It is only later that I realize that I was having a panic attack. It usually takes me a few moments to bring myself back into the moment and “reattach”. I’ll look in the mirror and suddenly get the feeling: Is this real? I go numb inside with a stark nothingness. It usually happens to me from out of the blue, like when I go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I’m embarrassed to share my experience with depersonalization but here it goes. The weird thing is I know what’s happening because I feel my heart racing. It’s like someone flipped on a switch and suddenly I’m watching myself on a projector screen. I get confused and my neck starts to get hot. When I get into super crowded situations, the symptoms of things not feeling real starts to kick in. I’ve suffered from social anxiety disorder all my life. I’ve left out any identifying information. What follows are several examples of depersonalization that clients have shared with me over the years. “I could see myself and it freaked me out,” he said, “like I was watching a slow motion movie.” Other Descriptions of Depersonalization He started to experience a panic attack and wondered if he was still attached to his body. When describing his experience, he said everything was going just fine when suddenly he felt detached from his surroundings.
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A client of mine named Clint recently shared with me his experience of depersonalization while walking over the Michigan Avenue Bridge full of passersby in Chicago during the lunch hour.
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