Depersonalization Disorder

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Dr Tony Atwood reckons "autism is anxiety looking for a target "

For me if some one had told me to go and mow down a crowd at a supermarket and handed me the gun I think I would have , I do have some understanding when people act it out ,

47
But I doubt it is that bad. Especially the "Did it affect your ability to work?" point. My answer was: "Yes - but positively". It is my copy mechanism that make me actually work better under stress. I split to 2 parts of myself and while one is working the other one is telling what should be done step by step and calms down the working one so I don't get anxiety attack.

Also, some points are directly related to the issues I have that are not a depersonification: For example:
"I have gone thru the motions of living while the real me was far away from what was happening to me." - shutdown.
"My behavior has felt out of control." - meltdown.
"I have purposely hurt or cut myself so that I could feel pain or that I am real." - stims.
"I have had the feeling that I was a stranger to myself or have not recognized myself in the mirror." - face blindness.

I got the same score with the same thought process, answering "sometimes" and then get a 42 for severe depersonalization? What?!

Also to quote Kiriae:

"Also, some points are directly related to the issues I have that are not a depersonification: For example:
"I have gone thru the motions of living while the real me was far away from what was happening to me." - shutdown.
"My behavior has felt out of control." - meltdown.
"I have purposely hurt or cut myself so that I could feel pain or that I am real." - stims."

Yes! But with the last one here, I don't do it to feel pain or confirm that I am real so much as that sometimes I can't feel my own body parts and that is unsettling. I have migraines, with and without headaches, and a funky EEG so I am sure that contributes.

I have only had this as a true depersonalization during deep depression or under stress. It's a coping with anxiety thing too.

The OP specifically said this was for those on the spectrum and I cannot say for certain that I am because I don't have an "official" diagnosis and I want a hard and fast "test" and quantifiable numbers to prove it but I strongly suspect that I am. Just wanted to clarify that. Don't take my response as being from someone definitely on the spectrum. I'll attach my signature for informational purposes.

I get it real bad when I forget to tale my Paxil, it's true it has a really short 1/2 life
What are #$%^&*s supposed to do when it stops working suicide , mass killings , mental hospital , god knows ,

I got 44. Been this way all my life.

It's not that uncommon apparently .

The Steinberg Depersonalization Questionnaire


YOUR SCORE IS 47

Your score of 47 falls in the range of Severe Depersonalization (25-75).We recommend that you be evaluated by a professional who is trained in the administration of the full SCID-D interview. If your depersonalization has interfered with your relationships with friends, family or coworkers, or has affected your ability to work or has caused you distress, it is particularly important that you obtain a professional consultation.

Should an experienced clinician find that you have a dissociative disorder, you have a treatable illness with a very good prognosis for recovery. Your illness is widely shared by others who coped with trauma by using the self-protective defense of dissociation.

With proper treatment, in time you will no longer find it necessary to disconnect from yourself or your feelings. Eventually, as you grow strong enough to reconnect with your memories, feelings and behaviors and begin to accept them as your own, your depersonalization will be reduced and you will become a more integrated and psychologically healthy person.

63 (severe)

I heard even NTs have "out of body" experiences, not just me. I wonder if this is a disassociation thing...

I scored 43.

41.

I wouldn't go as far to call it a disorder, though. I exist within my thoughts; my body is more of a tool for interacting with the world around me.

^ That is how I feel too.

I scored 51.

Does anybody here get it worst at night , outdoors ?
It's like darkness on top of the darkness

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"Your score of 26 falls in the range of Severe Depersonalization (25-75)."

Nope, I don't think so myself.