Depersonalization Disorder: A Psychologist's Recovery Story (2023)
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2023
- 02:50 DPDR from Weed
04:38 "100% certain I was going to die"
10:25 Depersonalization Symptoms
11:40 Trying to act normal with DPDR
13:28 Depersonalization Forums
14:44 "I tried to hide the symptoms from my parents"
16:22 "My father thought I was a drug addict"
17:25 Seeing a Psychiatrist and Psychologist
20:00 "What if this lasts forever?"
21:08 DPDR will help to be a better therapist
23:12 Starting to recover from DPDR
26:25 WhatsApp groups for DPDR
29:13 "DPDR is like chronic pain"
31:35 A correlation between DPDR and Psychological Flexibility
34:07 The Results of the DPDR Study
36:15 "DPDR sufferers tend to have a negative approcah to the symptoms"
37:32 Avoiding everything makes DPDR more chronic
38:51 "DPDR became my full-time job"
42:12 Speaking to parents, friends about DPDR
43:50 Doing a Masters Degree in DPDR
47:43 If DPDR is so common, why is it not better known?
50:26 "What you're experiencing is anxiety"
52:28 Describing DPDR can be very hard
55:10 "Doctors don't assess for Depersonalization"
58:00 "The professionals need to be educated"
58:45 Fear of psychosis / schizophrenia / dementia
1:02:50 Why Panic Attacks are SO scary
1:04:56 Working with DPDR patients
1:08:00 Talking to somebody who has already recovered
1:09:27 Using The DP Manual in therapy
1:11:28 "What if my DPDR is different?"
1:12:50 The future of DPDR research
1:14:53 Getting Back To Normal
1:17:00 "These experiences make you stronger"
1:18:50 DPDR as a Tug-Of-War
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Lucas is a clinical psychologist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
In 2017, in his second year of college, Lucas developed chronic Depersonalization + Derealization after a bad weed experience. Fortunately, he has since fully recovered.
Lucas subsequently wrote his undergraduate thesis about Depersonalization and last year joined a Masters program where his research project is going to be focused on the investigation of psychological processes and their relation to Depersonalization.
As Lucas wrote to me in a recent email:
"At the time my DP started I didn't know your channel yet, nor the manual. But recently I started to watch the recovery stories and was amazed by the common features that are shared, which generated insights for my project. Going forward in my career I'm looking forward to contributing to the development of effective psychological treatments for Depersonalization."
In this brand new interview Lucas tells me all about his experience with and recovery from (and research into!) Depersonalization Disorder.
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Disclaimer: Please note that the medical information contained within this video is not intended as a substitute for consultation with a professional physician and is not a recommendation of specific therapies.
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that's my psychologist, he kicks ass. really really cool to watch him here.
Oh wow! 👏 And yes, it was so great to interview him! 😊
I’m saying it again and I’ll keep saying it to u , u are a great person shaun, helping people like us is such a wonderful thing to do that i wish u do not get bored or stop it, keep going , keep doing what u do keep helping people, god bless you forever ❤️
Happy to help 😊
So glad I was able to have this talk with you, Shaun! Keep up the brilliant work, you are very important to our DP/DR community.
Thank you Lucas, it was such a pleasure having you on the channel! 🙏
Lucas can we contact you to speak?
Oi Lucas! Eu sou de Porto Alegre TB, apesar de estar morando em Floripa. Tenho uma história bem intensa com DP DR e gostaria muito de trocar uma ideia com você, porque tenho dificuldades de encontrar psicólogos que entendem realmente o que eu tô passando. Teria como?
@@Dpmanual muchas gracias por responder, siempre... una duda más me mareo mucho y como que no me concentro y se me olvidan las cosas , tengo mucho miedo de volverme loca y tener algo más grabe..
Hi Shaun, I’m currently a new graduate physical therapist going through DP/DR recovery. I hope to tell you my story one day. It is very similar.
Nice to hear recovery stories from other healthcare professionals.
Goes to show that this condition can affect anybody, yet all are capable of recovery.
