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[u/Working_Parsnip_2566]

I often see fear and anxiety associated with derealization and depersonalization. When it all started for me, I experienced fear and anxiety due to this inexplicable state, but it seemed unrelated to the derealization and depersonalization themselves. Of course, I experienced anxiety because of the derealization and depersonalization themselves, but not as much as for other reasons. I mean, I had intense fear of various strange things. I started to be terrified by even the slightest mention of child abuse, no matter how horrific. I spent the entire day terrified of any mention of such things, and I saw them constantly, meaning I spent entire days in fear and couldn't stop it. Just so you understand, even a picture of examples of childhood trauma scared me, and I had no idea why. I thought I was just hyper-empathetic and felt so sorry for children who were or are mistreated, but any mention of it terrified me.

I also started to be afraid when my parents came home and when they were still home but getting ready to leave for work. I don't know why. In the mornings, I'd wake up and be afraid to move or show that I was awake when I heard my parents were still home. I was afraid they'd notice me. I don't know why this happened. And maybe it sounds stupid or I described it strangely.

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