Do You Fear Your Own Existence? - How To Deal With Existential Fear (Depersonalization/Anxiety)
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2023
- When people experience depersonalization disorder, they perceive life as though it is a dream and not real. This can lead to existential thoughts that lead to fearing your own existence. In this video I show how to deal with existential fear and why it happens.
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Note: I am not a mental health professional, this video and all the others are based of my own personal experiences, my own research and opinion. This should not be taken as medical advice. Always speak to a mental health professional before trying anything discussed.
Why People Get Depersonalization Disorder - czcams.com/video/cqbSybhdy40/video.html
How I Recovered From 10 Years of Depersonalization Disorder - czcams.com/video/maU7D7c9oEQ/video.html
Acceptance is always the key - IRRESPONSIBLE acceptance. I.e. learning to say “eff it - it is what it is, I’m past giving a sh**”. I know that sounds flippant and you’re thinking I don’t understand but trust me I do, I’ve been there, but when you learn to accept it and stop caring it starts to go away. Become irresponsible- try to make it worse, invite more, toke on the joint of depersonalization and drink deeply, decide you’re gonna just accept it from now on. Yeah you’re kidding yourself at first but decide you’re going to choose that path from now on.
I have never come across someone who is able to articulate so well the exact thoughts and feelings I go through. I have dealt with depersonalisation and derealization since I was about 15 years old when I had my first panic attack whilst smoking weed. Since reading the comments it seems a lot of other people have gone through the same thing. I struggle to come to terms with my own existence, I feel like I’m in a simulation sometimes and it gets so overwhelming that sometimes I feel faint, weird, lightheaded. I have called multiple ambulances convinced I have a brain tumour, been to the hospital many many times convinced that I am going crazy.
I have never seen nor heard of anyone else that has been through this, it’s terrifying and you feel extremely alone when trying to explain it to someone that has never had these thoughts before.
This video was so comforting 💘 and to anyone else that is struggling with this, you are not alone, we will be okay.
Weird thing is I’ve always dealt with depersonalization for the longest time but I never thought anything of it. But when I smoked out of a bong and had a hyper realization that I’m an actual human being and existing on earth. I had my first panic attack and I was so scared that I was gonna die 😢 2 months went by and I’m still dissociating
Hey feeling any better
You're in my prayers... keep me updated on your recovery
Im in the sane state
@@Isaiahgamer-wr4izme too
I’ve always had anxiety when smoking weed. But one day, I smoked a presidential blunt with some buddies and I completely collapsed in onto myself. I was hyperventilating, mind was racing, anxiety going through the roof. If my buddy wasn’t there to get me through it, I fear I would’ve entered a mental death. Thoughts on the event still scare me to this day.
Also never underestimate the body component. Excersise 3x per week for atleast 20-30min every week. Sleep a lot (i slept 9 hours every night). Do progressive muslce relaxation every morning. Stop alcohol, nicotine and coffein. Try to do yoga to relax your body and go for walks in nature often. ❤
Nothing worse than completely quitting ,alcohol, nicotine and caffeine. Do it just in moderation. Forget yoga and Pray to god. When you realize how much jesus loves you and your problems go away.
This I learned from my own experience.
This was an amazing video.
I am currently going through this.
It just hit me randomly 2 weeks ago, been breathing and living happily on this planet for 27 years and then all of a sudden BOOM!! Hit me like a ton of bricks. The euphoric out of body experience, and feeling like we are living in a simulation, it's insane. But now I learned from you that it is due to past trauma. I have been in 8 car accidents, as well as being disowned by my parents.. so now I know there is a cause for it which is making me feel a ton better. I will keep practicing what you said in this video. Thank you so much!!!