So glad that you're on the road to recovery and finding the videos helpful! 😊 And yes, looking forward to featuring you on the channel soon! 😊
I'm excited for this one!
Hope you enjoy it! 😊
Hi Shaun, I got your manual and it’s been two weeks since I try to do everything you say in your book. I know in your book you mention do not discuss dp at all, so I stopped all research for dp, my question, can I watch your success stories videos while I’m on recovery or that counts as dp discussion and can’t watch your success story videos .
It’s been 18 months since I fell into this cycle, went all over the world Russia, Germany, Dominican Republic, different states in USA , some professor in Germany told me my symptoms is from hidden hyperopia so I even did surgery on both of my eyes only to find out that wasn’t my problem for my debilitating symptoms. No one mentioned to me about DPDR so I found it myself lately online , went thru lots of bad days this 18 months but now I’m following your program and hope some day will be free from DPDR . I wish everyone who is going thru this speedy recovery and dont give up. God bless everyone
Do you have any visual symptoms
Yes I do @@araiq7005
Hello Shaun, would it be possible for Lucas to share the links to his research articles? And would you interview researchers like Anna Ciaunica and Anthony David for your RUclips Channel? Thanks again for your work, happy new year 🌸
Hey Shaun, your channel has really been helping me over the last few days, but I have a question that I really would love answered as I think the stress related to it is causing my DR to continue. As you've noted, DR is usually caused by a panic attack, bad drug experience, etc, and hits you like a train. My experience though, is a little different. My DR almost faded in over the course of a few months, and I have no idea what caused it. I can't even remember when I first noticed it, but when I went home over the summer from college, I started randomly noticing it here and there. I didn't think much of it as it was very minor and was basically able to forget about it quite easily, but I did recognize it happening every now and again. Once I got back to school though, it started getting worse, and I remember after my first class of the year, it started really bothering me and I looked it up and researched it for the first time, which is when I found out that it was called Derealization. Over the next few days I had all the very anxious thoughts and was convinced I would never recover. That was about 2 weeks ago and while I've calmed down a little bit and know I can recover, the DR still hasn't gone away. I think the one thought that keeps stressing me out is the fact that I had it, although very minor, for almost 3 months, and wasn't really focusing or stressing about it at all, and would more or less forget about it, but isn't this whats supposed to get rid of it? Why didn't it fade away then and eventually come on stronger later, despite the fact that I wasn't even focusing on it? I've obviously had all the scary thoughts of "what if mine is incurable", "what if it's something other than DR", etc. Would you have an explanation for this and why I maybe didn't recover initially and it only got worse? I think it would really temper my worries and help alot. Thank you so much.
Don't worry Ben, the onset of DPDR isn't always sudden, and certainly isn't always caused by something as clear and obvious as a panic attack / bad drug experience 😊
Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-causes-depersonalization-disorder/
Remember that it doesn't matter what caused it, how long it’s lasted, or whether it’s been 24/7 or episodic, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/
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 thanks for your response, though I’m still a little unclear. Why was it persisting despite the fact that I wasn’t even stressing over it and giving it no attention in the beginning, but eventually became stronger? This is what makes me nervous as I know I need to stop being anxious about it in order for it to stop, though I keep thinking back to the time when I WASN’T anxious or really focusing on it at all, though it never fully faded and eventually became worse. Could it have been because I didn’t know what it was at the time? I do have an appointment set up next week with a psychiatrist, so I’m hoping that will help, and maybe lead to some answers.
This is EXACTLY how I feel.
Good episode, I have a question if I don't have hallucinations, but I from time to time feel trapped inside my head , like I see the world from a video camera . Have sleep paralysis. Fatigue and sociale anxiety. I don't have buzzard delusions the way psychotic people do . But have philosophical interests . But racing thoughts don't let me consantrate.
I think it's DP
Hi there, take a look through the list of symptoms here and see if they sound familiar: www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
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 thank you my dear 🎂. I also have a constant state of déjà vu. I found it in the symptoms.
