Hey everyone, I just remembered this channel today for no particular reason.. I had REALLY bad DPDR about a year and a half ago, I saw no end in sight, I really thought that was it for me, for my life... I just wanted to say here I am now 100% free of symptoms! And that'll be you one day, you'll get through it, you'll definetly get through it... I can't thank this channel enough, it saved my life.
@@Butterfly-vd4tg I remained calm, repeated to myselft that depersonalization and derealization were symptoms and not inherent problems with me. I'm a catholic so I prayed a lot as well. And I went to therapy with a very specific focus, ie getting rid of DPDR symptoms. I think the biggest part for me was remaining calm and resolute at solving the problem. I was so scared, but I didn't cave in to the fear, took action instead.
@@Brosig18hi I'm not sure I've got dp but i do have anxiety and dissociate a bit.i feel a bit trapped in my own mind at the moment and it's makin me feel I'm goin mad!I guess i fear it getting worse before better.any tips ?thanks
@@stealthyguy1784 i think I can relate to what you feel… realizing that it is a positive feedback loop is important.. all of those dreadful thoughts are not you assessing reality but the anxiety itself, you have to realize that as bad a feeling as you might have, the chances of something really bad happening to you are slim to none because those feelings do not stem from external stimuli or input but from us fixating on it, the more you look at it the worse it looks. Results were really grounding for me so I’d try to focus on doing things with short term results in order to bring me back to reality, for example going on a walk, if I felt even a tiny bit better I’d use that as a grounding point thinking “see, you’re not doomed, you still respond to actual real world events”… patience and hope are your two most important tools in this! Put one foot in front of the other, take it one day at a time and don’t fight your anxiety, just let it go and it’ll gradually start to go away… hope that helps, you’ll be in my prayers!
Currently dealing with DPDR for about a month now. I've had it before but it's always been transient. Unfortunately right now, I'm dealing with it on an almost constant basis. This guy’s symptoms sound so much like mine, especially when he said he just felt like a floating head. It's really unsettling and hard to explain. I've shared a lot of Shaun’s videos with my family in order to explain what I am going through and it's really help. Thank you SO much, Shaun
love that this is so chill, with humour, very easy to follow and keep up while doing housework etc. i'm waiting to get to therapy because i have hard time kind of opening up the mental "knots" alone. as i commented on some other video, it's been several years now and while i can go MONTHS without checking any content related to DPDR, i'm now again kind of reminding myself how to act instead of fearing and freezing. during these years i've had a few moments with lesser DPDR, each lasted about a minute or so, very short time. they all make it bittersweet!
thx keelan! i have the same over awereness of the heart, minus the dpdr (thankfully).Im exposing myself to exercise , its been hard but step by step im feeling better.
Depersonalisation / Dereal. from cannabis. The most frightening thing is the anxiety. Anxiety to become a schizophreniac, or being bipolar, getting a worse depression so, that I couldnt manage my life and will only suffer for the rest of my life. Getting panic / anxiety when I see children; anxiety to become a pedophile is still a problem too. Its interesting to feel these experiences but they are terrifying. Others symptoms I did not mention are still there in me. But at the end I am motivated to keep the track on becoming healthy :) You give me hope!
Surreal hearing someone talk anger a Keelan who is not me. I live in the States and my birth name is Keelan. I've never met another Keelan in person. Only heard about six others. Hearing you say my name but not talking about me is super strange. It's almost giving me symptoms. And making me think about how every Matt Dave and Ashley feel.. Glad Keelan recovered. I kinda did too but my depth lasted for a decade before I made any progress getting out.
I woke up 3 days ago after having dpdr for a uear and it is gone. I can see, i feel so emotional because i was so exhausted. I almost can't believe it, i can look in the mirror and see me and people around me. I feel real again😢
Did you just let it go by or did you do things that helped you recover ? If so what helped ? I’m going on 3 months if experiencing dpdr . I accepted it. Some days are easier than most and other days i get in a negative mindset that I’m going to be stuck like this
hey guys I had my first panic attack back in 2020 i was in panic almost everyday for about 2 weeks and When panic attacks stopped i found myself dealing with dpdr i had really strange and akward feelings that i havnt exprienced before like the whole world was strange and akward i had alot of existential thoughts like what is this world who im i ? how im i living ? what is Life I did alot of reaserchs i found out about your TH-cam channels so my recovery journey started and i can say that i recovered and i got my life back again and i totally forgot how dpdr feels and like it was just a bad experience But after almost 2 year i had another panic attack i woke up in the middle of the night not knowing who im i or where i am .that feeling got me a big panic attack i thought that i was going to die and that is death but after 3 days i was with some friends i felt like im disconnected from the world and everything is fake even my friends like nothing makes sense in the world i live in i had another panic attack and now i feel that i forgot how normal feels like and I'm stuck in the cycle again with thoughts that im never going to recover again because it's the second time having this and i wasted 2 years of my life and its like it was a dream i dont know but that feelings make panic and i want to cry like im am so sensitive and i forgot what being and feeling normal is and i want my life back with alot of frustration i dont know how to explain this uncomfortable scary feelings and toughts Even thinking about the fact that i could have it again scares me and right now i have this frustration of im i feeling normal or its dpdr feelings and I'm lost and i dont khow what's normal also feeling that I'm not familiar with my self abd the world around me
Thank you for your video. I’m been dealing with vision related anxiety symptoms for over a year now. I feel like my vision is blurry fussy hazy etc. almost like my brain and eyes aren’t on the same page floaty off feeling. Ugh so frustrating prescription glasses help at time but most of the time not. HELP!!!!
