Hi Shaun. 03/09/2022 I had my first panic attack, which occurred after (as I thought until today) marijuana, but I realized that it happened when I felt early the next day after smoking that I was overwhelmed and I really wanted to sleep, I I drank an energy drink and started reading articles about how marijuana could affect my brain, and after that I felt scared for the first time. I stressed myself out a lot and felt anxious. After a panic attack, I developed dpdr and felt like I was going crazy. Like you, I started looking for information about my condition and only got more scared. Miraculously, I found a short article on the website where you told me how to act in several stages. Games, walks, reading, family. All this helped to cope with anxiety very quickly, and most importantly, simply accept its existence. Yesterday I bought your book and realized that I was right and did everything right, and once again confirmed my confidence that I was fine. Thank you ❤️ Yes, anxiety still appears periodically, but it’s episodic and no longer bothers me. I just take it and it goes away very quickly.
I can relate to that as well... for me it was slightly different and it was more than 3 years ago now. Bad thinking, diet, and overall health habits took me to a place that for the first time in my life, I experienced, completely unbeknownst to me at the time, a panic attack. 3 months of suffering and living in fear that, what the hell is happening to me, and finally I came across Shaun's videos middle of the night when I was suffering again. That night my life changed and not only I recovered from DP, but started living a better, healthier, and SO MUCH happier life. This dude changed my life!
Hi, I’ve absolutely nothing to add or suggest about this video. It’s just incredible work. I only wanted to ask the producers to make a video on the following topic: False Expectations about Recovery, which I think can delay the recovery of many DP/DR sufferers. Maybe the video is already out there, and I just have not found it. Thank you and keep the good work!!!
Thank you for this, Shaun! I'm someone who suffered from dpdr 2 times and it was related to weed both times. But I think that understanding what dpdr is and losing fear of it is an important part of the recovery process. I didn't need to stay away from weed forever cause I do fully understand what the disorder is and I'm not afraid of these feelings anymore, I also know that ALL that ever was were uncofortable feelings and thoughts, even thought I went to the depths of it and even recovered from existencial ocd related to It. I don't smoke weed as much as I used to because I'm not always in the mood to feel high, existencial or even a little dissociated wich is in fact an effect of the drug, but when I'm on the mood I do smoke and have a good time as much as I used to. I think we need to understand that yes, weed can trigger feelings of anxiety and you don't need to always be up for that, but also that this is all that can happen and that's ok. Weed is not rewering anybody's brain like post malone badly put in his interviews. So be concious about your feelings and learn to feel them. DPDR can do nothing to you!
@@Userr368 First time I didnt fully understand what the condition was, I kind of just forgot about It. 10 years later It hit me again and scared the shit out of me. It was way worse, especially the existencial thoughts. But now I'm once again recovered and with the right mindset about It. And I do smoke weed, but not as much as I used to.
hahaha yes that post malone one had me laying on the ground crying in a fetal position until i realized that dpdr is just ocd and it goes away. Now i’m recovered completely after 4 months
@@AC--13000I also got scared af when i saw his video becose my weed was also laced. I have momments when i think i cant recover and moments when i dont feel it and i think i can recover. Did u try smoking again
Guys I know that it's a horrifying experience having dpdr; You can't seem to understand literally anything at all; You don't enjoy anything at all; Your mind is completely occupied with the thought that something is wrong with you; Always in a constant state of fear that you will go crazy(in my case). But don't you worry, it will get better. You don't have to do anything at all to get better; only one thing and that is-- Stop checking on yourself, like 'why do I do that just now?' 'Am I going crazy'. Know that dpdr is like having a fever or some ill that goes away and sometimes it comes back BUT IT ALWAYS GOES AWAY IN THE END, JUST LET TIME DO THE HEALING. JUST THINK OF IT AS HAVING A BAD DAY OR HAVING A BAD BREAK-UP, IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR REACTION; IF YOU DWELL ON IT, IT WILL HAUNT YOU UNTIL AS LONG AS YOU'RE THINGKING ABOUT IT. REALIZE THAT YOUR CONSTANT CHECKING IS ACTUALLY THE CAUSE. JUST LET IT BE AND ACCEPT WHATEVER COMES YOUR WAY, ONCE YOU'VE DONE THIS YOU WILL GET BETTER. I have recovered from dpdr after having it for about a year and trust me I know it's very horrifying but I also know that I can change the way I look into things because I KNOW THAT THIS IS MY MIND AND IT IS UNDER MY CONTROL. I hope that I'm being helpful to at least one person.
For three months now I still feel everything around me isn’t real even my phone I’m using to watch this RUclips video feels unreal Im really tired and I can’t take this no more this is very freighting me.
It's only after 5 months that I see some improvement. If you want to get rid of it as quickly as possible, you need to start living like you used to, and a hobby, preferably demanding, such as going to the gym, will also be useful.
I really wish I’d seen this earlier in my life. I think I’d experienced depersonalisation on such a level and shut myself down when I thought to seek help elsewhere. It really destroyed my confidence and I do still really struggle and think about what might have been. But… since having family help me and support me towards helping myself, it’s clearly represented a huge problem for me. I was in fight or flight, and beating myself up about flight. Your videos really drive home this sensitive and true message of solidarity, and I really ought to thank you for that, as I know I’ll be back. Weed is a friend that keeps me in solitary confinement in many ways, and my brain needed help to recover from this. I relapsed early due to family problems and others influence (friends I sincerely have love for). I can only blame myself for not being committed to staying away from it, but that came down to many factors. This channel is sincerely appreciated, and it gives me hope towards utilising my brain, and not bringing less than I truly am. Thankyou, Shaun.
