depersonalization

[i_am_who_i_am]

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I have been experienceing a lot of really intense depersonalization in the last two days. i had an argument with my daughter and after that everything literally seemed like a dream and looked flat. i had some major anxiety with it also. and its been coming and going ever since. i have experienced this before but not as bad as it was the last two days. recently i found out i am anemic and have been very very very tired as a result of it. also i i have been sick for about 5 weeks and i think i now have a sinus infection. is it possible that the amemia and the headaches from the infection may be cause me to have more depersonalization? because the dp was really intense where i was completely disconnected and things really did look flat and i could barely tell if it was in a dream or not.

ps i have been diagnosed with anxiety for 20 years

[Sammy201606]

all this plays a role, depression makes you Anxious but Anxiety can make you depressed. Anxiety has alot of symptoms like the feeling that you are in a dream. the you finding out that you are anemic can get you deprssed too. try to relax. i know that Anxiety ***** specially if that is what the Doctors tell me im experiencing.

[i_am_who_i_am]

I have been in therapy for a year now and I take medication for my anxiety but unfortunatelly sometimes thats not always enough :( I am starting to see as the day goes by that the combination of all was likely a castrophy waiting to happen. I notice that feeling sick and being anemic which both make your groggy can bring on anxiety which therefore brings the dp. I have been suffering with more anxiety in the past few months since a good friend almost died of a stroke. At the time I was not on my meds because I made the choice to stop them because I am pregnant. But when the stress and anxiety of her stroke hit me I had no choice but to start my meds back up again. The problem right now is the dosage. Normally I would go and ask that the dose be put up but where I am pregnant I am not comfortable with taking the meds period let alone taking a higher dose. So im kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place. So I am hoping that once I can get my iron levels to a healthy level and get rid of whatever illness this is then maybe some of what I have been feeling will subside.

[RubyWitch]

The arguement with your daughter very likely caused you a great deal of stress, and you stated you had some "major" anxiety with that. (You also state that you've been diagnosed with anxiety for 20 years)  Shortly after this you began to feel the depersonalization hit. Add to that being anemic, the exhaustion that can accompany that, having been sick for 5 weeks and NOW feel you may have a sinus infection............I'd say you had all the makings of an anxiety espisode with concurrent depersoanlization.
I strongly urge you to see your doctor for a thorough medical check up, a good long discussion about your anxiety which should include the possibility of therapy and perhaps some medication.
If you've dealt with anxiety for 20 years, you should be an old pro by now and know that it's now up to you to get proactive to get it under control.
Getting that arguement patched up with your daughter might help to ease the stress.
I wish you the best
Peace
Greenlydia