The same is happening to me, sometimes i feel like my head is separate from my body, i cannot concentrate on anything, my eyes cannot focus, supermarkets etc are the worst, i feel i cannot see products clearly... Optomotrist often cannot see anything wrong, they dismiss it as dry eye...
@@Lilygirl283 I’m so sorry that you are going through this as well. I just wish I could convince myself that it’s ok to feel this way and eventually it would gradually disappear. I try and try but much more easier said than done. Everyday is a struggle but I thank God he gives me the strength to keep going each day. X
Don’t worry Dulce, visual symptoms like that are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
@@korylewis7858 I had the same thing. Supermarkets were almost impossible 😬 Thankfully all those symptoms fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/
This is a kind of wierd feeling i am still in dr/dp but i accept it already i do normal things, i talk to people even if they feel unreal to me , i go in shopping everything! accepting it till it gets fed away! please people guide me more things so that we all can get some ideas!
Hey Shaun, has anyone ever talked to you about existential thoughts concerning free will? Because depersonalisation can make you feel like a robot, and your feeling of free-will feels external to you. I was reminded of the quote “Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills”. This whole ordeal made me very anxious and gave me feelings of panic.
Don't worry, the content of the thoughts doesn't matter, they're still ultimately driven by anxiety, they're temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-fears-and-anxious-thoughts/
Thank you for this, really needed it. I have a question- I'm at university at the moment and whenever I travel back home (not very often) i often feel like I forget who I am and what ive been doing at uni, as if I tie my memory's and self to my surroundings which are taken away from me when I am in an unfamiliar environment. anyone else?
Don't worry, having temporary anxious associations with certain environments is very common with DPDR and all anxiety-based conditions. I know it can be frustrating but it's harmless and temporary and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊
Don’t worry Victoria, symptoms like that are super common with DPDR. I know they can be frustrating but they will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
Hey i love your dpdr videos, they motivate me so much! I have been suffering from dpdr for 2 months bc of a bad trip. In the beginning it was so bad I felt like I was in a dream, everything was so strange and I completely lost touch with reality. I was always afraid to go out and always checked if I felt normal again. Now I am no longer afraid and have accepted the feeling. Everything feels a little more normal. But what is worse now is that people look so strange to me, I always wonder why we look like that and how we can live, speak, walk. People look so strange. I somehow can't understand that. I know it sounds soch strange. Is this normal and will it go away at some point?
Hey Sara, thanks for your comment 😊 Sorry to hear you've been having a difficult time, but don't worry, everything you're describing sound consistent with DPDR. It's harmless and temporary and yes it will go away 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/ I know it can be scary but just remember that DPDR is a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual. And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
I’m currently in hospital for this and panicking constantly at not feeling real or myself. I have a child to look after which is making me feel worse as I don’t feel I should be alive. I really need this to go 😢
Hey Tara, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual. And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
Thank you very much shaun for helping us. I feel comfortable when watching your videos. Can you make a video about taking medication and its relationship to this disorder? If it helps to reduce symptoms and your advice, should we use medication or not? 
Glad the videos have been useful 😊 I'm not a medical professional so can't give you specific recommendations re medication. But please read this article, I think you'll find it useful: www.dpmanual.com/articles/can-medication-cure-depersonalization/
Hey Just tell me why some times I feel I am recovering and it is all going away but it gona come back all over again the same thoughts the same fear the same problem I don’t know what to do
Hello Shaun. When I focus on the DP it gets terrifying worse for 1-2 secs it feels like I dont know where I am, who I am and like COMPLETELY distanced from reality. Why is that? Are you familiar with it?
Don’t worry, feelings of disconnection like that are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
Man i am exhausted of Depersonalization. No signs of improvement 18months in but no choice but to go on its sucks Hey. Remembering how Cool & happy I was prior to DP/DR no it just seems never ending
Don't worry Oscar, it doesn't matter what caused it, how long it’s lasted, or whether it’s been 24/7 or episodic, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/how-long-does-depersonalization-last/
Hey everyone, I had a confusion regarding DPDR. I know what the condition is, how it works etc. But the only thing I'm confused about is whether DPDR's objective is to: - disconnect us from the ANXIETY caused by the stressful situation or - disconnect us from the stressful situation and NOT the anxiety caused as a result of the situation An example of this would be if I was in the wild, getting chased by a lion, and my body would trigger DPDR, would the objective of DPDR be to disconnect me from all of the anxiety that I would have in that moment due to the situation, or would the objective of DPDR be to disconnect me from the situation itself (the lion chasing me). I hope I did a good job in explaining what my question is. I'd really like some answers:)
Disconnect you from reality to make the stressful situation less conscious and vivid. The anxiety is what caused the episode, that part doesn't get removed.
