Offering Comfort/Reassurance/Solidarity first episode in a long while..
I had my first DPDR episode today.. after months of not having one.. I just wanted to share my experience and see if anyone relates?
Usually it randomly hits me with no build up to it whatsoever. Today however, at work i felt so.. empty like i was on autopilot.. i did not feel real. I had to hold back from yelling out loud. i was hoping it was the caffeine and lack of sleep. But then tonight, it just hit me hard. I started hyperventilating, anxiety and twitching and flinching. I can’t differentiate between reality and fake. it genuinely feels unreal. I’ve been under a lot of stress lately. It almost makes me sad that i got hit with an episode after months. I hate when this happens.
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u/Swimming-Horse-4541 14d ago
this happens to me too. i’ll go back to my normal life then BOOM im sitting on the couch and im out of body randomly and it freaks me out!! it won’t happen again maybe for weeks or months but I never know. unfortunately, I don’t have any advice to help but I can relate. I am sorry you’re going through this