I’m currently really struggling with the anhedonia aspect of DPDR, and for some reason, some of my autistic special interests feel further than others. One of the biggest ones for me was actually one that I developed/picked up from my last bout of DPDR three years ago. For some reason it seems as though my interests in biology, science, some video games, and a few others do feel like they’re right below the surface, others… just feel gone. Will those interests come back too or are they doomed to fade/go away forever? Because the thought of that is fueling further depression and DPDR. Like this interest has too much sentimental value for me to just… drop it after 3 years of being a huge fan. Am I pushing this interest away? Did I convince myself self it was gone, or perhaps never even real? It shaped my personality so much, how can I just drop it like that? But it feels like it doesn’t fade in the way others do, or maybe I’m just convincing myself of that, I don’t know.
Hey Shawn. I have a question. Does DPDR affect sleep? Yesterday I couldn’t sleep so I fell asleep at 9 am and woke up at 5pm. It’s currently 8:53 AM and I can’t sleep but feel tired a little bit. Should I concern? Also I have discovered that today I got a new symptom called a “half yawn” where your body doesn’t fully complete a yawn. It’s annoying. But I discovered it’s triggered by anxiety, which is what dpdr is. Any tips for this?
Read this, I think you'll find it very helpful 😊
www.dpmanual.com/articles/why-does-depersonalization-affect-sleep-and-dreams/
@@Dpmanualohh okay thank you. But if I still don’t feel tired, should I try sleep medicine like night quill?
@@DeeDeel69 I'd say ask your doctor / pharmacist about that 😊
@@Dpmanualalright thank you. Is there anyway I can reach out to you privately so I can talk about my personal situation. And maybe you can provide tips?
By the accent I can already tell he's a brazilian compatriot
Yep! 😊🇧🇷
@@Dpmanualunfortunately, here in Brazil depersonalization is almost unheard of, so many doctors misdiagnose other conditions instead, like psychosis (happened to me and they made me stay 2 weeks in a psych yard)
I had dpdr for about 2 months and I got completely recoverd but it was triggered by a huge panic attack ,dpdr got better with ssris and mainly your vedios,
Month ago I was going through some really stressful situation so I was priscribed snri and after
Taking it I started experiencing emotional numbness after 4 days i was put back on ssris things started to get better for a while but after 2 weeks on ssri i have zero emotions and there's diff between numb emotions and zero emotions , its been 10 days im not on any medication but experiencing really bad dpdr worse than my first dpdr ,coz i used to experience panic attacks back then now there are no panic attack, fear or emotions . I feel dead mentally . Is this really dpdr or something else. Coz this time it was not triggered by panic attack .
Don't worry, 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/
Did you recover
Then pls tell me how can i get rid of it 😭 pls pls i am very badly suffering. Save my life
Hey i have a question, when i wake up my dpdr gets really weird, back then i would panic not knowing where i am or my body when i woke up but nowadays its still that but it feels weird, i just feel really detached from my body and mind; im like
"wtf am i really here?" Is this apart If the dpdr?
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/
Shaun i have health ocd and anxiety too high / its been 6 years i have like unreal feelings like one day i woke up and felt i am lost somewhere / i had no clue whats going on i went into deep depression due to it thinking about it all the time / well than on and off its been 6 years whenever i am stressed or i overthink i have symptoms like absent minded lost , head feels annoyed like vision gets weird , feels like some burden over head is there and my mind is absent somewhere / vision goes very annoying / than when i am ok this goes to some background but still i keep feeling like this / even i am on meds i dont know what has happened to me since last year on and off its been 10/15 times may be more every month almost whenever i am stressed about my health my mind gets so annoyed and i get absent absent feelings and mind feeel stuck somewhere / is it all DP DR ? I am not sure if its DP DR and i see all have from weed or panic attacks and they have recovered fully / but in my case it isnt going at all even when my anxiety is relax and even i dont think about it / please guide me
Hi there, yes from what you're describing that sounds like DPDR to me, 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/
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.
