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What Causes Depersonalization And Intrusive Thoughts?
Question: Age 23
Gender :Male
Please answer me.
Why do I feel so detached and depersonalized that I feel like my own close family are like strangers to me? It's so scary.. I'm so used to feeling connected to them and talking and laughing, now it feels like it's hard to have a real deep conversation with them because they feel like someone I just met or don't have connection to that much.. Why???? That'd my own family?? Plus I have anxiety, intrusive thoughts.. I was told 5-htp vitamins can help me with these symptoms, or Magnesium vitamins.. Why do I feel detached from how I used to know my family and myself????? Please answer.. I have asked many other questions on here.. That I pay money a month to ask.. And lots of my questions have still not been answered yet.. Much thanks. In advance
Gender :Male
Please answer me.
Why do I feel so detached and depersonalized that I feel like my own close family are like strangers to me? It's so scary.. I'm so used to feeling connected to them and talking and laughing, now it feels like it's hard to have a real deep conversation with them because they feel like someone I just met or don't have connection to that much.. Why???? That'd my own family?? Plus I have anxiety, intrusive thoughts.. I was told 5-htp vitamins can help me with these symptoms, or Magnesium vitamins.. Why do I feel detached from how I used to know my family and myself????? Please answer.. I have asked many other questions on here.. That I pay money a month to ask.. And lots of my questions have still not been answered yet.. Much thanks. In advance
Brief Answer:
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
What you are describing is generalized anxiety with derealization, depersonalization, and intrusive thoughts. This needs treatment. There are two options, best to do both: an SSRI medication like escitalopram or sertraline, and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. These treatments, individually or together, will help alleviate these symptoms over the course of several weeks.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
What you are describing is generalized anxiety with derealization, depersonalization, and intrusive thoughts. This needs treatment. There are two options, best to do both: an SSRI medication like escitalopram or sertraline, and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. These treatments, individually or together, will help alleviate these symptoms over the course of several weeks.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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