Depersonalization, Unreality / Depersonalization‚ Derealization

Hi,

First of all yes your anxiety will go away but it’s a very slow process, and i know exactly what you mean when you say “it was the scariest time in your life” when i had my first panic attack i thought that’s it i’m dying! In fact you will be a better person than before you suffered when this is all over.

As for vitamin b does it work? yes and no, no if youre not on anxiety meds and yes if you are not, you see vitamin b is stored in your liver and when you take certain anti-depressants they fight with the vitamin. Anxiety actually is not a disorder like so many claim, it’s a behavioural problem. We have actually learned to behave in a certain way to trigger the constant panic state, the depersonalization then kicks in because it has to to protect you from fear that ourselves have put there that is not real. It’s actually giving your brain a delayed reaction to things, and first instinct says you’re losing you’re mind when in fact it’s quite the opposite.

Like any other condition your body will heal in time but you have to put positivity into your mind for this to happen, no drug can do this for you. my saying is “positive thinking equals positive outcome” and i tell you what it’s true, in time your brain will learn a new behavoir a positive one. Once are on the right track of thinking about the good things in life, your anxiety will stop, brains quit doing things that have no effect anymore. My anxiety started when i went to bed at night i could hear my heart making irregular beats so i instantly thought “that’s it my heart’s dodgy” it’s these little things that in time build up to an anxiety problem on a large scale, after i was checked by 3 professionals, my heart blood pressure and everything else was perfect, i decided to say to myself nah paul youre not dying you’re in perfect heath, stop it! now i don’t worry about such things. Cannabis is not the cause of anxiety it is the catylist, in other words it’s made it worse to the point of a panic attack.

There was no convincing me when i first had anxiety, i thought i was losing my mind and going bonkers, but i tell you i was so wrong, someone who is would not be here explaining what’s wrong with them in so much detail and complaining about it, they wouldn’t even know, insanity is not a concous act, it happens and theres nothing you can do about it, were far from insane infact very much the opposite, very intelligent.
Anxiety’s main symptoms are panic attacks, short term memory loss, irritability and insomnia and all these are triggered by your mind being too focused on itself through no fault of your own, if people knew that worry caused anxiety we wouldnt do it. The best advice i can give you is look at it this way, any illness needs time to recover and this is no exeption, i promise you this you will get better and as i said above you will be a bettter and wiser person because of anxiety. I know it’s not nice at all but it’s to be expected humans are fragile, as paul dooley said on the anxiety guru website, “as tough as we like to think we are, we are just human” this is so true i tell you, a bundle of very bad life experiences can trigger anxiety in a big way, just as a bundle of nice experiences in life can trigger you to be happy. My mums death triggered mine i had to switch her life support off after she suffered with a brain tumour in 2006, mine was delayed reaction it took 2 years to kick in and like yourself i thought man whats happening to me im losing my marbles, it is stress nothing more. Looking back now at what i was like in january the difference is unbelievable, i didnt sleep for days a time, couldnt think straight, thought i was going to hurt myself and others all the time and generally thought i would end up in a mental institution, yet none of this happened and now i’m 80% recovered.

Hope this has give you some insight in to what anxiety is all about, no it’s not nice but you would be surprised how many people have suffered at some point in their lives, it’s quite common, nothing is actually wrong or damaged in your brain it’s just many years of negative thinking and bad events that puts you in anxiety mode, it’s took this long to get like this and it’s going to take time to recover, but i promise you, you will. Even when you have recovered the thoughts of what you have been through with anxiety will make you feel bad just as the thought of something you’ve said or done in the past that was embarrasing makes you cringe or blush.

Don’t worry you will get there, positive thinking and time are the only cures for this.

Take care, Paul

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Quote: Lindsay said above

“I am actually happy to know that i am not alone. this disorder is so hard to explain.”

CORRECT! thats a major problem with anxiety sufferes they cant explain the problem properly and its upsetting. and once again, ITS NOT A DISORDER

Hello Sara,

You are now experiencing exactly the same thing i had when i first started with this about a year ago, the feeling like you are out of control and think you’re going to hurt people is a very common effect of anxiety, so please be assured you are not the only one feeling this way, and i have some good news for you, this is one of the first “symptoms” that goes away along with depersonalization.

You are not losing your mind or going to end up in a mental asylum that i can promise, although it seems that way that’s because you are scared and don’t know what’s going on, again more good news, give it six months and you will see a massive difference, just go with the flow until you start to feel better, i swear on the bible you will so thats something to look forward too. Nine months ago i was in hospital twice a week with panic attacks, and now im sitting here making music on my korg esx-1, what a difference! i never thought i would though but it happens, time is the healer with anxiety and the understanding that you will get better. I know it’s hard to believe that it’s stress causing all these problems but it is, nothing more.

