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Dissociation / Derealization

  • 02-09-2013 8:53pm
    #1
    Blue_Shoes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi there,

    Has anyone here had any experience with dissociation or derealization? If so how have you gotten rid of it or gotten through it? (particularly in regards to working/ studying - finding it very difficult to concentrate and to remember material)

    * I'm not looking for any medical recommendations, just for any helpful advice


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  • #2
    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,336 ✭✭✭HalloweenJack


    Yeah, I've gone through it a bit.

    I was already going to counselling at the time and that was what picked me up.

    If you can get access to counselling (you mention studying, if you're in college they might have some free services, my college did), go for it.


  • #3
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Yes; frequently when I was younger, and at times in my adult life also. There was one time in particular where it severely effected my ability to concentrate.

    For me it appears to have been linked to emotional distress, which made me very withdrawn. My perception is that addressing the source of my emotional distress remedied it. This is just my understanding; I never sought medical advice for it. I am certain that for me personally this is a correct interpretation though.

    If you are in college then you might consider deferring a year to deal with it if it is impacting your study badly. You would need to give a reason. I did this myself, and there was not a problem, though I had an obvious source of distress which anyone could relate to.

    The normal advice is to recommend going to a counsellor, and for most people it seems to be good advice. Personally I've never found counsellors anything but aggravating, and prefer to figure out things for myself - but that's just me. However if there is not an obvious cause for what you are experiencing, you might want to talk to a doctor to assess if you are suffering from a mental disorder. Even if there is an obvious cause, you might still want to talk to a doctor. But if you think you might need to defer the year and do not have an obvious cause for distress you would probably need to have a letter from a doctor indicating why.


  • #4
    TheBellJar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 424 ✭✭TheBellJar


    I'm very familiar with this. There is always an underlying cause, best thing is to see a psychologist and work out exactly what that is so that you can learn ways to deal with it


  • #5
    Blue_Shoes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭Blue_Shoes


    Thank you all very much for your responses.

    Yes, I'm fairly sure I have found the root causes of the dissociation. So far I have been trying to work on through it and have good days and bad. Although I feel I'm improving (or at least better than I have been for a while) it's always still there.

    Unfortunately, getting councilling isn't an option for me (though I did try it before for other issues and it didn't help very much at all) nor is deferring for a year.

    Anyway, I really appreciate your responses. Thanks


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