mental health disorders
Depersonalization Derealization Disorder
Treatment of Depersonalization Derealization Disorder
Psychotherapy Sometimes antianxiety medications and antidepressants Depersonalization/derealization disorder may disappear without treatment. People are treated only if the disorder persists, recurs, or causes distress. Various Psychotherapy have been effective for some people. Depersonalization/derealization disorder is often associated with or triggered by other mental health disorders (such as Techniques that can help include the following: Cognitive techniquescan help block obsessive thinking about the unreal state of being. Behavioral techniquescan help people become absorbed in tasks that distract them from the depersonalization. Grounding techniquesuse the five senses (hearing, touch, smell, taste, and sight) to help people feel more connected to themselves and the world. For example, loud music is played or a piece of ice is put in the hand. These sensations are difficult to ignore, making people aware of themselves in the present moment. Psychodynamic techniquesfocus on helping people work through intolerable conflicts, negative feelings, and experiences from which people feel they must detach themselves. Moment-to-moment tracking and labeling of dissociation and affect (the outward expression of emotions and thoughts)teaches people to recognize and identify their feelings of dissociation. Such recognition helps some people. This technique also helps people focus on what is actually happening in the moment. Various medications have been used to treat depersonalization/derealization disorder, but none have proven to be effective. Treatment and 