Derealization/Depersonalization...

[shadowness]

hi there...i am not really sure if i am posting in the right place or whatever but i seriously need some advice...

i have have depersonalization and derealization for about 6 months now and feel like i am not me anymore...or feel like i am looking through someone elses eyes...

very hard to explain...

but i am seriously considering have hypnotherapy to help me as whenever i take medication it screws me up big time...meds caused my derealization and depersonalization in the first place...

it is so horrible not feeling like me anymore...feeling scared of myself and everything around me...

when i talk it feels and sounds liek someone else...i feel totally out of control...

could hypnotherapy help me? or NLP?

i have contacted an NLP/Time Line Therapy Hypnotherapist already but thought i would ask here for some input :)

thank you very much for reading and any comments and suggestions would be very much appreciated...thank you

[kayimbo]

i recently started having severe panic attacks which are characterised exactly by depersonalization/derealization. so i know exactly where you're at :). i wonder how two poeple in that state would relate to each other.

anyways, i'm curious, is it all the time or just sometimes? if its just sometimes immediatly after learning i wasn't going crazy, just having panic attacks i learned that through focused counting down from 100 i could stop an attack as soon as it triggered.

please get back to me.

[Jack]

Hi shadowness,

IMO If you are a panic attack or anxiety sufferer then hypnotherapy could help. If you are suffering from schizophrenia then it is unlikely to help. It is very difficult to help with a problem like this at a distance, but I would suggest that you either talk to a counsellor or a psychologist as a first step to getting better. I would also suggest that you ensure that your hypnotherapist has experience dealing with this sort of problem and belongs to a reputable peer organisation. Good luck!

Jack

[shadowness]

thank you both for your replies...

kayimbo....i have been feeling this way all day everyday for about 5-6 months now...

jack....i have had anxiety for a long time now but now instead of feeling anxious for no reason...i feel anxious because i feel like i am losing control of my life and feel like i am in a dream...

my therapists do not know what do do with me and my doctor can only suggest medication...which i will not take as everytime i do...everything gets too much to handle and i end up getting into more of a state...

obviously i am very fearful feeling like i am not myself and not recognising myself in the mirror most of the time...as well as the world around me looking like i have made it all up or that it looks unreal somehow...

i am going to be seeing a NLP/Time Line Therapy/hypnotherapist on the 25th November and he seems to really understand what i am talking about and is very supportive and optimistic that this can be helped through hypnosis...