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I have come across the term "depersonalization". What does it mean in the context of lyme?
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I think it means that you don't feel connected to yourself. I would tell the doc that when I felt really spacy , when I was driving I would feel like I wasn't connected to the car so I felt as if I didn't have control of it. He said that was one example of depersonalization...but I'm not sure if that's correct
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Depersonalization disorder is characterized by a persistent or recurring feeling of being detached from one's body or mental processes (depersonalization) and by a feeling of being an outside observer of one's life.
People with depersonalization disorder have a distorted perception of their identity, body, and life that makes them uncomfortable. Symptoms may be temporary or persist or recur for many years. People with the disorder often have a great deal of difficulty describing their symptoms and may fear or believe that they are going crazy.
Depersonalization disorder can be a minor, passing disturbance with little noticeable effect on behavior. Some people can adjust to it or even block its impact. Others are continually plagued with anxiety over their state of mind, worrying that they are going crazy or ruminating over the distorted perceptions of their body and their sense of estrangement from themselves and others. Mental anguish may disable them.
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Lyme-suz, Hello there! I have had what i call depersonaliz ation lots of times with this disease. I think it is when you really don't care about anything. It is not depression you just don'thave feelings about anything. You know you should feel happy,sad or mad but you just don't. It is the scarest of all of my symptons for me. It feels like I had what they call a lobotomy. No emotions. At least that is what I call depersonalization. Posts: 124 | From Mound City MO USA | Registered: Sep 2004
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I've had this with Lyme disease. I can add that I don't even recognize myself or the things I do.
I know that doesn't make sense but thats the best way I can explain it.
Usually, along with it, I get a don't care attitude, and a very uneasy feeling of losing "myself". I really hate the feeling. Also, my behavior gets very OCD and paranoid...feeling and constanly thinking the world is out to get me. During these times I want no human contant whatsoever.
Some people would call it depression, but for me its way beyond that. My belief is that depression can occasionally be normal/natural. This is in no way normal.
- Mike
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I can relate to this depersonalization thing. And yes, it is unlike depression. Being out of your body, feeling unattached to your world and family. The worst for me is looking at the people and my pets that I love the most with this totally empty feeling.
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Thanks for the replies.
It may be that depersonalization is one of the symptoms that we don't have over here.
I am pretty down, but kind of myself in the extreme. Not good either...
Thanks a lot for sharing. Hope all of you hang in there and have some encouraging signs of recovery even today.
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I have suffered from this since I was in elementary school. I woudl get episodes daily of feeling unattached to my body, like I was watching myself... It was very scary...
I also had multiple tick attachments as a kid with rashes.... so I am pretty sure I had Lyme at that time in my life as well.
Since diagnoses of Lyme in 97, and taking abx, I have never got the feelign back again...maybe a wave once in a while. So I can pretty much say mine was directly related to Lyme Disease.
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quote:Originally posted by lyme_suz: I have come across the term "depersonalization". What does it mean in the context of lyme?
Depersonalization is what happens to a person when they join EIS, later become a fellow at IDSA, and then start committing scientific fraud so as to line their pockets by helping major corporations such as glaxo sell paxil and fake vaccines, all at the expense of the American people who they have previously sworn to not harm.
Ask phil baker, anthony fauci, mark klempner, gary wormser, or allen steere about this phenomenon.
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I got your e-mail and these explanations explained it to a tee. I feel as if I have amnesia to my life, and do things out of habit, without definition, emotion,...I miss my life the most. I always said the only thing if we're fortunate enough to have on earth is time and memories - if you're robbed of feeling, you miss out daily on life. I feel as if I missed out on my sons 10 years for months at a time. I was there, but when the emotion is back, I really am there, not this imitation of a person that I'm stuck with. I didn't know if it was me, stress, anxiety, lyme...I have all three, but everyone has something with this.
Hope you're doing better and am glad that you're wanting to do socializing. That's always as plus. See, better days are ahead.
By the way, I teach music to nursery school kids to 5 year olds, play guitar and sing with them, teach ccd 7th grade, trying to keep busy, but it doesn't matter how busy I am. Depersonalization follows me. I'm always told keep busy but I always say as busy as I am, I have to take me with me - I can't escape.
God bless, Cigi
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ation lots of times with this disease. I think it is when you really don't care about anything. It is not depression you just don'thave feelings about anything. You know you should feel happy,sad or mad but you just don't. It is the scarest of all of my symptons for me. It feels like I had what they call a lobotomy. No emotions. At least that is what I call depersonalization. 
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