This video answered all the questions I've been struggling to find for so long!!!! Thank you so much! ❤ I hope I can enjoy weed again in the future. I really do. But like you said, the goal for now is recovery, and I think this video has perfectly guided me on how to go about it.
If social circle tells you they're post poning it , they're really putting you out, your health first, taking in consideration your personal history of DP, privacy, and then you think about which circle or group of friends you hang out with.
I know this feels unreal and it feels like you're never going come down but you're going to be okay, trust me, we're people like the rest of others, and nothing is permanent.
Just wanted to thank you for all the education you do regarding DPDR. I had this around a decade ago, but at that time I didn't know that it was DPDR. Looking back, I think I did the right thing intuitively by "just" thinking: "Okay, this is how I feel now. What will I do if it stays forever this way? I will just keep going". This way, I think, that I accepted the situation, which made it become better and me feeling normal again. Just a few weeks ago I started vaping weed again and while the first two sessions were awesome (just like the good ol' days), the third one dragged me back into another DPDR episode. This was, when I found your website and it helped me a lot! I learned, what I had ten years ago and what it is now, as well as how I can overcome it (again). I got periods of depression and am quite vulnerable to stress, which, I think, caused the latest DPDR episode, since I smoked weed the weekend before quite a stressy week (which I knew would be stressful). If I gave cannabis another try (which, as of now, I think I will), I would make sure to do it during a relaxed time with no stress factors in sight. Anyway, long story short: Given what DPDR makes one feel like, your work is incredible and unvaluable! Thanks for this, Shaun!
Thanks for putting this video and making me realize that human beings are human beings.And i'm not different from others and mechanical for it's wonderful adverse effects on the mental health and brain
Hey Shaun have you ever worked with anyone who had hppd and recovered from DP/DR? I don’t really see actual hallucinations like swirls or patterns just visual snow but I think my static is here to stay. This April will be my 3rd year with visual snow and last year my derealization had actually gone away and my perception of time was normal as was everything else minus my vision but this winter I had a panic attack and the derealization came back. So just wondering if you ever met anyone with visual snow recover from DP/DR
No, i would recommend not to, although if you have a medical reason or want to participate and predict the effects i'm not entirely sure, just choose low potency product or be honest with a group of friends you hang out with, and don't really fall for it and don't feel you're pressured and don't be afraid to say no, and if they're keep to push your luck in life, they aren't actually the friends you imagined them to be, while they may not be your enemies, they probably aren't the most responsible, i'm just saying, just a lot of situations and things happen as result of social pressure in order not to ruin a context or a social situation, just like people smoke a joint in a group and the person who has low tolerance over-smokes the heart pounds like crazy, that's why in this case someone prepares at home by building tolerance but not really, that's not the purpose of being in a social circle, and that's not purpose of life to build tolerance to weed in order to engage in a social situation, i know where this comes from, most often it is social smoking, and if weed triggered depersonalization, based on your personal experience with it, it is likely to trigger it again, but i would suggest against, not absolutely, may have CBD, CBN, and keep THC to low levels so nonetheless you still can but most products these days are high potency and most people use high potency so i would recommend against, the skunk variety is problematic but many people can have it and many others who have DP or anxiety building up from bad experience and how unreal it felt, it's not something i would recommend someone.
Hey Shaun. do you think you could do a video related to depression when dealing with dp/dr symptoms in one of these videos? I’ve been feeling super low and i’m not sure if it’s morphing into it’s own thing or it’s a symptoms of these dp/dr feelings. if you could that would be awesome.
Hi Wayne, I have actually recorded a video on that subject. I have a long list of videos to edit at the moment but I'll get around to it later this year. Stay tuned 😊
I had horrendous cannabis derealisation experience around 1997. The next morning i was fine. A couple weeks later i tried it again. Immediately after the first puff i re-entered that horrendous derealisation state. It didn't go away next morning. I swore off cannabis for good. 1997-2006 I just struggled to get on with life and not focus on derealisation. In 2006 the derealisation kicked in again and it hasn't left me for a day ever since. So, although perhaps it was panic and anxiety while on the initial trip that triggered the derealisation, the experience was so traumatic, that my self-checking / reality-checking that i inevitably engaged in when i tried cannabis again, immediately put me back in derealisation state. And it was that second time that it didn't go away afterwards and left me for many many years thinking I'd messed up my brain chemistry. I struggle with derealisation still even though I'm trying hard to buy into the story that it's entirely anxiety-driven. I think if the initial trauma is bad enough, and the ensuing struggles too, then the association is so strong that your mind on some level could just instantly fly into panic mode and dissociation again. If your original experience wasnt too bad, and you haven't struggled with long term derealization and you are confident that cannabis wasn't the main cause and you feel you could try it without reality-checking while on it, then maybe you'd be ok. But the trauma association of cannabis and derealization for me makes it a huge no-no. For me, it was trying it the second time that led to all these years of suffering. (Obviously that suffering could possibly have been negated if i had had an understanding of how anxiety was the fuel for the derealization, but i didn't, and so I've ended up terrified of the possibility that the world outside my own mind might not be real - possibly a deceiving demon illusion - and now i can't seem to break down the anxiety that's latched onto that question. Hopefully others can get out of this mess much more quickly than me. Wasn't much info about it in 2006 and therapists haven't been much help. Perhaps if I'd had access to good information immediately, i could have recovered quickly. Good luck everyone suffering!)
