Depersonalization, emotional pain.

I'm so sorry that you are going through this, CLB. I don't have much time to post right now, but a few things that come to mind that help me pull through hard times are:

- I have a child, pets, and a big garden that rely on me. I feel like with a child especially, I don't get to give up.
- The sky (or some other things about nature) is always really impressive if you remember to look.
- Certain music that i loved as a teenager can really bring me back to a good vibe sometimes.
- I think about my grandmother's example when she was struggling with cancer toward the end of her life, and imagine what she would say to me.
- I remember something great from my past really vividly, feel grateful for it, and imagine times in the future that I might be able to feel similarly.
- New movies, books, shows, articles, etc. that I want to watch/read, and old favorites.
- Musicals and operas. I can't not feel moved by certain musical numbers.
- Keeping up with friends and neighbors, living vicariously.
- Looking through old photos and journals.
- Working on a project, like a piece of art or cards for loved ones, that will be satisfying to finish.

I'm sure more will come to mind soon, but those are a few things that keep me going. I know many of them are pretty idiosyncratic, but I'm glad to have spent a minute in this mindset, so thank you for that.

Thank you both so much for the suggestions. I agree that nature is very healing, I will have to take a walk in the woods soon and take my time observing the wildlife, plants and trees. Saraeli, your lists was very helpful! . Have either of you dealt with depersonalization? That is my worst symptom by far. Thank you both again!

I second dnrs. It wasn’t a miracle but I consider it worth it.

I see it as the mind/body get stuck in this downward spiral. You feel bad and mentally anyone would have a negative reaction which in turn makes you feel even worse from adding that stress. When you’re able to limit the negative reaction the spiral sorta pauses - when you replace the pause with positive feel good stuff like dnrs teaches the spiral can reverse to an extent.

It’s done at home.

The first 3 days are basically a recorded class. They recommend completing it in those 3 days, I forget the time involved but it did take some planning to get that done as each day was multi hour. After that it’s mainly an hour practice each day. Can be broken up 30-30 15x4 etc.. Tbh I rarely did an hour, I saw it like the gym - 20-30 min consistently will get better results than only working out one day for the “suggested” hour.

Loski, thank you for that info, do you remember how much the program costs? Sarah. The looking at photo album idea is a great one! You are lucky that you have your sister and fiancé to talk to, I know holding feelings in can make things worse. I will try all of the suggestion everyone has posted. Thank you so much!

I’m so sorry you are dealing with this too bro123, it really is the worst feeling. I will look into treating Bart more. Do you or dose anyone else here have heavy metal issues? I am wondering if that or mold is my problem. I have had titanium rods in my back for over 20 years and I know that heavy metals create biofilms for bacteria and virus’s. Like you said this is the worst feeling, I really hope we can all feel better one day!

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