@@Gardeez Hey thanks for the reply. I figured this out a few days after I commented, and yes I came to the same conclusion as you. Reading you say the same thing is a great reassurance. I wish you all the best with your journey and I hope you're well.
Hey Shaun. So I took a edible form of Cannabis two months back. For the very first time. And till date, I suffer from extreme memory loss. I have lost track of time and after every day, when I come back to my bed, my memory kind of resets and I question everything that I have done in the day. Whether it really did happen or was it all just a dream. When I am talking to someone too,I just get hyper aware and my mind kind of plays tricks with me and tells me I’m dreaming. I feel really stressed, and uncomfortable. What do I do???
Thanks for your comment and don't worry, concentration + memory issues are very common with DPDR 😊 I know they can be frustrating but they will fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-and-memory-loss/
i had the same thing from an edible! my friend took me over, sat me down, gave me a mug of warm milk with honey, and talked gently to me, showed me some universe stuff on his screen, and i kinda got in some kind of trance.... i slowly felt better over the next weeks, and finally i was all good :) it will get better... i believe you might need something to "reprogram" the bad trip, something nice and calming to show you that there is something nice out there. cuddling animals helps if you like that.
Hello! I am your Russian subscriber and I watch all your videos, and I have also read your book! Now I am in a state of DP for 6 months and I really want to write a comment after recovery, too, that I coped and overcame it! Please tell me such thoughts as: "Am I a person?" "Why do people need money if we are just a walking body" everything around seems strange, for example, using social networks, going to the store and so on, it's very difficult to explain it, but I tried… Does this all have to do with existential thoughts? I really hope for your answer!
Don’t worry, existential / intrusive thoughts like that are super common with DPDR. I know they can be frustrating and frightening but they are also temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-fears-and-anxious-thoughts/
your videos are the best, i've been watching you for 2 months and i swear NO DP ANYMORE but i still have fear and anxiety and thoughts which i can't handle, and answering this question can help. how do i know that i don't have schizophrenia, or PTSD, or GAD.?
Glad to hear you're feeling better 😊 And to answer your question, read this, I think you'll find it useful: www.dpmanual.com/articles/schizophrenia_cancer_depersonalization/
Hi Shaun, would you advice watching your DP contents like these recovery stories or any videos regarding to DP during one’s recovery? I’ve finished your manual so I understand I should stay away from forums and videos etc and I wondered if that included here as well. I have seen one of the recovery story videos from your channel but then I worried if I should have waited till I’m fully recovered.
I just noticed something that confirmed how amazing you are - Shaun - If anyone's noticed, Shaun's got his ads off, and honestly - with the amount of replays and views he gets - he can make a gig out of this but he chooses not to. Thank you, Shaun. 👏
I haven't monetized the channel and have no plans to do so 😊 I think that YT puts its own automatic ads in some regions -- I need to become part of the YT Partner program to turn them off, I'll get around to it someday! 😊
Do you have any advice for how to not check whether dp is present every morning? It’s like a daily thing for me, pretty much a compulsion but I’m too afraid to stop doing it if that makes sense
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual. And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
I was new to getting high and a trip I thought was going to be mellow was really intense. I have family who have been said to have mental illness so when I was overwhelmed I thought I was going insane/crazy like my family. Now every time I think about that bad high I think that I might have gone crazy even though I don't show any symptoms of mental illness. Is this an example of the DPDR anxiety and feedback loop?
Don’t worry, fears of going crazy are super common with DP. I know they can be frightening but they’re harmless and temporary and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-three-reasons-youre-not-going-crazy-2/
hi I am a Japanese person who exchanged Gmail with you. 2years ago. I'm sorry for my unskilled English. I forgot about depersonalization for a while, but recently I feel like I'm going insane because of the panic on the train. Especially when I get on a vehicle, I seem to panic. I think you can get on a airplane now, but do you ever find yourself panicking when you think back to when you were suffering from depersonalization? Isn't the experience of depersonalization itself traumatic? Someone once told me that panic and anxiety are process of healing depersonalization. He said that I was getting out of off mode and that I was starting to feel reality but my mind wasn't ready for it yet.
Hello hope you guys are well. In december 21 i wake up in the middle of the night my body was shaking i stand up my heart start pumping a lot i felt my chest tight i barely couldnt move i had fear like domething bed was hapenin than my neck got numb and my head than i had like a shock in my upper head felt like electricity going through my head since than i done brain mri brain egg a lot of blood tests and heart check anything lungs every part of the body and nothing came up but i feel very tired and when i go for a walk my head feels like blocked or numb am i going to have a stroke can you guys help me ??