I dont know if it was depersonalization, but that's what I called it. For about 10 days I felt no like myself. Like I was high for the entire 10 days. Did not smoke the entire time. It's happened twice and I have not touched it since the second time. First time there was stress from a family issue with my brother. Second time I cant recall. Just randomly happened. I had smoked when I was younger and never experienced it until my 30s.
Thanks for your comment 😊🙏 What you’re describing sounds consistent with DPDR, but take a look through the list of symptoms here and see if they sound familiar 👉 www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/ www.dpmanual.com/about/depersonalization-symptoms-the-10-most-common/
One of the main tricks is to not think about depersonalization, pretend like you don’t even have it and stop caring about it. If you stop caring about it you will feel 5x better
Porn Masturbation Excess social media Poor Sleep Drugs These Re are the top 5 reasons for DPDR. Remove the causes first before addressing the anxious thoughts
Hey shaun, I feel like i have mostly recovered from DPDR, however, i constantly keep checking and fearing that im just kind of floating around reality and im not really “locked in” if that makes sense. Like im fearing im just living while zoning out all the time, and im not really getting the full experience of being present until i think about how i need to “lock into reality” and it just kinda makes a loop. (does that make sense??)Im also second guessing my vision a lot, which is a little strange. Is this a common symptom or just another form of anxiety?
Yes this makes a lot of sense! I had dealt with this a lot during my recovery being “zoned out”. It’s 100% a common side effect of dpdr. Just keep staying busy and try ur hardest not to fixate on this. Ik it’s hard but give yourself time and these constant thought of being like “oh wait i need to lock into the present” will go away and you will start actually living in the present.
@@TheMarinara No worries and trust me don’t get frustrated and anxious if you find urself zoning out. I found the more that I got frustrated and anxious the more I would zone out. And also before you got this dpdr you probably did zone out more often then u realised it’s just now your anxiety is trying to latch onto something to justify why it needs to be there so when u zone out you start catastrophizing saying like this isn’t normal but trust me it is.
@@mangdeezy8355 i zoom out when i am going to have a haircut and i am looking in the mirror for too long. I also have some breaks when i feel 100% recovered, like it was used to be before the dpdr stage and i think like why am i scared of because everything is ok, but the next day it keeps coming back. Is it a sign of recovery if i have these breaks when i feel normal? Because when i zone out everything feels reals, but i feel like i am in a bubble and i am not 100% lucid .
Shaun, I'm not able to go outside from my home. My family members , house walls seems unreal and frightening for me. I have suffering from much Dpdr. Help pls. Save me. Save me 🙏🙏
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual. And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
Please I have dpdr and it’s been there for three months now I need help but I want to know how back to normal feels like, would I have all my sensations and feel alive in my body again?
I got a bad panic attack from weed and got dpr for like 6-7 months , I mean I THINK I’m recovered but instead of having it 24/7 , it usually just comes in waves sometimes . But you’ll be good , just don’t search it up and go on about your life like you usually do . STAY BUSY as long as possible . I played games so I could distract myself from those crazyyy thoughts and feelings .
what are the signs that a person completely %100 recovoered from dpdr.I feel normal but i still use antipsychotics.My dosage is decreased by the time.Can i smoke again when i stop to use antipsychotics for example?
There is no such thing as 20 percent 50 percent or 90 percent recovery recovery is no anxiety no dpdr no obsessive anxious thoughts like that you will get better it’s possible
I am 14 years and i think i have this. Dp. Because i am alienation with my head. I can't feel anything😭when i do something i don't feel it. Why? I am ao scared😭❣
Bro Ive smoked for 5-6 years straightttt I was known as the blunt man but now Ive been sober for 8 months cause of this . I wanna go back to my old self 🤣🤦🏽♂️
@@XHEADTOWALLX the more I grew older the less I would smoke . I used to smoke blunts on blunts but now I could bearly smoke a half to myself . Couldn’t do it no more like I use to . But idk I had anxiety a lot before I got my dpr/panic attack . I think I was going through a lot of shit that led up to that point . The last time I had dpr was when I first started smoking . But I was like 14/15 . Now I’m 24
psychosis can cause dpdr. ptsd can cause dpdr . stress can cause dpdr. It’s a completely separate condition though. Dpdr is ocd and obsessive thoughts. If you try ocd recovery strategies you’ll recover from it. I had it and one of the symptoms of this kind of ocd is obsessive thought about having some other mental health issue such as schizophrenia or psychosis
I have question if you have depersonalization then is one of the symptoms itchy skin because it doesn't necessarily happen when I start to feel down but it never happened till I started to be depressed
Don't worry Allison, DPDR isn't always caused by something as clear and obvious as a panic attack 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-causes-depersonalization-disorder/
@@Dpmanual I lost my grandma recently, and this had a big impact on me, maybe that’s the cause. So I was wondering, should I avoid smoking weed even it’s not the cause?
