r/dpdr • u/Tarka1_1111 • 23h ago

Question Vent and possible help?

My derealisation started when I was 14 years old and my stepfather killed himself , a week after this happened my family had to move country which left me completely alone in the middle of the summer watching my friends lives go by as I was forgotten and dealing with the massive pile of shit my dad left us. Without noticing I started having what felt like a sheet of plastic between my brain and my eyes like nothing I was expieriencing was truly real . This lasted for years and got worse with drug use. My memory has seen a massive hit from this and it scares me . Large parts of my life I no longer recall . I’ve never been diagnosed with anything because I’ve never been to therapy but I don’t feel like at this point of my life it will do me any good . I don’t really have a point of posting this I just need to get it out slightly and maybe get some people who had a similar circumstance to me and could point me in the right direction . I do feel better now but it’s almost as if I’ve forgotten what normal truly is . Knowing Reddit this will be taken doen because of some minute rule I broke but let’s pray

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u/Artistic-Coach7523 22h ago

Hi, I’m so sorry that happened to you. There really is help out there. Can you get to a psychiatrist? Therapy and medication or TMS can really help DPDR

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u/Tarka1_1111 22h ago

Nah dont have to say sorry its all in the past now but thank you. Ive always been wary of medications and have refused it whenever it has been offered to me. Could you give me any more info?

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u/Artistic-Coach7523 20h ago

I was always scared of meds too, but this is a serious psychiatric condition and it requires professional help