Don’t worry, visual symptoms like that are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
I'm not a fan of how you laugh about and trivialize anxiety. I get that it's an expression of recovery and success, but dpdr is not only anxiety. Maybe this framing helps people who get it as an adult, and from an acute experience, but for me, who had experience of dp as early as 3 years old and cemented into it around 12-14 and didn't become real until 29 years old, no amount of telling me it's just anxiety would help. Thankfully Keelan later mentions how dodr is a tool our brain uses. It's related to but distinct from anxiety. I think fear is a better generalizing term than anxiety. Anyway i like how you both transition away from trivializing anxiety
Don't worry Carla, it doesn't matter what caused it or how long it’s lasted, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/how-long-does-depersonalization-last/
I have a question I have been in dpdr state for 1 year and 2 months and I have had it 24/7 non stop every second of the day and my question is I completely forgot what normal feels like I can’t remember what it felt like its like dpdr is a part of me now and I just wanna go back to felling normal again do you think I’ll recover even if I forgot what normal felt like?
@@Tawitg Hi, you're asking a few different questions there, too many to answer in a TH-cam comment, but head over to my website at www.dpmanual.com, there’s tons of info and tips on DPDR recovery there 😊 And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR.
Hi Jan, yes don't worry, symptoms like that are very common 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-exhaustion-and-muscle-pain/ www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
I was there man. Recognize the amount of good things in your life, starting off with the fact that you can walk .. breathe .. got your own food, all the basics that some people don't even have and expand on other things that you do have (that will calm you down a little bit and make you feel grateful) then start living your life man, just don't focus on that spot. You can have a session with Shaun by the way, send him an email.
Don't worry, it doesn't matter what caused it, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-causes-depersonalization-disorder/
@@khengkm6112 Don't worry, visual symptoms like you're describing are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual. And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
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Thank you for having me on Shaun! Also, any opticians reading this please be aware I no longer require an appointment 😂
So great to have you on the channel Keelan! 😊Delighted that you've recovered and thankfully no further opticians required 😂
Hi, can I contact you anywhere on facebook or email?
Hey everyone, I just remembered this channel today for no particular reason.. I had REALLY bad DPDR about a year and a half ago, I saw no end in sight, I really thought that was it for me, for my life... I just wanted to say here I am now 100% free of symptoms! And that'll be you one day, you'll get through it, you'll definetly get through it... I can't thank this channel enough, it saved my life.
Thanks for your comment and I'm so glad to hear you've recovered! 😊
How do you recovered? Since 5 years in the cycle
@@Butterfly-vd4tg I remained calm, repeated to myselft that depersonalization and derealization were symptoms and not inherent problems with me.
I'm a catholic so I prayed a lot as well.
And I went to therapy with a very specific focus, ie getting rid of DPDR symptoms.
I think the biggest part for me was remaining calm and resolute at solving the problem. I was so scared, but I didn't cave in to the fear, took action instead.
@@Brosig18hi I'm not sure I've got dp but i do have anxiety and dissociate a bit.i feel a bit trapped in my own mind at the moment and it's makin me feel I'm goin mad!I guess i fear it getting worse before better.any tips ?thanks
@@stealthyguy1784 i think I can relate to what you feel… realizing that it is a positive feedback loop is important.. all of those dreadful thoughts are not you assessing reality but the anxiety itself, you have to realize that as bad a feeling as you might have, the chances of something really bad happening to you are slim to none because those feelings do not stem from external stimuli or input but from us fixating on it, the more you look at it the worse it looks. Results were really grounding for me so I’d try to focus on doing things with short term results in order to bring me back to reality, for example going on a walk, if I felt even a tiny bit better I’d use that as a grounding point thinking “see, you’re not doomed, you still respond to actual real world events”… patience and hope are your two most important tools in this! Put one foot in front of the other, take it one day at a time and don’t fight your anxiety, just let it go and it’ll gradually start to go away… hope that helps, you’ll be in my prayers!
Great interview! Thank you for spreading awareness for DP and for continuing to share different stories and views of people who experienced it 🙏
Happy to help, glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Currently dealing with DPDR for about a month now. I've had it before but it's always been transient. Unfortunately right now, I'm dealing with it on an almost constant basis. This guy’s symptoms sound so much like mine, especially when he said he just felt like a floating head. It's really unsettling and hard to explain. I've shared a lot of Shaun’s videos with my family in order to explain what I am going through and it's really help. Thank you SO much, Shaun
Thank you so much for the kind words and I'm delighted to hear the channel has been so useful!😊❤️
love that this is so chill, with humour, very easy to follow and keep up while doing housework etc. i'm waiting to get to therapy because i have hard time kind of opening up the mental "knots" alone. as i commented on some other video, it's been several years now and while i can go MONTHS without checking any content related to DPDR, i'm now again kind of reminding myself how to act instead of fearing and freezing. during these years i've had a few moments with lesser DPDR, each lasted about a minute or so, very short time. they all make it bittersweet!
