Posted by nicky847 on February 18, 2004, at 11:32:35
In reply to Re: Depersonalization/Derealization, posted by SJ on February 18, 2004, at 11:06:13
I think that you should mention this to your daughter's therapist...
it sounds like your daughter is a very bright young girl with an inquisitive nature..but i do know that feeling as though you are not really there is very frightening..i think the best thing you can do for your daughter is to reassure her when she feels that way that it is normal for people to feel like that when they are nervous or scared..and that sometimes people can feel scared of things even though there is really nothing to be afraid of..and thats normal too..
i tend to realize that when i have problems feeling that way..it is in times when i am already anxious...but when i am relaxed i never feel that way..deep breaths always help...have your daughter put her hands on her belly and take 10 deep breaths and just concentrate on her belly rising and falling..she should notice she feels much better after doing that..
> Is this something that I need to worry about? The last couple nights she's been saying that she doesn't feel like she's really here. She'll touch me and ask me if I can feel that. She's questioning how our eyes work... how do we really see, how did we really get here. Questions that normally a 10 year old wouldn't be asking. I'm not sure what to say to her. She has her monthly appt w/her therapist. Should we mention this to her?
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