dp an dr for me just kind of feels like im moving on autopilot- i have little or no control of my thoughts and emotions most of the time. the random and uncontrollable thoughts often bring about unwanted and intense emotions and vise versa. because of the visual changes that have occured in my brain, i almost convince myself that the past year and a half hasnt happened, that i'll just wake up and everything will go back to normal. i also began to start viewing myself as just another person. analyzing who i think cory is and like-able features of mine and the many character defects i have. thinking of myself as though i were thinking of a person i just met. the percept i have of myself and the external world is constantly changing, even if i am in the same location and am the same person ive been. although all of these symptoms of dp/dr are very nerve-racking and depressing, i still know them to be a normal reaction of the brain after a sense where 70% of our information comes is distorted and changed.