So glad it was helpful! 😊
thanks for these interviews keep them coming!
Will do! 😊
Awesome Video man! Love to see positive videos on depersonalization
Glad you liked it! 😊
thx keelan! i have the same over awereness of the heart, minus the dpdr (thankfully).Im exposing myself to exercise , its been hard but step by step im feeling better.
brilliant to hear that! Keep at it
Depersonalisation / Dereal. from cannabis. The most frightening thing is the anxiety. Anxiety to become a schizophreniac, or being bipolar, getting a worse depression so, that I couldnt manage my life and will only suffer for the rest of my life. Getting panic / anxiety when I see children; anxiety to become a pedophile is still a problem too. Its interesting to feel these experiences but they are terrifying. Others symptoms I did not mention are still there in me. But at the end I am motivated to keep the track on becoming healthy :)
You give me hope!
I have this weird fear of becoming a cat killer. I love cats.
How are you now?
Thank you for these videos !!
Happy to help 😊
Surreal hearing someone talk anger a Keelan who is not me. I live in the States and my birth name is Keelan. I've never met another Keelan in person. Only heard about six others.
Hearing you say my name but not talking about me is super strange. It's almost giving me symptoms. And making me think about how every Matt Dave and Ashley feel..
Glad Keelan recovered. I kinda did too but my depth lasted for a decade before I made any progress getting out.
I woke up 3 days ago after having dpdr for a uear and it is gone. I can see, i feel so emotional because i was so exhausted. I almost can't believe it, i can look in the mirror and see me and people around me. I feel real again😢
That's great, I'm delighted to hear you're doing so well! 😊
Did you just let it go by or did you do things that helped you recover ? If so what helped ? I’m going on 3 months if experiencing dpdr . I accepted it. Some days are easier than most and other days i get in a negative mindset that I’m going to be stuck like this
@@ambreighh9346How you doing?
@@ambreighh9346how are you now
@@ambreighh9346how are you now
hey guys
I had my first panic attack back in 2020 i was in panic almost everyday for about 2 weeks and When panic attacks stopped i found myself dealing with dpdr i had really strange and akward feelings that i havnt exprienced before like the whole world was strange and akward i had alot of existential thoughts like what is this world who im i ? how im i living ? what is Life
I did alot of reaserchs i found out about your TH-cam channels so my recovery journey started and i can say that i recovered and i got my life back again and i totally forgot how dpdr feels and like it was just a bad experience
But after almost 2 year i had another panic attack i woke up in the middle of the night not knowing who im i or where i am .that feeling got me a big panic attack i thought that i was going to die and that is death but after 3 days i was with some friends i felt like im disconnected from the world and everything is fake even my friends like nothing makes sense in the world i live in i had another panic attack and now i feel that i forgot how normal feels like and I'm stuck in the cycle again with thoughts that im never going to recover again because it's the second time having this and i wasted 2 years of my life and its like it was a dream i dont know but that feelings make panic and i want to cry like im am so sensitive and i forgot what being and feeling normal is and i want my life back with alot of frustration i dont know how to explain this uncomfortable scary feelings and toughts
Even thinking about the fact that i could have it again scares me and right now i have this frustration of im i feeling normal or its dpdr feelings and I'm lost and i dont khow what's normal also feeling that I'm not familiar with my self abd the world around me
Thank you for your video. I’m been dealing with vision related anxiety symptoms for over a year now. I feel like my vision is blurry fussy hazy etc. almost like my brain and eyes aren’t on the same page floaty off feeling. Ugh so frustrating prescription glasses help at time but most of the time not. HELP!!!!
The same is happening to me, sometimes i feel like my head is separate from my body, i cannot concentrate on anything, my eyes cannot focus, supermarkets etc are the worst, i feel i cannot see products clearly...
Optomotrist often cannot see anything wrong, they dismiss it as dry eye...
@@Lilygirl283 I’m so sorry that you are going through this as well. I just wish I could convince myself that it’s ok to feel this way and eventually it would gradually disappear. I try and try but much more easier said than done. Everyday is a struggle but I thank God he gives me the strength to keep going each day. X
Don’t worry Dulce, visual symptoms like that are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
Yup my vision is completely distorted. Fluorescent lights also make it even worse
@@korylewis7858 I had the same thing. Supermarkets were almost impossible 😬
Thankfully all those symptoms fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/
This is a kind of wierd feeling i am still in dr/dp but i accept it already i do normal things, i talk to people even if they feel unreal to me , i go in shopping everything! accepting it till it gets fed away! please people guide me more things so that we all can get some ideas!
