"I feel as if I am outside of my body looking down on myself."
"I feel as if my extremities have changed in size."
"I feel as if I am being controlled by forces outside of myself as if I was a robot."
"I felt as if I was walking underwater."
"I feel that things around
me are not real"
The following list are symptoms of Depersonalization disorder that have been put together from those who suffer from it. Note those who suffer from Depersonalization disorder might not have all of these symptoms:
• Flavor of meals no longer gives a feeling of pleasure or distaste
• Smell of things no longer gives feeling of pleasure or dislike
• Being able to stare into space much more easily
• No emotions felt when weeping or laughing
• Unable to feel affection towards family and friends
• Feeling detached from bodily pain
• Feeling of being a detached observer of oneself
• Feeling of not having any thoughts at all
• Feeling of being outside the body
• Feeling mechanical and ‘robotic’ when moving
• Own voice sounds remote and unreal
• Unable to feel properly things touched with hands
• Urge to touch oneself to be reassured of bodily existence
• Body feels very light, as if it were floating on air
• See oneself outside, as if looking in a mirror
• Surroundings feel detached or unreal
• Things look flat, as if looking at a picture
• When in a new situation, feeling as if it had happened before
• Recently done things feel as if they took place a long time ago
• Unable to picture things in mind
• Personal memories feel as if one had not been involved in them
• Feeling unreal or cutoff from the world
• Body feels as if it didn't belong to oneself
• Not feeling frightened in normally frightening situations
• Favorite activities no longer enjoyable
• Feeling as though objects look smaller or further away
• Previously familiar places look unfamiliar