
The average age of onset is 16, and 95% of people have symptoms prior to the age of 25.Īnother known cause of this disorder is recreational drug use ( substance use), especially Marijuana, ecstasy and Ketamine ( Special K).:5 Depersonalization /Derealization Disorder caused by drug use cannot be cured by stopping using the drug that caused it, this is because the disorder can only be diagnosed if symptoms continue after stopping using the drug.:305 Marijuana ( cannabis) use may occur prior to new panic attacks and depersonalization/derealization symptoms. Other known factors include witnessing domestic violence, by raised by a parent with serious mental illness or the sudden death or suicide of a relative or close friend.

Many people with this disorder have a history of childhood trauma particularly emotional abuse and emotional neglect. A diagnosable disorder only exists if symptoms are persistent, not better described by another diagnosis and not only occuring when under the influence of drugs/alcohol. Many people experience brief episodes of Depersonalization or Derealization in their lives. sounds are muted or too loud :302, :3-5.Things look blurry, like being in a dream or looking through a fog (visual distortion).

It's like there is a glass wall between myself and the world.Everything around me seems artificial, lifeless, or dead.I feel like I'm watching myself from outside myself.I know I have feelings but I don't feel them.My head feels as if it's filled with cotton wool.People with Depersonalization/ Derealization Disorder may describe some of these experiences or feelings: License: CC BY-ND 2.0.ĭepersonalization/ Derealization Disorder is a Dissociative Disorder. She has been held captive for a long time and she does not know what is real and what is not. Conversion/ Dissociative Motor Disorderĭepersonalization/ Derealization Disorderĭepersonalization: She does not recognize herself in the mirror.Dissociative Identity Disorder ▶ Dissociative Identity Disorder ▶.DDNOS & Other Specified Dissociative Disorder.

Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Disorders.Related Disorders ▶ Related Disorders ▶.Trauma & Stressor Disorders ▶ Trauma & Stressor Disorders ▶.
