Quote Originally Posted by butterflybandage

MY QUESTION IS, to anyone who has ever experienced depersonalization or derealization, what is your story? What helped it, and how long did it take?
Mine just appears, I'd say derealization more then depersonalization, haunts me for weeks to a month or so, then just disappears. Every time I'm convinced it's permanent, every time I'm frustrated, and every time I fail to notice when it's gone. Weird.

I do nothing to get rid of it but I have noticed a pattern of physical symptoms that alternate with psychological symptoms, so I suspect that distraction plays a part. Now my heart rhythm is acting up, (it's been doing this one and off for 40 years), so I pay attention to that. I've also other problems, just not physical and psychological together.

Interesting.