Don’t worry, existential / intrusive thoughts like that are super common with DPDR. I know they can be frustrating and frightening but they are also temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-fears-and-anxious-thoughts/
Don't worry, concentration + memory issues are very common with DPDR 😊 I know they can be frustrating but they will fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-and-memory-loss/
i’m completely recovered and i smoke vape and smoke iquos😂 it helped me get through the stress but for the firsts two months i was avoiding any kind of stimulant until i realized they don’t change anything
@@AC--13000 Exactly that's why I said you should try and get help because you should try and take things more seriously and I can't force you to do anything so I'm just trying to help you
@@DracozNest hey do you still have dpdr? If so do you have any questions for me cuz i’ve been recovered for a while. please can we not talk about smoking cuz i don’t intent on evere quitting
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual. And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
საკუთარ თავთან გაუცხოება იცის? თითქოს ორი მე ვარ, თითქოს რაღაც მაკონტროლებს და ჩემს თავს მაშორებს😭😭😭😭😭მეშინია როცა მარტო ვრჩები რადგან ჩემს თავთან უვხო ვხდები. გავა ეს?
was that all the fuss about? Making marijuana legal so criminal justice system is cleared is valid but as a substance to enjoy which is known for its unpredictable effects that initially set in without a warning And? I think it's just not worth a risk and smoking high potency felt Like I was dropped in one same second time loop As if my entire life was repeating itself over and over again, He definitely wasn't a pleasant prank to pull on my brain. And as to say weed and the skunk strain variety domain is off my menu and im better off with essential oils, food.
Thank you very much. I couldn't find the right information anywhere until I saw your videos, each of which answered my questions. I got this disorder because of smoking marijuana. When I went to several psychiatrists, I was faced with their wrong diagnoses and I always thought that I would be stuck in this strange Feeling, but now I am calmer and I hope that one day I will be like before. I am a 19-year-old teenager who got this disease after one year of smoking weed, and I felt very guilty and decided to suicide until today. thank you For sharing this useful information♥️♥️🥹
Hey, thanks for your comment and I'm delighted to hear the videos have been so useful 😊 Firstly, please make sure that you’re speaking to your parents about what’s happening. It’s very important that they know what’s going on. Secondly, if you are experiencing any thoughts of self-harm, please do speak to a medical professional as soon as possible. Thirdly, I know DPDR can be frightening but remember that it's just your body and brain's natural response to stress and anxiety. It's not permanent and it can't hurt you. You can and will recover. Make sure to read through all the info and articles on my website at www.dpmanual.com And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
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Hi Shaun. 03/09/2022 I had my first panic attack, which occurred after (as I thought until today) marijuana, but I realized that it happened when I felt early the next day after smoking that I was overwhelmed and I really wanted to sleep, I I drank an energy drink and started reading articles about how marijuana could affect my brain, and after that I felt scared for the first time. I stressed myself out a lot and felt anxious. After a panic attack, I developed dpdr and felt like I was going crazy. Like you, I started looking for information about my condition and only got more scared. Miraculously, I found a short article on the website where you told me how to act in several stages. Games, walks, reading, family. All this helped to cope with anxiety very quickly, and most importantly, simply accept its existence. Yesterday I bought your book and realized that I was right and did everything right, and once again confirmed my confidence that I was fine. Thank you ❤️ Yes, anxiety still appears periodically, but it’s episodic and no longer bothers me. I just take it and it goes away very quickly.
I can relate to that as well... for me it was slightly different and it was more than 3 years ago now. Bad thinking, diet, and overall health habits took me to a place that for the first time in my life, I experienced, completely unbeknownst to me at the time, a panic attack.
3 months of suffering and living in fear that, what the hell is happening to me, and finally I came across Shaun's videos middle of the night when I was suffering again. That night my life changed and not only I recovered from DP, but started living a better, healthier, and SO MUCH happier life.
This dude changed my life!
Hi, I’ve absolutely nothing to add or suggest about this video. It’s just incredible work. I only wanted to ask the producers to make a video on the following topic: False Expectations about Recovery, which I think can delay the recovery of many DP/DR sufferers. Maybe the video is already out there, and I just have not found it.
Thank you and keep the good work!!!
Thanks so much for the suggestion Carlos, hope you're doing well! 😊
Thank you for this, Shaun!
I'm someone who suffered from dpdr 2 times and it was related to weed both times. But I think that understanding what dpdr is and losing fear of it is an important part of the recovery process. I didn't need to stay away from weed forever cause I do fully understand what the disorder is and I'm not afraid of these feelings anymore, I also know that ALL that ever was were uncofortable feelings and thoughts, even thought I went to the depths of it and even recovered from existencial ocd related to It. I don't smoke weed as much as I used to because I'm not always in the mood to feel high, existencial or even a little dissociated wich is in fact an effect of the drug, but when I'm on the mood I do smoke and have a good time as much as I used to. I think we need to understand that yes, weed can trigger feelings of anxiety and you don't need to always be up for that, but also that this is all that can happen and that's ok. Weed is not rewering anybody's brain like post malone badly put in his interviews. So be concious about your feelings and learn to feel them. DPDR can do nothing to you!
