i'm always scared everyday i have anxiety but don't feel it

[death117]

i was looking up online today and i find out that i have depersonalization, i'm really scared and don't know what to do. i always feel disconnected from body and always forgetting things and the world dosen't feel real to me anymore and not knowing who i am anymore to, please someone anyone out there i need support, i'm not on any meds i'm just looking for ways to shake this depersonalization off it's  really destorying my life everyday, so if anyone has they're own story upon there depersonalization and the ways u find to calm yourself down from it please i would really appreciate it.

[DJ873]

I agree with the above to get yourself checked out. there was another post on this i wrote a big ol thing to and there were other helpful posts as well. I think depersonalization was in the title

[benthic_man]

The one thing I don't see in any comments here is the opinion of a trained,experienced medical professional on all these diagnoses flying around. If you haven't yet conferred with you doctor, please don't diagnose yourself without getting a concurrent opinion from your medical health professional. Just like a person should never represent themselves in a court of law, we should never self-diagnose.

Depersonalization is a coping mechanism that allows you to function without devoting resources to actively deal with an issue, so your mind IS working- it's diverting, of course, and a warning sign, but you can take comfort that your mental processes are working as they do while under duress. Now it's simply time to get things back on track.
    Sharing horror stories is a comfort, like a blanket on a cold night, but treating the problem is necessary- you still need to turn on the heat. Go get checked out, if you haven't already!

[trdofbeingtrd]

I suffer from that and derealisation (sp?). I can understand what you are going through. I have some tips/techniques that help me control my mental disorders to a great extent. Feel free to message me if you want to talk or have any questions. Please keep us posted.

Ok, there are pre panic tips and full panic tips.

Let's start with the pre panic tips.

A rubber band around the wrist can help if you use it before the anxiety turns into an anxiety attack. As soon as you start to feel weird you snap the rubber band onto your wrist. For some people, this can "snap" (pun intended) them out of going into the anxiety or panic attack.

When you start to feel the anxiety coming on, think of the most odd thoughts you possibly can. Wonder what a star would look like if it were really a circle in disquise.......how many cattapilars would it take to reach from the earth to saturn if they were drinking caffine. Distracting your thoughts with such bizaare thinking will redirect your mind from getting worse.

Sit down on a bench or chair, put your head between your legs, and force yourself to breathe in deeply, and breathe out deeply. It's when the breathing gets to short and quick that the panic gets worse. At first you might feel like you  can't do it, but with practice, you can.

If you wear correctional glasses, take them off. For some reason sight plays into some peoples anxiety problems.

Ok, now for when you are in an actual panic attack.

Cold water on the face, forehead, neck, and wrists can help calm the anxiety or panic down. If it's cold enough, it's kind of like shocking you out of the attack.

To add to the cold water technique, if you are in full blown panic attack, find ice as soon as you can, put it into some kind of rag or cloth, wet it, and rub it all over your head, face, neck, and behind your ears. Again, the cold shocks the mind out of the anxiety.

Here are some tips to prevent the anxiety and or panic attacks.

Stay away from caffine, as a rule, it is the MAIN reason people suffer from anxiety disorder and panic disorder.

Surround yourself with comedy whenever you start to feel off. Laughter is another technique that can fool the brain into concentrating somewhere else.

Keep a herbal tea you made handy when you are out and about. If you want, as long as you make sure it is safe for you, I will send you some "calm down" recipies that are 100% natural and legal.

Also, there are disposable instant cold packs you can buy from 99 cent stores to use for the cold, this makes it easy to find relief when driving, at work, or some other place a sink is not always available.

[death117]

i don't do any kinda drugs, i remember when i was working about 3 months back i would only have anxiety when i'm working but i dealt with it, but as soon as the other month rolled by i start to have this depersonalization and every time i would start a new day i would feel disconnected from body and when i always get home i would have this feeling that i'm really losing my mind

[collegeguy195]

please understand that depersonalization is generally an offshoot effect of anxiety and/or depression. unless you have been smoking marijuana or doing other drugs, your deprsonalization can be attributed to this. you need to tackle any underlying causes that may be casuing this, depersonalization had also been linked to severe emotional trauma, so if any of these sound familair to you then you can start working at it. i understand the agony of it, i dealt with it for almost a year and still get it off and on sometimes but it will pass!