help!!(TW: derealization/not feeling real)

bugz 5/31/2021 12:43 am 563

ok so i dont know if its derealization but i was crying a lot because of something then i stopped crying and i didnt feel real?? im not sure how else to describe it. like i was detached from reality this was maybe 30 minutes ago im not to sure about the time but i think its been a while. this has never happened for this long like sometimes it would happen but only for a second and im not sure what im supposed to do also it is the middle of the night so i cant call or talk to anyone about it. please give me advice

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May 31, 2021 11:53 am

oh i totally get that. i've been dissociating constantly since january of this year and it's such a strange feeling that i'm still weirded out by. i talk about it with my therapist a lot and she has given me some grounding techniques (none of them have helped for me, but they might for you) so maybe look up some of those and try them if you still feel that way??

May 31, 2021 8:11 am

This happens to me sometimes. Usually it isnt super bad, but one time I had a derealization episode that lasted what felt like forever, and its like i was literally outside of my body. Its like i was a different person sitting behind myself. I could see myself sitting there. It was super strange, luckily it has only been that bad for me once.

What I do when I have a derealization episode is I just ask people for reassurance! I ask them to tell me that im real and that everything around us is real. It sounds small, but it helps ALOT! Or, you can always just try doing something to distract yourself[i know everyone always says this but it really does work]. In my experience, blasting music is the best thing to distract me, but something else might work better for you.

Hope this helps a little

May 31, 2021 6:30 am

i have no idea what this phenomenon is but its sounds weird. its happened to me once but idk what to do