What do you do when you suffer from derealisation or depersonalisation

yeah these two condtions hit me now and again…but what can you do…what is the cure

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I deal with these feelings at times, too. I wish I had some good advice for you, but I just try to be in a safe, familiar place and ride it out. It eventually passes for me and I go back to semi-normal. Maybe someone else will have better advice. Are you dealing with this now?

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I have the same problem since years along with the other symptoms of sz. I am so depersonalized that I even dont know if I am bisexual or heterosexual etc… meds help. trying to focus on the things and the information around us can get you to the reality more also. I guess isolation doesn’t help us. if you have good friends, they really can help you by correcting you what is correct and what not. me, I am really isolated and paranoid so its tough to me but with the help of the meds there is hope yes.
otherwise, I am still wondering what is the derealisation for you and in general? me, I often dont have the sense of a movie, a book and I have some irrealistic thoughts about the others…

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Grounding techniques that can include touch, taste and smell. Scraping an orange and smelling it, for example to bring you back to your senses. Mindfulness and awareness are key.

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earlier today I had the problem…depersonalosation is a head wrecker

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Yeah, it is tough to deal with.

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