Hey Shaun, has anyone ever talked to you about existential thoughts concerning free will? Because depersonalisation can make you feel like a robot, and your feeling of free-will feels external to you. I was reminded of the quote “Man can do what he wills, but he cannot will what he wills”. This whole ordeal made me very anxious and gave me feelings of panic.
Don't worry, the content of the thoughts doesn't matter, they're still ultimately driven by anxiety, they're temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-fears-and-anxious-thoughts/
Thank you for this, really needed it. I have a question- I'm at university at the moment and whenever I travel back home (not very often) i often feel like I forget who I am and what ive been doing at uni, as if I tie my memory's and self to my surroundings which are taken away from me when I am in an unfamiliar environment. anyone else?
Don't worry, having temporary anxious associations with certain environments is very common with DPDR and all anxiety-based conditions. I know it can be frustrating but it's harmless and temporary and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊
omg you put it into words! i feel like i forget there are other places than the one i'm currently at..
Memory recall is very situation specific
Every week gets a little bit better. You have to work hard and you got to want to get better
Keep up the good work! 😊
What kind of hard work plz tell me . Plz what need I do to recover quickly plzzz
Hey Shaun! Just wanted to ask if it’s normal for your family to look like strangers when dealing with DPDR? Thank you so much for all you do!
Don’t worry Victoria, symptoms like that are super common with DPDR. I know they can be frustrating but they will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
I got this too, it was scary but it passed as I recovered
Hey i love your dpdr videos, they motivate me so much! I have been suffering from dpdr for 2 months bc of a bad trip. In the beginning it was so bad I felt like I was in a dream, everything was so strange and I completely lost touch with reality. I was always afraid to go out and always checked if I felt normal again. Now I am no longer afraid and have accepted the feeling. Everything feels a little more normal. But what is worse now is that people look so strange to me, I always wonder why we look like that and how we can live, speak, walk. People look so strange. I somehow can't understand that. I know it sounds soch strange. Is this normal and will it go away at some point?
Hey Sara, thanks for your comment 😊
Sorry to hear you've been having a difficult time, but don't worry, everything you're describing sound consistent with DPDR. It's harmless and temporary and yes it will go away 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/
I know it can be scary but just remember that DPDR is a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual.
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
I’m telling you it fades away! You will get better the more you recover! 32:49 32:50 32:51
Having the same thing haha
hey dont worry! same happened to me ! talk to people even if you feel wired it gets normal slowly! yeah this is strange feeling though
@@Ripper1234fullyeah little wired in the beginning but still we have to accept it
Great!!!
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I’m currently in hospital for this and panicking constantly at not feeling real or myself. I have a child to look after which is making me feel worse as I don’t feel I should be alive.
I really need this to go 😢
Hey Tara, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual.
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
I'm sorry your suffering i hope you find the strength to get better 🙏
i pray you are better
How are you now
Dear shaun can you please make videos on hurting yourself thoughtss pleaseee please mkee a video orr tell meee all about your symptomsss
Thank you very much shaun for helping us. I feel comfortable when watching your videos. Can you make a video about taking medication and its relationship to this disorder? If it helps to reduce symptoms and your advice, should we use medication or not?

Glad the videos have been useful 😊 I'm not a medical professional so can't give you specific recommendations re medication. But please read this article, I think you'll find it useful: www.dpmanual.com/articles/can-medication-cure-depersonalization/
Hey Just tell me why some times I feel I am recovering and it is all going away but it gona come back all over again the same thoughts the same fear the same problem I don’t know what to do
Hello Shaun. When I focus on the DP it gets terrifying worse for 1-2 secs it feels like I dont know where I am, who I am and like COMPLETELY distanced from reality. Why is that? Are you familiar with it?
Don’t worry, feelings of disconnection like that are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
Man i am exhausted of Depersonalization. No signs of improvement 18months in but no choice but to go on its sucks Hey. Remembering how Cool & happy I was prior to DP/DR no it just seems never ending
Don't worry Oscar, it doesn't matter what caused it, how long it’s lasted, or whether it’s been 24/7 or episodic, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/how-long-does-depersonalization-last/
I have an issues of processing information and sometimes speech..is it a common symptom of dpdr?
@@mugdhasingh6696 Read this, I think you'll find it useful 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-and-memory-loss/
@@Dpmanual hey, I read about these..but I have such that I can't follow up with people what they speak..I fail to understand
Hey i cant stop thinking about my dp because i can never stop thinking about something even if i try to sto
Head over to my website at www.dpmanual.com, there’s tons of info and tips on DPDR recovery there 😊
Hey everyone, I had a confusion regarding DPDR. I know what the condition is, how it works etc. But the only thing I'm confused about is whether DPDR's objective is to:
- disconnect us from the ANXIETY caused by the stressful situation
or
- disconnect us from the stressful situation and NOT the anxiety caused as a result of the situation
An example of this would be if I was in the wild, getting chased by a lion, and my body would trigger DPDR, would the objective of DPDR be to disconnect me from all of the anxiety that I would have in that moment due to the situation, or would the objective of DPDR be to disconnect me from the situation itself (the lion chasing me).
