The following questions are related to ‘Depersonalization’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I am 16 years old. I’ve always dealt with some level of anxiety, but it used to manageable. Then some time around Christmas last year, I experienced the symptom of depersonalization for the first time. I felt very out of it for a long time after that. I thought I was literally going crazy, [...]
Q: I recently read a question and answer in your column regarding a person who blanked out when trying to learn things. I found the question to touch on some territory very familiar to me. I have some reactions similar to blanking out during emotionally-charged discussions. I will suddenly become incredibly sleepy. My eyes will [...]
Q: I have an issue with learning, memorization, and listening. Sometimes when I am trying to learn something, or listen to someone, my brain seems to go into this “blank state” (not to be confused with “going blank” as in forgetting something for a moment). Most times I can literally feel my mind slip into [...]
Q: I’m a 25-year-old Dutch female, and I’ve been suffering with what my psychiatrist called Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Hypochondriasis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic attacks, and mild Depression for over a year now. I obsess over all of the symptoms that I have (along with many other things, like my love life, what the future [...]
Q: My therapist recently told me she believes she has seen me dissociate in her office. She wonders if I might have some type of a dissociative disorder in addition to my previously diagnosed Bipolar I Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Since I didn’t know anything about dissociative disorders, I went online to learn more [...]
Q: Do I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? And if so, does Abilify help? My parents frequently fought when I was a child, and I blamed myself for their troubles. I began to cut myself, drink, and lose weight when I was 11. As I got older I began using alcohol and other substances more [...]
Q: I recently went through a depression and decided to go into therapy. In this therapy, I discovered that I have some real difficulty remembering large chunks of time and events during those times. Also when trying to talk about some past traumas that I do remember, I experience what my therapist has said to [...]
