less. Caffeine was really getting to me and I had some emotional issues that got resolved over much time.

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BrightandBreezy

Hi jmerrick22,

I know you posted some time ago but i thought this may help, I'm reading "Mindfulness plain and simple" because i have suffered depression/ anxiety/trauma and depersonalization issues, i do feel a lot better, thankfully, but it's a very unpleasant feeling, this book is a basic start to mindfulness and very easy to follow as i have other books on mindfulness, which i will read after this one, but if you can, start with something basic and go from there, i read a part of the book which says..... " think of thoughts, like the traffic passing by your house, watch and observe them, but don't chase them or get caught up in the them" if you can try and apply this script to your daily living, it really does help, if you find yourself getting caught up in thoughts as i often do, i apply this script to my thinking and bring myself back to the here and now, bring yourself back to something like your breathing, or use your senses(sight,sound,smell, touch and taste) to ground yourself in the moment, it could be anything, look at your pets if you have any, something in your room, garden etc and concentrate on them instead, it really does help as i try to use it as often as i can, you could even bring yourself to think of a safe place in your mind, somewhere like a nice holiday you've been on, anywhere that brings a nice warm feeling, you could even make up a nice safe place in your mind, a beach, nice quiet walks in the country, by a river or a waterfall etc and try and use your senses in your safe place, i know it sounds simple but it really does help, even for a few moments, i'm in counselling and they teach a lot of mindfulness. I'm no expert or anything but using mindfulness as often as you can in your daily life does bring relief. Depersonalization is the pits but you can recover. Please let me know how you get on and take lots of care of yourself, plus big ((((hugs)))))