I hope I did a good job in explaining what my question is. I'd really like some answers:)
Disconnect you from reality to make the stressful situation less conscious and vivid. The anxiety is what caused the episode, that part doesn't get removed.
@@Gardeez Hey thanks for the reply. I figured this out a few days after I commented, and yes I came to the same conclusion as you. Reading you say the same thing is a great reassurance. I wish you all the best with your journey and I hope you're well.
@tazwarrchowdhury thanks brother all the best with your recovery
Hey Shaun. So I took a edible form of Cannabis two months back. For the very first time. And till date, I suffer from extreme memory loss. I have lost track of time and after every day, when I come back to my bed, my memory kind of resets and I question everything that I have done in the day. Whether it really did happen or was it all just a dream. When I am talking to someone too,I just get hyper aware and my mind kind of plays tricks with me and tells me I’m dreaming. I feel really stressed, and uncomfortable. What do I do???
Thanks for your comment and don't worry, concentration + memory issues are very common with DPDR 😊 I know they can be frustrating but they will fade away and stop as your recovery continues: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-and-memory-loss/
i had the same thing from an edible! my friend took me over, sat me down, gave me a mug of warm milk with honey, and talked gently to me, showed me some universe stuff on his screen, and i kinda got in some kind of trance.... i slowly felt better over the next weeks, and finally i was all good :) it will get better... i believe you might need something to "reprogram" the bad trip, something nice and calming to show you that there is something nice out there. cuddling animals helps if you like that.
@@snuffying Thanks for the tips, and hope you're feeling better! 😊
Hello! I am your Russian subscriber and I watch all your videos, and I have also read your book! Now I am in a state of DP for 6 months and I really want to write a comment after recovery, too, that I coped and overcame it! Please tell me such thoughts as: "Am I a person?" "Why do people need money if we are just a walking body" everything around seems strange, for example, using social networks, going to the store and so on, it's very difficult to explain it, but I tried… Does this all have to do with existential thoughts? I really hope for your answer!
Don’t worry, existential / intrusive thoughts like that are super common with DPDR. I know they can be frustrating and frightening but they are also temporary and harmless and will fade away and stop as your recovery continues 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-fears-and-anxious-thoughts/
your videos are the best, i've been watching you for 2 months and i swear NO DP ANYMORE but i still have fear and anxiety and thoughts which i can't handle, and answering this question can help. how do i know that i don't have schizophrenia, or PTSD, or GAD.?
Glad to hear you're feeling better 😊 And to answer your question, read this, I think you'll find it useful: www.dpmanual.com/articles/schizophrenia_cancer_depersonalization/
@@Dpmanual it did answer my question. thanks shaun, you are the best.. i will buy your dp manual book soon ♥
@@musiqUe-dd9pi I'm sure you'll find it very helpful! 😊
Hi Shaun, would you advice watching your DP contents like these recovery stories or any videos regarding to DP during one’s recovery? I’ve finished your manual so I understand I should stay away from forums and videos etc and I wondered if that included here as well.
I have seen one of the recovery story videos from your channel but then I worried if I should have waited till I’m fully recovered.
why i feel like i dont have brain to think anything. my head scared my. i am so tired.
Would live to see a bad trip recovery story
Hi! 😊 You mean from LSD?
I just noticed something that confirmed how amazing you are - Shaun - If anyone's noticed, Shaun's got his ads off, and honestly - with the amount of replays and views he gets - he can make a gig out of this but he chooses not to. Thank you, Shaun. 👏
I haven't monetized the channel and have no plans to do so 😊 I think that YT puts its own automatic ads in some regions -- I need to become part of the YT Partner program to turn them off, I'll get around to it someday! 😊
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@@Dpmanual Stay being amazing man. ❤️
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Do you have any advice for how to not check whether dp is present every morning? It’s like a daily thing for me, pretty much a compulsion but I’m too afraid to stop doing it if that makes sense
Head over to my website at www.dpmanual.com, there’s tons of info and tips on DPDR recovery there 😊
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Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual.
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
I was new to getting high and a trip I thought was going to be mellow was really intense. I have family who have been said to have mental illness so when I was overwhelmed I thought I was going insane/crazy like my family. Now every time I think about that bad high I think that I might have gone crazy even though I don't show any symptoms of mental illness. Is this an example of the DPDR anxiety and feedback loop?
Don’t worry, fears of going crazy are super common with DP. I know they can be frightening but they’re harmless and temporary and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-three-reasons-youre-not-going-crazy-2/
Does it feel like a constant hangover feeling or like you can't snap out of it and wake up?
Yep, that's a good description 😊 www.dpmanual.com/about/do-i-have-depersonalization-disorder/
Hi shaun sir.... is Sexualy activity make trigger dp symptoms ??
hi
I am a Japanese person who exchanged Gmail with you. 2years ago.
