Depersonalization/ derealization

Lexi

Hi ladies I’m in desperate need of help. I have struggled with anxiety since I was in 3rd grade and I had my first derealization attack in 3rd grade. In 6th grade they started to become more frequent and in 8th grade I started having the feeling 24/7 and it never went away. Now 20 years old I still have the derealization/depersonalization feeling 24/7 and don’t know what it feels like to not have it. I have learned to cope with it and the anxiety most of the time but it gets really bad sometimes to where I don’t even want to leave the house and it is becoming more frequent. Have any of you experienced this and what did you do to help? Right now I’m on Klonopin and gabapentine. It is starting to really affect my life and I’m a paraprofessional at a school for autistic kids and we have been on summer break but I start work again on Monday and I cannot stop having panic attacks and the derealization is very bad to where I have just slept the past two days and I don’t want to leave the house. Someone please give me some hope and some tips or things you have done to help. Thank you so much.