I experienced severe derealization and depersonalization 8 years ago for about 3 weeks.
It was increasingly disorienting. My wires felt crossed. A scary movie would make me sad instead of scared. My sensation of hot or cold were different, sort of “distant”.
A psychiatrist told me I was simply anxious, and gave me some meds. Eventually I was fine. I don’t know if the meds really helped or if the issue went away on its own.
Just reading about this stuff is scary to me. Being in that state for several weeks felt like I was losing my mind.
It was increasingly disorienting. My wires felt crossed. A scary movie would make me sad instead of scared. My sensation of hot or cold were different, sort of “distant”.
A psychiatrist told me I was simply anxious, and gave me some meds. Eventually I was fine. I don’t know if the meds really helped or if the issue went away on its own.
Just reading about this stuff is scary to me. Being in that state for several weeks felt like I was losing my mind.