Category Archives: depersonalization
A Crash Course in Depersonalization
Depersonalization is like having amnesia. You don’t know who you are, you’ve “lost” yourself– your identity or your personality. You try to jump-start yourself. You pray, make deals with God, but it doesn’t help. You are stuck. There is a pervading feeling, like doom. It saturates your thinking, flavoring everything with a sense of finality. [...]
Delusions Understood (Sort Of)
by Bryan Lowe I need to briefly share what delusions are like. I’m going to flip the switch and flood the room with light, and watch the “critters” scuttle to find a hiding place. I’m doing this to help heal myself, and for you to understand this awful state of mind. First of all–definitions. Delusion [...]
Understanding Depersonalization
Understanding Depersonalization/Derealization Definition by Mayo Clinic staff Depersonalization is a sense that things around you aren’t real, or the feeling that you’re observing yourself from outside your body. Feelings of depersonalization can be very disturbing and may feel like you’re losing your grip on reality or living in a dream. A lot of people have [...]
Untangle Me, Again
In recent weeks I’ve gone through a time of profound confusion. My grip on reality has been tenuous at best. I’ve had a struggle with a depersonalizing sense, I seem not to “see” reality as I used to. Everything seems increasingly odd, and disjointed. I see myself outside myself. I have had bouts with this [...]