Sir is dpdr only a cause of anxiety? And if stop the anxiety did it will go completely? Or there's any other reason also
Yes, DPDR is a symptom of anxiety. Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/about/depersonalization-definition-what-is-it/
Does having a personality disorder affect your ability to recover from this? I’m not diagnosed but have a lot of traits & I know there’s a connection between the 2. I’m afraid I won’t be able to recover because I have a co morbid mental health condition.
Watch this, I think you'll find it very helpful 😊
ruclips.net/video/Qy3DAFDBY30/видео.html
Are you borderline
@@araiq7005dpdr can make you borderline if you are not able to deal with those distressing feelings
Hi, I have had dpdr for a few months but thanks to your videos I have been feeling much better lately but I have one problem. Recently I started thinking about death and this existential thought terrifies me. I can't stop thinking about it. Is this normal for dpdr and will this thought ever go away? I'm afraid I'll never stop thinking about it.
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/
@@Dpmanual Thanks, but is it normal that I have these toughts almost all time now?
@@yduckI’ve had dpdr for a few months now and I feel exactly the same as you . 24/7 it’s all I can think about. So don’t worry it’s normal with the condition
@@yduck Yes, as with all anxiety symptoms, it's common to have periods where you're experiencing them 24/7. Again, they are temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊
Can you have dpdr and have moodswings? I have those a lot, its not just anxiety all the time at all.
That's too dpdr. It is also a symptom of dpdr
I’ve had this derealization for a week now, nonstop.l got a brain scan with contrast and everything is normal. But it’s not. I feel like I’m constantly in a dreamlike state. It’s a nightmare I can’t wake up from.
I’m wondering if there’s something else physically wrong with me. I’m not feeling well,and I have malaise. There’s something very strange happening too. The hair on my legs stop growing since this has happened.
I am at a loss at what to do.
This situation is making the anxiety much more intense.
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 thank you so much, that’s very helpful. It’s good to know I’m not alone.
@@Dpmanual I am at a loss though. I was fine one day, went to bed that night, and literally as soon as I opened my eyes the next morning, the DR started.
@@user-wd3po8sd7k Don't worry, 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/
Hi Shaun, I think I have dp since 2 months and I am only 16. Last month has been kinda good but that feeling of dissociation remains with me most of the time when I go out. I dont normally surf dp forum but today out of curiosity I went on dp self help forum and after reading some posts saying that you have to learn to live with it, it may get better or it may not get better at all etc, I am heartbroken and I am crying. I feel so saddened. I have all my family members around me and I want to hug them but they would embarass me bcz it is not normal to just cry and hug out of nowhere. What to do. I dont want to live with dp.
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊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, read this very carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-forums-why-you-must-avoid-them/
Thirdly, 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 My parents are well aware and I am flooding out everything I am feeling, that is probably the reason why an emotionally senstive person like me is able to survive this. I will go to psychiatrist soon. I hope he knows something about it. Also, I wanna know that is feeling less control over body like in terms of not feeling your hands and legs with the same intensity as normal a dpdr symptom? Is ruminating constantly about self identity and getting no satisfactory answer a dpdr symptom?
@@shapackgaming4629 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/
@@Dpmanual Some do look familiar but some dont. I am still not sure if I have dpdr or not.
@@shapackgaming4629 ruclips.net/video/Qy3DAFDBY30/видео.htmlsi=3xoJgoYwlPOmtCWd&t=55
Can it also make you not feel your sense of sleep this isn’t like an insomnia feeling like I can’t feel sleepiness or tiredness I’m completely disconnected from it from being out of my body and it’s a cycle that never stops
Don’t worry, issues with sleeping and dreaming are very common with DPDR and all anxiety-based conditions. 😊 I know it can be frustrating but they are temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/why-does-depersonalization-affect-sleep-and-dreams/
Hola podrias subir los testimonios en traducción en español gracias 🫂
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How do i know if im recovering form it 😢
Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-does-depersonalization-recovery-feel-like/
I didn't understand his answer to do you get back to normal at all lol
He's saying his life is different because he's now devoted to helping people with DPDR. But yes, he's fully recovered 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/