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UNDERSTANDING THE DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
The distinguishing characteristic of depersonalization disorder is the feeling that one is disconnected or unreal. Mind or body may be perceived as unattached, seen from a distance, existing in a dream, or mechanical.
Chronic depersonalization is commonly accompanied by "derealization," the feeling that features of the environment are illusory.
...Severe depersonalization is considered to be present only if the sense of detachment associated with the disorder is recurrent and predominant.[/quote]
I just happened to read this right before a scheduled pdoc appointment. I printed it out and wrote my own feelings that fit this exactly!!! All these years I didn't know this is what this was. So I told him. I was truthful for the first time about the "hurt" that happened years ago, and I got this diagnosis.
Ohhhh, I broke down like a baby! I could barely talk, but I got it out to tell him: this is "me". He explained it to me and what I need to do next to begin to heal.
A member here told me that people come into our lives for a reason and I believe this is why I found this place and I had already started being curious about people here with DID. Although that didn't fit, I knew I was close to the answer. And then found this. And there it was!
Oh thank you so much PsychCentral, for your commitment to helping others and providing all this information so we can understand and begin to heal. Bless you.





