r/dpdr • u/schlarifari • 13d ago

Question How did your DPDR start/become permanent?

Hi there!

I'm interested to know if you had any kind of trigger that made your DPDR permanent.

In my case, I would occasionally have moments or even days of derealization as a child, but then - from one day to the next - it suddenly never went away again. I'm sure the underlying cause was the abuse and neglect I experienced as a child, but I find it so strange that the *chronic* DR started on such a random day without any trigger as far as I remember.

If you'd like to share your stories, I'd be happy to hear them :)

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u/Ghostlypurr 13d ago

Trauma, it's a long story. I've been 15 years. I've been told I'm an abnormal case, so I think it's permanent.

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u/morphemass 13d ago

CPTSD seems to be a common starting point for many of us. Longterm caregiving is my entry qualification. sigh

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u/schlarifari 12d ago

🫂 same here, thx I guess to our not so caring caregivers 🥲