I took this quiz and got a 52, when I retook it I got a 54...but it defines anything above a 25 as severe depersonalization...
http://www.strangeri...stionnaire.html
It seems pretty inaccurate and vague...too broad...
What do y'all think?
depersonalization quiz
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Stickler
, Apr 28 2011 04:25 AM
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reetchbeetch
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 04:51 AM
What do they mean by this one - "I have felt that my emotions are not in my control."
Do they mean like you react completely randomly to things and it just doesn't make sense?
Do they mean like you react completely randomly to things and it just doesn't make sense?
dx: Bipolar (Not sure which type)
Current meds: Lithium 900 mg, Lamictal 200mg, Seroquel XR 300mg , Prozac 20mg, Aderall or Vyvanse, Xanax .5 mg prn
Past meds: zyprexa, zoloft, lexapro, abilify, respiridal
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 04:55 AM
My score is 22. Mild depersonalization. Which sounds pretty much right to me. I am spacey a lot and I used to have flashes where I felt detached from my body and was just watching it as if it wasn't mine. What can therapists do to help this though? It seems like a tough thing to treat... I guess all MI issues are.
Interesting quiz, thanks for posting.
Interesting quiz, thanks for posting.
dx: Bipolar (Not sure which type)
Current meds: Lithium 900 mg, Lamictal 200mg, Seroquel XR 300mg , Prozac 20mg, Aderall or Vyvanse, Xanax .5 mg prn
Past meds: zyprexa, zoloft, lexapro, abilify, respiridal
Current meds: Lithium 900 mg, Lamictal 200mg, Seroquel XR 300mg , Prozac 20mg, Aderall or Vyvanse, Xanax .5 mg prn
Past meds: zyprexa, zoloft, lexapro, abilify, respiridal
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 05:05 AM
sticker you scored higher than me, and i'm the one with the dissociative dx heh. i got a 43.
and yeah, not the greatest quiz. i remember sort of thinking the SCID-D was vague-ish too, but i forget why. i'll have to look at that again.
and yeah, not the greatest quiz. i remember sort of thinking the SCID-D was vague-ish too, but i forget why. i'll have to look at that again.
current dx: BPI, DDNOS, ED issues, anxiety issues, etc.
current rx: lamotrigine 250mg, lithmax 900mg, 70 mg parnate, 5 mg zyprexa, 0.1625 mg synthroid, 3 mg melatonin, 1000mu vitD3, clonazepam, sulindac, nicotine, caffeine, chocolate PRN
failed rx: prozac, paxil, zoloft, effexor, citalopram, wellbutrin, lyrica, imipramine, nortyrptaline, lorazepam, buspar, trazadone, mirtazipine, risperdal, remeron, abilify, seroquel, omega-3, B6, more stuff i can't remember
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 11:46 AM
i got a 54 when i took it.....
but i've never really looked into to depersonalization before.
i was actually very surprised with the results....
is it something i should talk through with the tdoc?
but i've never really looked into to depersonalization before.
i was actually very surprised with the results....
is it something i should talk through with the tdoc?
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 12:22 PM
I got a 38. I experience depersonalization and derealization often, so I guess this could be accurate? I don't put too much into these online tests, though.
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 01:40 PM
I got a 37, but don't have a dissociative diagnosis, unless you count the BPD traits. Weird.
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Dx: MDD, atypical, refractory, recurrent. Dysthymia. Anxiety Disorder NOS. Some "Cluster B traits" of personality disorder (BPD or C-PTSD), probable mild ADHD (inattentive type). Currently triggered: PTSD from events in 2005.
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 01:53 PM
I scored a 36. This doesn't surprise me - although, I'm not familiar with the validity of such a quiz... Nor do I have such a dx - but I bet if I got real honest about doing the work to get to the core of my issues, I would. Can't rightly get those types of dx's when you don't give anyone the opportunity to dx you I suppose 
Saveyoursanity - I could be mistaken, but aren't dissociative symptoms heavily related to PTSD in some cases? Could explain your score (if the quiz is accurate that is).
