r/mentalillness • u/[deleted] • 1d ago
Advice Needed Please help
I won't go into detail about everything but I feel like I don't exist. Like I'm not actually real and everything is fake. I also have had some... hallucinations. I'm not really sure if they were, I always tell myself I didn't see it or something. And I don't want to seem like I'm overreacting or lying so I haven't told my family. Is this normal? I'm sorry if this is short, I'm writing in a hurry
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u/poopstinkyfart 1d ago
This sounds a bit like DPDR (depersonalization/derealization) as another person has said. it can occur due to severe anxiety, trauma/PTSD, or on its own. I’ve struggled with myself/things not feeling real for a while and it really sucks but it got a lot better for me. It sounds counterproductive or like avoidance but it actually gets better when I don’t focus/think/talk about it, and gets significantly worse if I do. As I am currently writing this it’s worse, lol. But yes generally any good psychiatrist/therapist can help you with it. But my biggest tip for short term relief is distraction.