Hey how are you feeling nowadays
This is such a good explanation. This began for me early in the am while i was working in a nursing home. I had the thought that while looking at my coworkers and everyone else around me that they are human beings yes, BUT i felt as though i was viewing animals and it freaked me out. Very existential. I ended up having a 10/10 panic attack days later after i witnessed a death. Have not been the same since. Thanks for this!
loved this video and its spot on with what im learning. i always wondered why i felt this way - every day. thats why it never went away. in the last month i started to understand that this is all from anxiety. i can have the same thought about life in a stressed state and it freaked me out - but the same thought when my body and mind was relaxed and it really didnt bother me. thats when i started to realise how much fear influences your thinking. i just accept the feelings now because im not that scared of them anymore. Im also getting into stoicism. The stoics like marcus aurelius (an emperor of rome) teached that our wellbeeing is dependend on the quality of our thoughts and we should not focus on things outside of our control, instead focus on what is in our control. This existential worry is all about things outside of our control. im in a mindset of i dont need to understand the ultimate meaning of life or my existence - just accept this gift of life and stop wasting your time on those useless worries - start living! My time is limited and i will live my life to the fullest. i will try to make the best of it! And constantly worry about things i will never (and dont even have to) understand is just holding me back. I just jump back into life even if i feel unreal sometimes, i dont let this take my life away. And it works - i feel better everytime i accept it more. Some days its almost completley gone. Thank you for sharing ❤
Always remember: Those who havent found the ultimate meaning of life arent insane - Those who claim to have found its ultimate truth are the ones who are insane. (Like extremists who kill people because they are sent by god and such claims)
You will never find meaning by rational thinking about life and worry about your existence. You will find meaning by expiriencing life. There are so many things to explore in this world that even 10 thousand lifes wouldnt be enough to see everything - so stop the worry and start living again. ❤
You’re so stupid..
We are worried because something is not functioning properly in our brain! I’m tired of people like you come and tell us stop this or that.
It’s exactly like when you have broken arm and I come and tell you stop wearing the casket let’s go play tennis. It’s lots of fun and we can even join the tournament all over the world🙂
Why are you wearing this?? You’re wasting your time.
Beliveing our thoughts are the ultimate truth, is like believing a drawing of a dog by a child vs the real fully alive dog.
The fear that we release when we believe the concept, ”this is my reality”, activate the brain to only highlight certain details of reality and reduces everything else (fight flight) and on top of that you feel rush of adrenaline release, this is because the brain release ut to make you fight the threat. But on the otherhand it just reassure our false beliefe. Heheh.. all is well love
I had this happen to me after getting way too high.It’s been about a month and I’m feeling much better. You can question reality but you can’t be scared of it. Even if it feels weird you have to embrace it and not be scared of it. IT WILL GO AWAY WHEN YOU STOP BEING SCARED OF IT.
Thank you. I've suffered from DR for years after a bad panic attack and I've only recently began having bad anxiety and panic attacks because of it. This video really helped me.
The anxiety is so terrifying… it feels like I’m trapped it gets better but then comes back 😢
very good and informative videos man, you go deeper and further than the regular psychologist. thanks!
This channel saved my life
Its really nice knowing someone with my problems has succesfully overcame it
Thank you so much! This really brings me clarity as I have been dealing with this.
Wow, this video really spoke to me! I've struggled with depersonalization before, and it's such a scary feeling. But watching this video gave me real hope and practical tips on how to deal with it. I love how it explained the connection between depersonalization and anxiety, and the steps on how to ground yourself were so helpful. Thank you for sharing this valuable information!
Thank you so much this really helped me not be as scared of working in the future.
Thanks for this bro i keep telling myself how can i prove reality.. thanks for this video.
I've suffer this , even though I know everything im still confused,.im scared of everything my self , family,place,.i keep questioning why im scared of my life why im scared of reality
I question my self i know everything but seems like im new to this world
Bro frrrr reality and the existence of us and life just terrifies me where I have panic attacks all the time
Let reality work and all will be fine. Everyone perceive and thinks differently but we are one. Learn to pursue compassion, helping others, and deep introspection
Thank you sir, this was very helpful insight!
This video is really helpful, thank you!!!