Saveyoursanity - I could be mistaken, but aren't dissociative symptoms heavily related to PTSD in some cases? Could explain your score (if the quiz is accurate that is).
official DX: GAD, depression, migraines... OH - and Rheumatoid Arthritis, just for fun.
Current RX - 20mg Lexapro, xanex xr as needed, klonapin as needed. for pain issues - flexaril, naprosyn as needed. for fatness - lol - adipex when I feel like it.
Also - working on finding a therapist & doing the work I know needs to be done that I have not successfully been able to do on my own in the past.
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Past RX - currently unmedicated - oh wait - that's not true. all as needed (which is more than I actually take them) xanex, klonapin, flexaril... plus a cupboard full of shit previously prescribed that I don't take anymore... most recently, I went rounds with Celexa, Cymbalta & then Pristiq (in that order...) With the last 2 causing me to be very obsessive & then causing the worst fucking withdrawl symptoms I've ever experienced.
~Update 4/11 ~ well, my depression got the best of me & I'm currently making the climb out of the despair pit with Lexapro. Seems to be working OK - I'm about half way back up. Not crying every day at least - so that's a relief.
Current RX - 20mg Lexapro, xanex xr as needed, klonapin as needed. for pain issues - flexaril, naprosyn as needed. for fatness - lol - adipex when I feel like it.
Also - working on finding a therapist & doing the work I know needs to be done that I have not successfully been able to do on my own in the past.
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Past RX - currently unmedicated - oh wait - that's not true. all as needed (which is more than I actually take them) xanex, klonapin, flexaril... plus a cupboard full of shit previously prescribed that I don't take anymore... most recently, I went rounds with Celexa, Cymbalta & then Pristiq (in that order...) With the last 2 causing me to be very obsessive & then causing the worst fucking withdrawl symptoms I've ever experienced.
~Update 4/11 ~ well, my depression got the best of me & I'm currently making the climb out of the despair pit with Lexapro. Seems to be working OK - I'm about half way back up. Not crying every day at least - so that's a relief.
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 03:06 PM
Saveyoursanity - I could be mistaken, but aren't dissociative symptoms heavily related to PTSD in some cases? Could explain your score (if the quiz is accurate that is).
I think you're right. I must've forgotten I had PTSD when I was writing that. (lol)
CAPS LOCK IS HOW I FEEL INSIDE ALL THE TIME.
"There will be coffee and cookies in the Gandhi Room after the revolution."
Dx: MDD, atypical, refractory, recurrent. Dysthymia. Anxiety Disorder NOS. Some "Cluster B traits" of personality disorder (BPD or C-PTSD), probable mild ADHD (inattentive type). Currently triggered: PTSD from events in 2005.
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I am NOT a medical professional, merely experienced from a consumer perspective.
I strongly urge fact checking with your own research and consulting an actual medical professional.
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 07:44 PM
I got a 49. Eh.
Schizophrenia.
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 10:41 PM
I liked the thingy they added to the score, I found it spot on, and good for me to remember, so I printed it here
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.
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.
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Posted 01 May 2011 - 12:30 AM
I got a 33, but I don't believe it though. I think many of the items that I answered often such as I feel as if my body is working but my mind is far away could describe ADD. I have only once or twice felt disconnected to my emotions. I just don't understand how I ended up with a 33.
