Derealization is real.
when your hands go numb and start to shake
like they belong to someone else
everything turns a shade of yellow
some blurry some animated
but the outside world changes to
you start to shake.
it will pick you piece by piece
until all that's left
is your mind asking what's real? what's not?
no one warns you
of how absolutely terrifying it is
to feel yourself slip
all you can do is sit
and wait for it to pass
but it doesn't just pass
it curls around your skull
it clouds your head and infects it
like a gas leak
fogging your mind from reality
warping your body's sense of presence
every heartbeat is too loud
every movement feels false
every breath is shallow but never ending
its like being trapped
between reality and a dream
you cant wake from
sometimes you wonder
if this is who you are
or just the sickness
that has lived in your mind
and even when it fades
you carry the echo
the knowledge
that your own brain
can turn against you
and contaminate your version of reality
Feb 16
Feb 16, 2026 at 2:58 AM UTC
Derealization is real.
when your hands go numb and start to shake
like they belong to someone else
everything turns a shade of yellow
some blurry some animated
but the outside world changes to
you start to shake.
it will pick you piece by piece
until all that's left
is your mind asking what's real? what's not?
no one warns you
of how absolutely terrifying it is
to feel yourself slip
all you can do is sit
and wait for it to pass
but it doesn't just pass
it curls around your skull
it clouds your head and infects it
like a gas leak
fogging your mind from reality
warping your body's sense of presence
every heartbeat is too loud
every movement feels false
every breath is shallow but never ending
its like being trapped
between reality and a dream
you cant wake from
sometimes you wonder
if this is who you are
or just the sickness
that has lived in your mind
and even when it fades
you carry the echo
the knowledge
that your own brain
can turn against you
and contaminate your version of reality
derealization is real don't let anyone tell you otherwise
