
Depression or anxiety, especially severe or prolonged depression, or anxiety with panic attacks.Severe stress, such as major relationship, financial or work-related issues.Severe trauma, during childhood or as an adult, such as experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event or abuse.Certain personality traits that make you want to avoid or deny difficult situations or make it hard to adapt to difficult situations.Risk factorsįactors that may increase the risk of depersonalization-derealization disorder include:

Symptoms of depersonalization-derealization disorder may be related to childhood trauma or other experiences or events that cause severe emotional stress or trauma. Heightened states of stress and fear may trigger episodes. Some people may be more vulnerable to experiencing depersonalization and derealization than others, possibly due to genetic and environmental factors. The exact cause of depersonalization-derealization disorder isn’t well-understood.

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Feelings that you’re an outside observer of your thoughts, feelings, your body or parts of your body - for example, as if you were floating in air above yourself.Depersonalization-derealization disorder is rare in children and older adults. Symptoms usually begin in the mid- to late teens or early adulthood. Worry about “going crazy” can cause you to become preoccupied with checking that you exist and determining what’s actually real. The experience and feelings of the disorder can be difficult to describe. During these episodes, you are aware that your sense of detachment is only a feeling and not reality. Persistent and recurrent episodes of depersonalization or derealization or both cause distress and problems functioning at work or school or in other important areas of your life. The main treatment for depersonalization-derealization disorder is talk therapy (psychotherapy), although sometimes medications also are used. This disorder is more common in people who’ve had traumatic experiences.ĭepersonalization-derealization disorder can be severe and may interfere with relationships, work and other daily activities. But when these feelings keep occurring or never completely go away and interfere with your ability to function, it’s considered depersonalization-derealization disorder. Many people have a passing experience of depersonalization or derealization at some point.

Feelings of depersonalization and derealization can be very disturbing and may feel like you’re living in a dream. Depersonalization-derealization disorder occurs when you persistently or repeatedly have the feeling that you’re observing yourself from outside your body or you have a sense that things around you aren’t real, or both.