Dx: Atypical MDD with anxiety, possible ADD
Rx: Citalopram (20 mg), Remeron (45 mg), Abilify (30 mg), Carbamazepine (300 mg), Lamotrigine (200 mg), Ritalin (20 mg AM, 10 mg PM)
Rx: Citalopram (20 mg), Remeron (45 mg), Abilify (30 mg), Carbamazepine (300 mg), Lamotrigine (200 mg), Ritalin (20 mg AM, 10 mg PM)
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Posted 01 May 2011 - 01:59 AM
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Diagnosis: Bipolar type I rapid cycling, PTSD, OCD, intermittant psychosis, general insanity
Past diagnosis: MDD, bipolar type II, schizoaffective disorder (this might have been a more accurate description of what I have, but who knows), depression
Rx: Lamictal 300mg, viibryd 40mg (started early june, 2012)
Past Rx: Symbyax (made me paranoid), Celexa (worthless), Abilify (blurry vision), Geodon (made me paranoid), Wellbutrin (made me rage), Pristiq (worthless), topomax (worthless), emsam (worthless), risperdal (worsened diabetes and made me gain 82lbs, discontinued 10/2011), remeron (worthless POS that made me binge eat at night, discontinued 6/2012)
...In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid...
Past diagnosis: MDD, bipolar type II, schizoaffective disorder (this might have been a more accurate description of what I have, but who knows), depression
Rx: Lamictal 300mg, viibryd 40mg (started early june, 2012)
Past Rx: Symbyax (made me paranoid), Celexa (worthless), Abilify (blurry vision), Geodon (made me paranoid), Wellbutrin (made me rage), Pristiq (worthless), topomax (worthless), emsam (worthless), risperdal (worsened diabetes and made me gain 82lbs, discontinued 10/2011), remeron (worthless POS that made me binge eat at night, discontinued 6/2012)
...In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid...
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Posted 01 May 2011 - 03:00 AM
Having felt your mind was elsewhere while you were working is depersonalization? Of feeling spacey? Or feeling your emotions are out of control? That site is set up to promote a book about depersonalization. So, of course it's going to be, um.... oversensitive.
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Rx: Seroquel, 800mg, Lamictal, 150mg, Effexor, 325mg, Wellbutrin, 450, Dexedrine ER, 60mg
Rx: Seroquel, 800mg, Lamictal, 150mg, Effexor, 325mg, Wellbutrin, 450, Dexedrine ER, 60mg
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Posted 02 May 2011 - 08:47 PM
53!!! Top of the class!! Wooot!!!! Yeah, I have to agree, the test is rigged.
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Posted 02 May 2011 - 09:56 PM
BBB, got fifty-three as well.
Don't believe in online testing, though.
Don't believe in online testing, though.
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 02:59 AM
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 03:30 PM
36. and then i changed many of my answers from sometimes to never or once or twice and got 35.
i don't trust it. it should have lowered my score more than just 1 point.
eta: just changed ALL of my answers to ever or once or twice and got 26.
i don't trust it. it should have lowered my score more than just 1 point.
eta: just changed ALL of my answers to ever or once or twice and got 26.
Edited by mammakanin, 04 May 2011 - 03:33 PM.
"What to do, I find it hard to know
The road I walk is not the one i chose
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dx: BP 2, ADHD, OCD, Panic Disorder
(please! no more letters! unless it's PhD or something besides for a psych dx)
The road I walk is not the one i chose
--Yes
dx: BP 2, ADHD, OCD, Panic Disorder
(please! no more letters! unless it's PhD or something besides for a psych dx)
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Posted 04 May 2011 - 05:00 PM
I got a 24. Mainly for symptoms that I consider part of bipolar.
I don't have PTSD. Occasional derealization but hardly ever now that I am so well medicated.
I don't have PTSD. Occasional derealization but hardly ever now that I am so well medicated.
'Mania is a dangerous Mistress.' BPLadybug
Bipolar 1
Treatment: 900 mgs Lithium, 900 mgs Neurontin, 400 mgs Seroquel, Xanax prn, Temazepam, fish oil, vitamins, Vit. D 5, 000 IU, exercize, some talk therapy and CBT Therapy. Exercize helps as does the Light Box; 30 mins every morning. I also have physical health challenges.
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Posted 08 May 2011 - 11:20 AM
I got 55.
About right for right now.
About right for right now.
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