I mean, this can be applied to the simulation hypothesis too! Simulation = Unreal which does not equal real life… I think. No, I know!
Anyone who tries to prove it needs help themselves.
Even with the sensory aspects! Way to go man!
You should make a video on how to release trapped trauma in the subconscious
I feel like i have trauma after a bad weed edible panick attack kant get over the feeling
This really helps
What about the visual discrepancy we feel. How everything looks unreal and also feeling out of body
My mind is having an opinion. . Very good. .a staye not real. . Don't go down every path you cone across
Relationship with our thoughts
I had this existential angst for 4 years. Then it suddenly stopped. And my life started to get better. Sadly, my grandma, the woman who brought me up died suddenly 2 weeks ago in my arms and it reignited all those incredibly shitty feelings. I get panic attacks, a generalised sense of danger and doom. I feel irritated 24/7. I fear death so much and everything seems bleak and totally vain. I don't know if I'm gonna make it to be honest.
That is rough! You ok?
You will 100%
So sorry for your loss. I lost mine too.
This is me too. I’m so tired. Tired of this constant fear. No one understands how terrifying it is to think this way
If I am not my thoughts should I have pride in all the things I have learnt?
Hello you are doing good job. How i can contact you??? I really need help plz
Idk if this is the same as, or part of what you talked about in this video (probably is) but the sensation of my consciousness feels like I’ve lost something, feels like the sensation of it is not meant to be there. Idk how to explain it
Exactly the same i feel like
Love cures all.
I experience it 10 years ago and recently I think it has come back, due to me being highly stressed & high anxiety, idk if this is it; but I keep seeing myself, almost like my darn eyes balls is backwards and I’m trying to watch myself. Could that be it ?
Same bro
hi
how can i accpet thr fear my own existence i had So much thoughts and fears about mine own Point of View and Even now that I am writing, thoughts come to me that how and why and fear of my own existence
I have been suffering about 4 years after having an anxiety attack while smoking weed
Mine started the exact same way
Mine too...10yrs ago
Hii is there any way i can contact you. I want to know more about your journey you are probably the first claiming to overcome md and idk it seems so i really to get out of md can we please talk!! Please you can save a life. I really need to about md
Hello brother I just wanted to ask a quick question cuz you have studied depersonalization deeply and I’m expecting a very honest n practical response.Actually i hv had depersonalization fron the past 4 months and most of my symptoms have vanished already but the only one to persist is the disconnection and detachment from myself like my sense of self is very distorted but I’m not connected with myself at all.Plz let me know that will this dissociation and detachment also get 100% recovered or is it highly manageable but not fully curable(means I wont b the same person as before) cuz right now my mind cant imagine going to a normal state just like before
Thanks
You can 100% recover from the disconnection from yourself, I have done this and you will find others who have also done the same. E.g the CZcamsr Shaan Kassam works with people directly who have anxiety issues and some had depersonalisation symptoms, he sometimes does interviews with those who have recovered. For me what helped specifically with feeling more connected to myself was focusing on my self-worth by looking everyday for things I could accept and like about myself, doing basic exercise so I could feel more in my body and also it kind of naturally happened the more reduced stress in my life. Of course you should still see a professional about this if the issues persist, but for me I noticed the safer I felt within myself and the more I liked myself, the more I felt connected to myself. I made a habit of treating myself in a way that would make me feel good about myself and that helped to create more of a connection to myself.
Going through this myself, how are you?
I think I have experienced a type momentary amnesia. .where was unusual increase of commotion around me as well as people talking. . and I can't really remember details of what was going on. .and can't really answer to what happened
Same happend to me and i really hate it + i can't explain to ppl that
nice
Hey
I’m suffering about 4 years because of bad anxiety when smoking weed. since then I’m scared mine own existence and feel very strange to be me
And same point when the anxiety so strong i even afraid to look through mine own eyes
How can i overcome this shit
Thanks
By learning to not be afraid it’s the only way
Can you pls suggest something whenever i feel dizzy, weird, light headed in public for this thing????
