I’m constantly derealised, and the one time and place where I’m not entirely derealised is when I’m showering. I took a shower to get a break, and I realised why my brain is constantly derealising
My head was filled with paranoid thoughts, severe paranoia stuff. Then I remembered this happens everytime I shower, sometimes so bad I feel like I’m going to pass out (and have on rare occasions but it’s probably to do with my other physical health issues, not purely paranoia)
I realised that I don’t think, at all. Unless it’s to do with what I’m directly doing at that minute, which I think is caused by the derealisation to prevent the paranoid thoughts from ruining my life lol
So I think I need help on what to do with the paranoid thoughts as well as how to ease the constant derealisation before I finally lose my last nerve and have a breakdown
Any advice on easing derealisation effects & dealing with paranoid thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thank you
In my experience you got to work on the anxiety and try not to look at everything else, as hard as that is. The anxiety under it all has different effects on all of us but it can do a huge range of stuff and they all tend to be hyperfocused. Most common are all sorts of fears and existential thoughts so paranoia is right up there. I would really work on shoving the thoughts and strange perspectives from your head immediately, remind yourself every time that "it's just the anxiety, not my real perspective" and don't let it keep stacking itself up. It'll help :)
I know it's not easy to instantly do that so be gentle with yourself, you'll need to work on it but you'll get there and the more you do the less background anxiety so the easier it gets overall. As the anxiety goes the whole package will go in time.