How was ur first time smoking after recovering
@@Userr368 First time I didnt fully understand what the condition was, I kind of just forgot about It. 10 years later It hit me again and scared the shit out of me. It was way worse, especially the existencial thoughts. But now I'm once again recovered and with the right mindset about It. And I do smoke weed, but not as much as I used to.
@@carolinamuller1822 first time smoking after recovering , did u felt paranoid scared or just normal high like before
hahaha yes that post malone one had me laying on the ground crying in a fetal position until i realized that dpdr is just ocd and it goes away. Now i’m recovered completely after 4 months
@@AC--13000I also got scared af when i saw his video becose my weed was also laced. I have momments when i think i cant recover and moments when i dont feel it and i think i can recover. Did u try smoking again
Guys I know that it's a horrifying experience having dpdr;
You can't seem to understand literally anything at all;
You don't enjoy anything at all;
Your mind is completely occupied with the thought that something is wrong with you;
Always in a constant state of fear that you will go crazy(in my case).
But don't you worry, it will get better.
You don't have to do anything at all to get better; only one thing and that is--
Stop checking on yourself, like 'why do I do that just now?' 'Am I going crazy'. Know that dpdr is like having a fever or some ill that goes away and sometimes it comes back BUT IT ALWAYS GOES AWAY IN THE END, JUST LET TIME DO THE HEALING.
JUST THINK OF IT AS HAVING A BAD DAY OR HAVING A BAD BREAK-UP, IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR REACTION; IF YOU DWELL ON IT, IT WILL HAUNT YOU UNTIL AS LONG AS YOU'RE THINGKING ABOUT IT. REALIZE THAT YOUR CONSTANT CHECKING IS ACTUALLY THE CAUSE. JUST LET IT BE AND ACCEPT WHATEVER COMES YOUR WAY, ONCE YOU'VE DONE THIS YOU WILL GET BETTER.
I have recovered from dpdr after having it for about a year and trust me I know it's very horrifying but I also know that I can change the way I look into things because I KNOW THAT THIS IS MY MIND AND IT IS UNDER MY CONTROL.
I hope that I'm being helpful to at least one person.
How did u get it
@@Userr368 panic attack
thanks 🙏🏾
hey man , just the thought that i will suffer from this for 1 year like you did makes me so sad. Does dpdr really last that long?
@@Johnny044hey, how are you now?
For three months now I still feel everything around me isn’t real even my phone I’m using to watch this RUclips video feels unreal Im really tired and I can’t take this no more this is very freighting me.
Same here
It's only after 5 months that I see some improvement. If you want to get rid of it as quickly as possible, you need to start living like you used to, and a hobby, preferably demanding, such as going to the gym, will also be useful.
@@bardzoorginalny5623 is reckless driving a hobby
How are you doing?
How are you feeling today??
I really wish I’d seen this earlier in my life. I think I’d experienced depersonalisation on such a level and shut myself down when I thought to seek help elsewhere. It really destroyed my confidence and I do still really struggle and think about what might have been. But… since having family help me and support me towards helping myself, it’s clearly represented a huge problem for me. I was in fight or flight, and beating myself up about flight.
Your videos really drive home this sensitive and true message of solidarity, and I really ought to thank you for that, as I know I’ll be back. Weed is a friend that keeps me in solitary confinement in many ways, and my brain needed help to recover from this. I relapsed early due to family problems and others influence (friends I sincerely have love for). I can only blame myself for not being committed to staying away from it, but that came down to many factors. This channel is sincerely appreciated, and it gives me hope towards utilising my brain, and not bringing less than I truly am. Thankyou, Shaun.
Thanks for your comment, and I'm delighted the videos have been so helpful 😊❤
This video answered all the questions I've been struggling to find for so long!!!! Thank you so much! ❤
I hope I can enjoy weed again in the future. I really do. But like you said, the goal for now is recovery, and I think this video has perfectly guided me on how to go about it.
Delighted it was so helpful Ian 😊❤
If social circle tells you they're post poning it , they're really putting you out, your health first, taking in consideration your personal history of DP, privacy, and then you think about which circle or group of friends you hang out with.
Pls help me😭😭
I know this feels unreal and it feels like you're never going come down but you're going to be okay, trust me, we're people like the rest of others, and nothing is permanent.
You incredible person shaoun! i love you so much
🙏❤️
Pls help me😭😭
Just wanted to thank you for all the education you do regarding DPDR. I had this around a decade ago, but at that time I didn't know that it was DPDR. Looking back, I think I did the right thing intuitively by "just" thinking: "Okay, this is how I feel now. What will I do if it stays forever this way? I will just keep going". This way, I think, that I accepted the situation, which made it become better and me feeling normal again. Just a few weeks ago I started vaping weed again and while the first two sessions were awesome (just like the good ol' days), the third one dragged me back into another DPDR episode. This was, when I found your website and it helped me a lot! I learned, what I had ten years ago and what it is now, as well as how I can overcome it (again). I got periods of depression and am quite vulnerable to stress, which, I think, caused the latest DPDR episode, since I smoked weed the weekend before quite a stressy week (which I knew would be stressful). If I gave cannabis another try (which, as of now, I think I will), I would make sure to do it during a relaxed time with no stress factors in sight.
