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This is my take on DPDR, I hope it helps some people suffering with the same. Depersonalization/derealization (DPDR) involves a feeling of greater DISconnection from everything around you. However, consciousness expansion, as I understand it, involves a feeling of greater connection with everything around you. It’s easy to interpret the feeling of DPDR as some kind of odd “higher” state of consciousness you happened to slip into and can’t get out of, but it’s actually the opposite of consciousness expansion. True consciousness expansion should make you feel more connected with everything and everyone; not like everything is alien. So, you don’t need to worry about this alien feeling being harmful. The worst DPDR should get, in terms of peek internal feeling, is a panic attack. You won’t go psychotic or go mad or anything, it’s impossible. Panic attacks don’t turn you psychotic. Just live your life normally with the knowledge that it’s okay to let the alien feeling come and go, because it’s literally just anxiety. There’s nothing else to it. Your brain makes everything seem alien because it wants to protect you from some kind of a danger. Become fully aware of what this danger actually is, and you will realize just how silly and extreme your catastrophizing has been. This will make the whole house of cards of DPDR fall down, because you realize there’s actually nothing to be afraid of. Explaining your fears of catastrophe to someone else out loud helps make you mindful enough to realize your own silliness. Realize the silliness of it all, then move on with normal life as if nothing happened. Note: this advice is based on my personal experience, so your mileage may vary. Try it out though, I bet it will help.

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