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[Bill128]

Hello everyone,
Just thought I would introduce myself, My name is Bill and I am 23 (was my birthday yesterday) I am from the U.K. I have OCD, Depression, Agoraphobia, Depersonalization and suffer from panic attacks of course, basically I am a nervous wreck lol. I'm really just looking for people to talk to and relate to and looking for tips and advice on my anxiety and hoping I may be able to help other people out. I am currently on mirtazapine and propranolol and hoping it will make me better. Looking forward to getting to know you all.
Thanks
Bill

[packergirl]

Hi bill :) welcome!

I'm curious after reading your post.., what is depersonalization?
How long have you been in the medicine does it seem to be helping ?

[Bill128]

Hi Packergirl thank you for the welcome :),
Depersonalization/derealization is the feeling of unreality and detachment from yourself and the outside world. It is a symptom of extreme anxiety, it's to do with the fight/flight response, when we put ourselves under too much stress our brain shuts down and that's when some people seem to get these dream/unreality like symptoms. It basically makes me feel like I am living in a dream and I don't know who I am, I feel I don't recognize myself in the mirror and makes the world feel like it is unreal. At the same time I know I'm not living in a dream and I do know who I am but i feel like I don't, it's very hard to explain. It sounds kind of crazy to people who haven't gone through it lol. If you google depersonalization there's a wiki article about it that I tried to post but it wont let me as I don't have enough points!

Also the medication I am taking doesn't really seem to be helping, it feels like it's kind of made me worse.

[mindtides]

Hi there welcome!