Anyway, long story short: Given what DPDR makes one feel like, your work is incredible and unvaluable! Thanks for this, Shaun!
Thanks for your comment Alan and I'm delighted to hear the material has been so helpful! ❤️😊
Thanks for putting this video and making me realize that human beings are human beings.And i'm not different from others and mechanical for it's wonderful adverse effects on the mental health and brain
Happy to help 😊 ❤
@@Dpmanual thank you 😄😄😄👋👋👋
Hey Shaun have you ever worked with anyone who had hppd and recovered from DP/DR? I don’t really see actual hallucinations like swirls or patterns just visual snow but I think my static is here to stay. This April will be my 3rd year with visual snow and last year my derealization had actually gone away and my perception of time was normal as was everything else minus my vision but this winter I had a panic attack and the derealization came back. So just wondering if you ever met anyone with visual snow recover from DP/DR
No, i would recommend not to, although if you have a medical reason or want to participate and predict the effects i'm not entirely sure, just choose low potency product or be honest with a group of friends you hang out with, and don't really fall for it and don't feel you're pressured and don't be afraid to say no, and if they're keep to push your luck in life, they aren't actually the friends you imagined them to be, while they may not be your enemies, they probably aren't the most responsible, i'm just saying, just a lot of situations and things happen as result of social pressure in order not to ruin a context or a social situation, just like people smoke a joint in a group and the person who has low tolerance over-smokes the heart pounds like crazy, that's why in this case someone prepares at home by building tolerance but not really, that's not the purpose of being in a social circle, and that's not purpose of life to build tolerance to weed in order to engage in a social situation, i know where this comes from, most often it is social smoking, and if weed triggered depersonalization, based on your personal experience with it, it is likely to trigger it again, but i would suggest against, not absolutely, may have CBD, CBN, and keep THC to low levels so nonetheless you still can but most products these days are high potency and most people use high potency so i would recommend against, the skunk variety is problematic but many people can have it and many others who have DP or anxiety building up from bad experience and how unreal it felt, it's not something i would recommend someone.
man. thanks for the video i love u
Glad I could help 😊
Hey Shaun. do you think you could do a video related to depression when dealing with dp/dr symptoms in one of these videos? I’ve been feeling super low and i’m not sure if it’s morphing into it’s own thing or it’s a symptoms of these dp/dr feelings. if you could that would be awesome.
Hi Wayne, I have actually recorded a video on that subject. I have a long list of videos to edit at the moment but I'll get around to it later this year. Stay tuned 😊
@@Dpmanual thank you Shaun! i’ve been feeling a bit better recently but man some days are tough. I will get through this.
@@waynerozecki2938 You will get through this! Keep up the good work 😊
Just dont smoke at all guys its not good for you anyways
Not true, weed can wake u up nd make u realize the endless possibilities
I had horrendous cannabis derealisation experience around 1997. The next morning i was fine. A couple weeks later i tried it again. Immediately after the first puff i re-entered that horrendous derealisation state. It didn't go away next morning. I swore off cannabis for good. 1997-2006 I just struggled to get on with life and not focus on derealisation. In 2006 the derealisation kicked in again and it hasn't left me for a day ever since.
So, although perhaps it was panic and anxiety while on the initial trip that triggered the derealisation, the experience was so traumatic, that my self-checking / reality-checking that i inevitably engaged in when i tried cannabis again, immediately put me back in derealisation state. And it was that second time that it didn't go away afterwards and left me for many many years thinking I'd messed up my brain chemistry.
I struggle with derealisation still even though I'm trying hard to buy into the story that it's entirely anxiety-driven. I think if the initial trauma is bad enough, and the ensuing struggles too, then the association is so strong that your mind on some level could just instantly fly into panic mode and dissociation again. If your original experience wasnt too bad, and you haven't struggled with long term derealization and you are confident that cannabis wasn't the main cause and you feel you could try it without reality-checking while on it, then maybe you'd be ok. But the trauma association of cannabis and derealization for me makes it a huge no-no. For me, it was trying it the second time that led to all these years of suffering. (Obviously that suffering could possibly have been negated if i had had an understanding of how anxiety was the fuel for the derealization, but i didn't, and so I've ended up terrified of the possibility that the world outside my own mind might not be real - possibly a deceiving demon illusion - and now i can't seem to break down the anxiety that's latched onto that question. Hopefully others can get out of this mess much more quickly than me. Wasn't much info about it in 2006 and therapists haven't been much help. Perhaps if I'd had access to good information immediately, i could have recovered quickly. Good luck everyone suffering!)
Pls help. me 😢
@@Manpreetbrar_my brother how are you!!??
I dont know if it was depersonalization, but that's what I called it. For about 10 days I felt no like myself. Like I was high for the entire 10 days. Did not smoke the entire time.
It's happened twice and I have not touched it since the second time.
First time there was stress from a family issue with my brother.
Second time I cant recall. Just randomly happened.
I had smoked when I was younger and never experienced it until my 30s.
Thanks for your comment 😊🙏 What you’re describing sounds consistent with DPDR, but take a look through the list of symptoms here and see if they sound familiar 👉
www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
www.dpmanual.com/about/depersonalization-symptoms-the-10-most-common/
I’m from Ghana in west Africa and here there isn’t any assistance concerning such a condition so I need help please
One of the main tricks is to not think about depersonalization, pretend like you don’t even have it and stop caring about it. If you stop caring about it you will feel 5x better
Help. I am choking for my 15 years depersonalization
Porn
Masturbation
Excess social media
Poor Sleep
Drugs
These Re are the top 5 reasons for DPDR. Remove the causes first before addressing the anxious thoughts
And gambling...