That sounds like it comes from the anxiety and stress, I can suggest looking into deep breathing relaxation techniques and vagus nerve exercises, I have a video on that called "You can remove stress using your eyes". If you haven't already of course check with your doctor/health professional as well.
I don't care about therapist because i dealt with them all. I need to hear and talk to someone who has gone through tha pain of md and found a way of overcome those its seems impossible to me though but if you really overcomed it please talk to me once just once
Hi, as I work a full-time job and have other things that keep me busy, I currently do not have the time to speak to people one on one. I suggest watching my in-depth video on maladaptive daydreaming where I go in-depth into how I recovered. The video is called "I was addicted to daydreaming, this is how I recovered". You can find this on the main channel page. The key concept to understand is - MD is an adaptive response and coping mechanism to stress, trauma or even in some cases lonliness (which can be type of stress). It is our mind's way of helping us to divert our attention from some kind of stress or discomfort, or an attempt to meet an emotional need. I recovered by finding the root of the stresses in my life, and either removing them or moving away from them, or accepting them, and also letting go of trauma in therapy, feeling my emotions even if they were uncomfortable and practicing mindfulness and concentration based meditation daily to train my mind to be able to recognise if a daydream was occurring and to stop it, and finding ways to meet my emotional needs in healthy ways. It took time to practice these things so there was not an immediate fix. As I have recovered from it, and I find there are others online who have also recovered, I do believe that if others put in the work and take the right actions, they can recover too.
Did u find anything to help?
@@mitch5222 hey currently i am on antidepressants and anti anxiety pills, consulted an psychiatric.. feeling better md is still there but controlled
I've overcome it, having DP/DR with existential anxiety where I question the nature of existence itself and a question like "why there is such as existence?" and a feeling like you've unlock some forbidden thoughts and now your life will never be the same again, its just an intrusive and irrational thoughts that creates fear in your mind, its an irrational thoughts fueled by feeling of fear so do not trust it, I can have those same thoughts but I don't feel anxious anymore, so it just go away on its own
"You don't know everything, and you don't have to know everything" thoughts like this have no answer, it is the fear, feeling of isolation and anxiety that's causing you distress and not the existential questions itself because most people have the same thoughts about existence and life but they don't get anxious about it, your brain tries to find some answers on your existential question to calm down your anxiety and stress but there is no answers to it, so your anxiety spirals uncontrollably and worsen your suffering like a loop cycle, it is your poor attitude on responding on stress in life that causes anxiety, you should start to face this stress and challenges in all aspects of your life and do not avoid it instead build resilience from it so that you can minimize the damage it creates when another stressful situation arises.
After vigorously combating it for almost everyday, I did finally beat it cognitively without any help from a therapy (although I did research on it about its nature) and concluded that it really just boils down to the personality and attitude towards life on how you handle stress and anxious situations, I can still have those thoughts but the feeling of fear and isolation are finally gone,
Actually their is a positive side to it, I don't even want to go back to my normal thoughts again, this experience brings so many insights and thought patterns in life and my self that I will never learn if I did not experience this and the greatest lesson is about having a meaning and purpose in life so that your existence the you question will be justified.
why you called it disorder? DP and DR are just symptoms of anxiety with overtime when anxiety comes normal than DP and DR are gone , it’s simple the only problem here is anxiety
It is a recognised disorder for some people when it persists over a long period of time, I was diagnosed with it by a psychiatrist over a decade ago. So based on that and it can be found online as a recognised disorder, I called it that. For some people, yes it is not a disorder but short term symptoms related to stress and anxiety.
Are u bengali bro?
At least clean the audio for lisp
He doesn’t have a lisp
Someone help me find a therapist online 😢
Hey did you find it i am also strugling from it
Ive got really bad derealization and depersionalisation, i have had it for so many years, since i was a child, i managed yo escape it for a few months but now its back... I always question how i am inside of my own life and how im the main charecter
I feel the same..i am the main character