Depersonalization vs Derealization
The word may sound depictable, but derealization is essentially the experience of feeling detached from your environments, as if they aren’t real. This is a common yet unobserved symptom of OCD and anxiety. People and objects and all other things seem dreamlike, but you yourself are completely in realization that this state is not normal. Depersonalization falls under this same concept, the persistent feeling that you are watching yourself from outside of your body. Everything feels unreal. Depersonalization-derealization disorder can be extensively stringent and can hamper relationships, work, and everyday life.
Symptoms of this disorder can be identified. For instance, depersonalization can come in multiple ways. Some of the symptoms comprise of:
- Feeling like an outsider to your mind
- Feeling as if you are interdicted from your actions
- Feeling the sense that your body is awry or distorted
- Feeling that your memories are short of emotions and affection
On the other hand, derealization can consist of:
- Feeling alone in your own environment
- Feeling a distortion in time, distance, and certain objects around you
This disorder can often feel like you are removed from who you are and the sole purpose behind your life and surroundings. Episodes can last for hours, weeks, and in some harsh cases, months.
Often times, derealization/depersonalization order develops after stress or traumatic experiences regarding those around you. However, there are instances where sleep deprivation or constant fatigue can play into the development of this disorder.
Many people may be unaware that this is a genuine disorder, or the severity of the disorder. It may just seem like a one time problem, but it is a real and very true experience that should not go unattended to or unnoticed.
Resources:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-depersonalization-derealization-disorder-dpdr-5202288