To get on track for recovery i strongly advise from my experience to go out with people you trust, and stay active, this will keep your mind off anxiety and give your body a chance too recover, eat only good food like green leafy vegetables and fruit, red meats. drink plenty of water and fruit juices, giving your body these vitamins is a must. Also cut smoking down to a minimum as cigarettes strip your body of vitamin c.
Always have something to look forward too, whatever hobby you used to like doing before anxiety continue to keep doing it now, you see as i said anxiety is not a disorder its a behavioural problem, as people that suffer with it stop doing the things they used to like, can you see what i mean? Just as a time served carpenter can hang a door, a time served worry wort ends up with anxiety and stress is the root cause nothing more.

These are some of the main symptoms you will experience with anxiety/ptsd/stress:

Insomnia, Pale skin, Constipation, Irritability, Panic attacks, depersonalization, Shortness of breath, Feelings of losing control, Pins and needles, Short term memory loss, Rocking back and forth, Being tearful and shaking/trembling. And you know what all these go one after the other, when one of these starts to go away you are in recovery.

I hope this has helped you to understand whats going on, if you would like me to explain anything to you please feel free to ask i will help you to get on track with recoverey.

Take care, Paul

I have no sympathy for drug takers sorry.

Sorry for being abrupt but as you said above drugs caused him to be this way, and if theres any chance of recovery he’s got to nip them in the bud, i recommend a councillor to get him off the drugs and drink, plus i can tell you this from past experience if he was that bad with dp and anxiety he wouldnt be working, i was off work for 2 years.

R.I.P Patrick Swayze
http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/News/PoliticalNews/en-US/128974794454046988.htm

Hello nina,

Im afraid ive got some bad news, drug induced anxiety takes many years to recover fully that is a fact.
search google for some mp3′s from DR. Claire Weekes, she explains everything about anxiety and will give you a full explanation whats going on. also visit http://www.anxietyguru.net/podcast-2/ and have a listen to the podcsats there.

Hello again, yes its true and you will be ok dont worry. as time goes by the symptoms are less and less untill you are your old self again.

Yep nina it defo will go away in the end dont worry, i know what you mean when you say “it makes you feel like youre going crazy” it certainly does feel that way. A few things i did to get me on the road to recovery were:

Stop going the doctors
Go on a good B vitamin complex (the one with chorline in, it turns your urine bright yellow this is normal)
take small steps at doing a hobby
A lot of sleep (day or night, grab the chance at sleep whatever time it is)
let time do the rest.

As you start to get better you will have mood swings, this is to be expected so dont worry, it’s just you getting back to your normal self. One thing i can promise, you will get better, stress is a horrible thing but with time and patience it happens automatically. When i first started with anxiety i was in hospital at least twice a week with attacks, but now i dont have any which is great.

this person was an anxiety sufferer watch this video nina will cheer you up.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4cOojOoLTM

Nina, hello again,

When i first had anxiety i was in the doctors 5 times a week so please trust what he says when he tells you youre suffering with your nerves, i went to see the doctor that many times i got told off! truly exepting whats wrong with you is 50% of the recovery process, they will give you a blood test to rule out anything else this is just routine so dont worry.

Stay away from people that say things like “snap out of it” because it will make you worse, realise this is just a rough time you are going through and nothing lasts forever not even diamonds. (this i can prove on my record decks stylus lol) Though at the time youre suffering its a horrid experience and no one will understand unless they have been through this. Councilling isnt for everyone neither is group therapy, you will have to try a lot of things and find whats best for you. Basically it just things like this that keep your mind occupied with something other than anxiety this gives your tired mind a chance to heal itself.
They call it gad but stress and anxiety are not disorders i cant stress this enough this is completely false, you would be surprised how common this is, the word disorder is an american “branded” name given to anxiety, britian is copying a lot of things from america lately, even the new no smoking in public places law is copied from the us thanks to our pathetic government. Just wondering how long its going to be before we have to pay “oxygen tax” cause we sure pax taxes on everything else lol. Back on topic:

The correct name for this is anxiety neurosis, its a temporary debilitating illness that affects your perception of everything and makes you panic like hell for no apparent reason. I started to feel better after about 11 months and i tell you what it makes you realise a lot of things, life is for living, not worrying.

I hope this has give you some further insight about it all, take care and speak soon.

Paul.