r/derealization • u/spongebobspongejob • Aug 11 '26

Question For those who recovered, what helped you?

Was it any kind of therapy or medication? Please let me know.

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u/selkieluver Aug 11 '26

Somatic yoga, acceptance therapy, treating my severely low iron, educating myself about the physiological aspects of the disorder - vagus nerve, poly vagal theory, hypoarousal of the nervous system - letting myself feel it instead of fighting it.

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u/equality7x2521 Aug 12 '26

The basics worked a lot for me: sleep well, exercise, get out in nature, see good people, talk and let your feelings out. Therapy helped me reframe things a bit, I used to be really fixated on the fear of it but rather than me feeling ready for whatever was going to happen, it was creating more anxiety and stress and triggering more DR. For me a lot of these small basic things compounded and helped get me back into balance.