what is depersonalization/derealization?
This can be a very difficult question to answer. Aside from the simple fact words have yet to be invented that do justice to the sensations involved, there also seems to be variations in experience amongst individuals. It is somewhat unique to each of us. Even so, there are some common features that can be listed. For me, and most other DP/DR types I know, it involves a change in awareness, such that we feel detached from our experience. The self, the body, the mind or our surroundings seem alien to us somehow. Different than before. It is an altered state of consciousness. Typically there is a large element of fear associated with this change. Also, there seems to be significant differences between depersonalization and derealization. DP is more where a persons sense of self is affected, whereas DR seems to involve changes perception of the environment around that person. It is my opinion that the causes are the same for each, but for purpose of discussion I have separated them into d