I'm sorry for my unskilled English.
I forgot about depersonalization for a while, but recently I feel like I'm going insane because of the panic on the train.
Especially when I get on a vehicle, I seem to panic.
I think you can get on a airplane now, but do you ever find yourself panicking when you think back to when you were suffering from depersonalization?
Isn't the experience of depersonalization itself traumatic?
Someone once told me that panic and anxiety are process of healing depersonalization.
He said that I was getting out of off mode and that I was starting to feel reality but my mind wasn't ready for it yet.
Hello hope you guys are well. In december 21 i wake up in the middle of the night my body was shaking i stand up my heart start pumping a lot i felt my chest tight i barely couldnt move i had fear like domething bed was hapenin than my neck got numb and my head than i had like a shock in my upper head felt like electricity going through my head since than i done brain mri brain egg a lot of blood tests and heart check anything lungs every part of the body and nothing came up but i feel very tired and when i go for a walk my head feels like blocked or numb am i going to have a stroke can you guys help me ??
Shaun, do floaters disappear?
Don’t worry, visual symptoms like that are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
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so I think I have it all the things people say match what I have but what do I do when I feel sick or jus not hungry??
Hi Isaac, check out this article, I think you'll find it useful: www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/anxiety-nausea
I'm not a fan of how you laugh about and trivialize anxiety. I get that it's an expression of recovery and success, but dpdr is not only anxiety. Maybe this framing helps people who get it as an adult, and from an acute experience, but for me, who had experience of dp as early as 3 years old and cemented into it around 12-14 and didn't become real until 29 years old, no amount of telling me it's just anxiety would help.
Thankfully Keelan later mentions how dodr is a tool our brain uses. It's related to but distinct from anxiety. I think fear is a better generalizing term than anxiety. Anyway i like how you both transition away from trivializing anxiety
I have suffered since I was 17 and am 46 now. Tried my best.
Don't worry Carla, it doesn't matter what caused it or how long it’s lasted, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/how-long-does-depersonalization-last/
what symptoms do you have? and has it been removed?
I have a question I have been in dpdr state for 1 year and 2 months and I have had it 24/7 non stop every second of the day and my question is I completely forgot what normal feels like I can’t remember what it felt like its like dpdr is a part of me now and I just wanna go back to felling normal again do you think I’ll recover even if I forgot what normal felt like?
Don't worry, you can and will get 100% back to normal 😊www.dpmanual.com/articles/back-to-normal-after-depersonalization/
@@Tawitg Hi, you're asking a few different questions there, too many to answer in a TH-cam comment, but head over to my website at www.dpmanual.com, there’s tons of info and tips on DPDR recovery there 😊
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR.
Hello Shaun! I want to ask you if it is normal that i have light-shyness at dpdr and i am still weary? i just wake up and i am sleepy :(
Hi Jan, yes don't worry, symptoms like that are very common 😊
www.dpmanual.com/articles/depersonalization-exhaustion-and-muscle-pain/
www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
@@Dpmanual oh thank you a lot!
@@janjuracka1 Happy to help 😊
@@janjuracka1 Happy to help 😊😊
Need to talk to you. Really feeling hopeless
I was there man. Recognize the amount of good things in your life, starting off with the fact that you can walk .. breathe .. got your own food, all the basics that some people don't even have and expand on other things that you do have (that will calm you down a little bit and make you feel grateful) then start living your life man, just don't focus on that spot.
You can have a session with Shaun by the way, send him an email.
I think i got dp dr from spending time on screen,video game sorry for my bad eng
Don't worry, it doesn't matter what caused it, you can always switch DPDR off completely by stopping the anxiety that's causing it 😊 Read this carefully: www.dpmanual.com/articles/what-causes-depersonalization-disorder/
@@Dpmanual hey shaun i see my own nose in my vision and i see tracer when i look into sky it very scared me
@@khengkm6112 Don't worry, visual symptoms like you're describing are super common with DPDR and will fade away and stop as you recover 😊 www.dpmanual.com/articles/does-depersonalization-affect-vision/
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Hey, thanks for your comment 😊 I know DPDR can be scary but just remember that it’s a natural reaction to stress and anxiety, and people experience it all the time. The National Institute on Mental Illness estimates that up to 75% of people experience at least one depersonalization / derealization episode in their lives. It's part of your brain's natural defence mechanism and usually it only lasts a few seconds or minutes at a time. It's only when it's focused on as a separate problem (feeling like you're going crazy / in a dream etc) that it can turn into a feedback loop with the anxiety that caused it in the first place. But no matter what caused it or how long you've had it, you can always switch it off completely by stopping that anxious feedback loop. Make sure to carefully read through all the articles and info on my website at www.dpmanual.com and my book The Depersonalization Manual.
And if you would like to speak to a medical professional please don't hesitate to do so. I would recommend finding an anxiety specialist if possible as they will likely be more familiar with DPDR 👍
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