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So about a week ago I went to my doctors office to try to explain my worsened anxiety, depersonalization, and sleeping problems to her. In the last month or so I've been experiencing chronic depersonalization, and it is exceptionally bad tonight, which is why i decided to write. I feel like I might just come out of myself or something (I know it sounds crazy) and I dont know what to do but its really scary!! (does anyone have some really good strategies to stop this feeling?) Anyways, my anxiety has worsened to the point where i dont leave my house anymore. I have trouble going to work and actually had a break down/panic attack in front of my two bosses and had to go home after only an hour of being there! Also my sleeping has gotten worse. I now go through sleep paralysis at least once a week, sometimes two or three nights in a row and it will happen two or three times within one night. This has progressed where I start to feel internal tremors or shaking during the paralysis, almost like my body is ceasing but on the inside, and ill have this strange sound and feeling in my ears, it feels exactly like when you drive fast with your car windows down. So I told this tom my doctor and I dont think she took me seriously. She told me to meditate 20 min twice a day and to "eat cookies and drink milk before bed" because it will raise my blood sugar and apparently help me fall asleep... which isnt a good idea in the first place considering I have a heart condition and should probably eat as healthy as possible. Anyways thats all she said to me and told me to come back in a month and see how the meditating and cookies have helped me. I need real help with this because I dont think i can cope with it on my own anymore!! I need someone who will take me seriously and listen to what i say. I've only ever had one family doctor and I've never suffered from this condition before. I don't know where I should go from here or where I should look...but does anyone have any suggestions or has ever gone through this before?
Sorry for the long post but i'm really at a loss!! :( Any help would be REALLY appreciated! Posted on 06/25/12, 10:51 pm |
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as I say to all newcomers, the advise you is in the many agoraphobia and panic attacks self help recovery books
also a self help bookon stopping worry will have good advise these books can be ordered privately from any internet bookstore sadly docs often think you are going thru a stage. stay with us and read the posts 
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First things first start over analyzing I know it is hard but try not to worry to much. I had a period of severe depersanalization. Some doctors just don't get anxiety I felt as if doctors where just looking at me as if I was a crazy person it really irritated me. My suggestion is two find a new that is going to help you through this both emotionally and medicly. I will also add that sleep paralysis is very normal have gad it since I was a small kid don't worry about that either.
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I think thats exactly what my doctor thinks! She doesnt take me seriously at all. She didnt believe me when I was trying to explain my feelings of depersonalization to her, and she even told me that it might be a good thing that i makes me detached from my emotions because this means i won't feel panic anymore... I try not to worry but when i get it really bad it just happens and I can't stop thinking about it, like maybe this time is different, or maybe there really is something wrong with me. Sometimes i think i really am crazy. I've had sleep paralysis all my life too but never this frequent or severe so i just didnt know if i should be worried about it or not.
Also, @inpeace, you said you went through a period of severe depersonalization, if you dont mind me asking, how long did it last for? and what did you do to end it? Does it ever completely go away? This is just the worst part of anxiety for me so I'm really curious to know.
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i have experienced so much wierd crap with my anxiety panic disorder. i can not believe some of the stuff the mind can make my body do. i read a response a member of this group made to someone about what anxiety could do and it made sense to me. WITH THIS DISORDER WE HAVE I SHOULD LEARN TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. i have told doctors and others what i experiance in my body and they look at me funny. its because most professionals and people who have not experienced panic disorder really dont understand . i have learned to just accept this. reading thru some of the discusion topics listed here on this website helps me realize im not alone other people experience this wierd crap and im not crazy.for me finding a counselor who understands panic disorder has helped we work thru some of my issues learning breathing exercises is helping also. walking is helping me also.
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I would ask your doc to give you a referral to a psychiatrist and therapist. I know depersonalization too well. And yeah, it makes you feel like you're going crazy. And in a way, it is good in that it is disconnecting you from your emotions, but it's also not good because your emotions are so severe you need to disconnect! Talking things through with a good therapist will help you learn to cope better with your emotions.
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IMO a good self help book is much more helpful than a good therapist, even if you find 1 who gives useful advice, its often hard to remember any of it later, the book can be re read.
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Thank for the advice everyone :) I'm supposed to be going back to my doc soon so I'll ask for those referrals. Hopefully she'll give them to me. I'll also look into getting some books for when I'm at home.
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Hey guys .. we are all together here and i couldnt agree more as far as the doctors go. I have been to about 4 and the one i currently have is great but still not sure if she understands what i tell her. She is very compassionate and listens but still i feel like she does not understand. This disorder is soo diffucult to deal with and every person can have different symptoms ans they can be debilitating. I get horrible symptoms too.Has anyone else had difficulty swallowing? I read this is normal but this is a new symptom for me:(
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swallowing and other throat problems are very common for anxiety sufferers, some can only eat liquid foods
start with doc examining throat to see if anything is wrong with it fear of choking on food in public when swallowing is common
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