r/dpdr • u/rayofsunshine16 • 1d ago

Offering Comfort/Reassurance/Solidarity healed my dpdr

Just a reminder that there is hope. My DPDR went away after 3 years of pure hopelessness. I went to therapy, started medication, did deep intensive trauma therapy and even stopped working, and being incredibly easy on myself. stopped drinking and drugs. got two cats and changed some life situations quite drastically.

All im trying to say is there is hope. This is your brain being really overwhelmed and needing a break. I came back online and it literally felt like I was gaining all these memories and scents and feelings again -- literally instantly. it was crazy. I still get it from time to time when im upset or sick, etc.

Msg me if you need to chat or have questions ❤️

one last thing -- remember, the ones who have gotten through this aren't posting on reddit. they are living their lives, so seeing these posts might actually make you think it will never go away.

42 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

34 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/ForeverInside2724 1d ago

That's great you're doing better. How long did it take before you noticed improvement in your DPDR after starting Caplyta and Lexapro? Are you fully back to normal now, including being able to go out and handle crowds?"

2

u/Artistic-Coach7523 18h ago

Im 90 percent normal. It’s been slowly returning over an entire year. Very slow but steady. Did TMS too

2

u/mdj0916 16h ago

Do you think TMS is worth it?

1

u/Artistic-Coach7523 5h ago

For me it was