In disassociates and lightheaded for months finally have an mri scan
My head struck with bus angle im well now. I was facing dp from three months it was my second third bout.
Hey shaun, I feel like i have mostly recovered from DPDR, however, i constantly keep checking and fearing that im just kind of floating around reality and im not really “locked in” if that makes sense. Like im fearing im just living while zoning out all the time, and im not really getting the full experience of being present until i think about how i need to “lock into reality” and it just kinda makes a loop. (does that make sense??)Im also second guessing my vision a lot, which is a little strange. Is this a common symptom or just another form of anxiety?
Yes this makes a lot of sense! I had dealt with this a lot during my recovery being “zoned out”. It’s 100% a common side effect of dpdr. Just keep staying busy and try ur hardest not to fixate on this. Ik it’s hard but give yourself time and these constant thought of being like “oh wait i need to lock into the present” will go away and you will start actually living in the present.
@@mangdeezy8355 Thank you. Reasurance is always great. Your words really help me! I appreciate your response
@@TheMarinara No worries and trust me don’t get frustrated and anxious if you find urself zoning out. I found the more that I got frustrated and anxious the more I would zone out. And also before you got this dpdr you probably did zone out more often then u realised it’s just now your anxiety is trying to latch onto something to justify why it needs to be there so when u zone out you start catastrophizing saying like this isn’t normal but trust me it is.
@@mangdeezy8355 i zoom out when i am going to have a haircut and i am looking in the mirror for too long. I also have some breaks when i feel 100% recovered, like it was used to be before the dpdr stage and i think like why am i scared of because everything is ok, but the next day it keeps coming back. Is it a sign of recovery if i have these breaks when i feel normal? Because when i zone out everything feels reals, but i feel like i am in a bubble and i am not 100% lucid .
Help.i am choking for my 15 years depersonalization
Shaun, I'm not able to go outside from my home. My family members , house walls seems unreal and frightening for me. I have suffering from much Dpdr. Help pls. Save me. Save me 🙏🙏
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual.
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
@@Dpmanual Shaun have you also experienced it same like me ?
@@SharandeepSingh-dx3yk Yes I had very similar symptoms 😊 www.dpmanual.com/about/my-depersonalization-story/
@@Dpmanual You are my good friend and a teacher also. If I get chance to meet you I will definitely do it. 😊
@@SharandeepSingh-dx3yk Happy to help 😊
Hey shaun, How can I buy your manual? I am from India 🇮🇳. Can you help me to buy this. I very depressed by it although a full day. Pls help me shaun.
You can purchase and download The DP Manual instantly here 😊 www.dpmanual.com/purchase/
Please I have dpdr and it’s been there for three months now I need help but I want to know how back to normal feels like, would I have all my sensations and feel alive in my body again?
I got a bad panic attack from weed and got dpr for like 6-7 months , I mean I THINK I’m recovered but instead of having it 24/7 , it usually just comes in waves sometimes . But you’ll be good , just don’t search it up and go on about your life like you usually do . STAY BUSY as long as possible . I played games so I could distract myself from those crazyyy thoughts and feelings .
what are the signs that a person completely %100 recovoered from dpdr.I feel normal but i still use antipsychotics.My dosage is decreased by the time.Can i smoke again when i stop to use antipsychotics for example?
There is no such thing as 20 percent 50 percent or 90 percent recovery recovery is no anxiety no dpdr no obsessive anxious thoughts like that you will get better it’s possible
I am 14 years and i think i have this. Dp. Because i am alienation with my head. I can't feel anything😭when i do something i don't feel it. Why? I am ao scared😭❣
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@@Nataliayeaa what?
Why would you choose to roll the dice on this?
Is a temporary high really worth that risk? If the answer is yes.... reevaluate some things
Bro Ive smoked for 5-6 years straightttt I was known as the blunt man but now Ive been sober for 8 months cause of this . I wanna go back to my old self 🤣🤦🏽♂️
@@JuanGarcia-yn2rm this may be your body telling you that it doesn't appreciate marijuana anymore.
@@XHEADTOWALLX the more I grew older the less I would smoke . I used to smoke blunts on blunts but now I could bearly smoke a half to myself . Couldn’t do it no more like I use to . But idk I had anxiety a lot before I got my dpr/panic attack . I think I was going through a lot of shit that led up to that point . The last time I had dpr was when I first started smoking . But I was like 14/15 . Now I’m 24
@@JuanGarcia-yn2rmI’ve been smoking 6 years straight and recently had to stop due to this issue, have u tried smoking again since recovering?
How do i know i didnt get some ptsd or smthing else from panic attack some guy was diognised with dpdr with psychosis and aslo ptsd
psychosis can cause dpdr. ptsd can cause dpdr . stress can cause dpdr. It’s a completely separate condition though. Dpdr is ocd and obsessive thoughts. If you try ocd recovery strategies you’ll recover from it. I had it and one of the symptoms of this kind of ocd is obsessive thought about having some other mental health issue such as schizophrenia or psychosis
Can anyone who started smoking again tell me how was their frist time smoking after recovering
I have question if you have depersonalization then is one of the symptoms itchy skin because it doesn't necessarily happen when I start to feel down but it never happened till I started to be depressed
it also leaves red marks and stuff where I scratch and tiny bumps
Do you think it’s even possible for me to recover because I got it from smoking weed and I do have autism and ADHD
Yes, you can always recover, 100% 😊❤ Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/reasons-think-cant-recover/
Is there a good amount of people u know that went back to smoking or small amount
I discuss that at length here 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/weed-after-depersonalization/
Hey man if I use my phone for like 6 hours a day does it affect or delay recovery?
Because it like makes me feel out of touch and I think I use it to not think of my problems. Does it affect the DPDR?
I have dpdr symptoms and I smoke weed, but I NEVER had a bad experience or a panic attack after smoking, could it be caused by weed anyway?
Don't worry Allison, DPDR isn't always caused by something as clear and obvious as a panic attack 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-causes-depersonalization-disorder/
@@Dpmanual I lost my grandma recently, and this had a big impact on me, maybe that’s the cause. So I was wondering, should I avoid smoking weed even it’s not the cause?
@@allison1705 Yes, I'd suggest avoiding weed entirely at least until you're 100% recovered 😊
@@Dpmanual can I replace thc with cbd during my recovery?
İ feel like iam not person or people around me are strage craetures like head and legs or etc . İt so weird and horrible . İs it normal with dp?
Don’t worry, existential / intrusive thoughts like that are super common with DPDR. I know they can be frustrating and frightening but they are also temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-fears-and-anxious-thoughts/
¿It is normal that you forget things
For despersonalizacion?
Don't worry, concentration + memory issues are very common with DPDR 😊 I know they can be frustrating but they will fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-and-memory-loss/
Can I smoke cigarettes if I have depersonalisation derealization
Yes
@@GAUTAMGAUR-jw9ks are you sure?
i’m completely recovered and i smoke vape and smoke iquos😂 it helped me get through the stress but for the firsts two months i was avoiding any kind of stimulant until i realized they don’t change anything
@AC--13000 so like I can smoke cigarettes with dpdr right
@@adlan5825 it has absolutely no effect on dpdr. It might help with the anxiety but that’s it.
Does nicotine affect anything?
not really for me. smoking helped me fight the anxiety but i’m recovered and i smoke like a mf
It depends so sometimes yes and sometimes no but I think you should probably get help because nicotine is additive and is negative for your health.
@@DracozNest you think i don’t know that? So is drinking and smoking weed i just do it cuz i like it
@@AC--13000 Exactly that's why I said you should try and get help because you should try and take things more seriously and I can't force you to do anything so I'm just trying to help you
@@DracozNest hey do you still have dpdr? If so do you have any questions for me cuz i’ve been recovered for a while. please can we not talk about smoking cuz i don’t intent on evere quitting
How do you know if you've fully recovered
Read this 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-does-depersonalization-recovery-feel-like/
I need help im feeling this for tow month now
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual.
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
საკუთარ თავთან გაუცხოება იცის? თითქოს ორი მე ვარ, თითქოს რაღაც მაკონტროლებს და ჩემს თავს მაშორებს😭😭😭😭😭მეშინია როცა მარტო ვრჩები რადგან ჩემს თავთან უვხო ვხდები. გავა ეს?
Can I use alcohol before I got 100% recovered?
Read this, I think you'll find it very helpful 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/can-alcohol-cause-depersonalization/
@@Dpmanual thanks man
@@שמואלמליאנקר-ז2ס Happy to help 😊
was that all the fuss about? Making marijuana legal so criminal justice system is cleared is valid but as a substance to enjoy which is known for its unpredictable effects that initially set in without a warning And?
I think it's just not worth a risk and smoking high potency felt Like I was dropped in one same second time loop As if my entire life was repeating itself over and over again, He definitely wasn't a pleasant prank to pull on my brain. And as to say weed and the skunk strain variety domain is off my menu and im better off with essential oils, food.
It’s been almost 3 years since I smoked last and got dpdr. It’s not 100% gone it’s just very infrequent now. Do you think I’m safe?
did you smoke? how was it?
Pls Guys don't smoke weed
Thank you very much. I couldn't find the right information anywhere until I saw your videos, each of which answered my questions. I got this disorder because of smoking marijuana. When I went to several psychiatrists, I was faced with their wrong diagnoses and I always thought that I would be stuck in this strange Feeling, but now I am calmer and I hope that one day I will be like before. I am a 19-year-old teenager who got this disease after one year of smoking weed, and I felt very guilty and decided to
suicide until today. thank you For sharing this useful information♥️♥️🥹
Hey, thanks for your comment and I'm delighted to hear the videos have been so useful 😊 Firstly, please make sure that you’re speaking to your parents about what’s happening. It’s very important that they know what’s going on. Secondly, if you are experiencing any thoughts of self-harm, please do speak to a medical professional as soon as possible. Thirdly, I know DPDR can be frightening but remember that it's just your body and brain's natural response to stress and anxiety. It's not permanent and it can't hurt you. You can and will recover. Make sure to read through all the info and articles on my website at www.dpmanual.com
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