I’m a pretty avid consumer of culture. In fact, I work in the media (TV / Film / Photography) so it’s part of my job to stay up to date with what’s happening in the world. I read widely, I follow the news, I love movies and TV. And I’ve noticed that Depersonalization isn’t mentioned […]
Depersonalization WILL NOT give you Multiple Personality Disorder_____________________________ For people who suffer with Depersonalization, the fear of developing Multiple Personality Disorder (now more commonly known as Dissociative Identity Disorder or DID) is incredibly common.
If you have Depersonalization, you’ve almost certainly been jumping to some scary conclusions about what the condition is. I know I did! So to clear things up, let’s look at a few other conditions like Schizophrenia, Cancer and Amnesia – all conditions that Depersonalization is NOT. ________________________ 1. Schizophrenia Can Depersonalization turn into Schizophrenia? No, it […]
There’s an absolutely brilliant scene in the Simpsons episode “22 Short Films About Springfield” where Grandpa Simpson is demanding medical attention. He’s only happy when gets seen to by the inimitable Dr. Nick who diagnoses him with “Bonus Eruptus” — “a terrible condition where the skeleton tries to leap out of the mouth and escape the body”. Delighted, […]
I recently came across this article in Elle magazine on Depersonalization Disorder.Although the article had originally appeared in 2007, it has lately been doing the rounds on DP forums and Twitter accounts.Mainly it seems to be about Sandy Gale and her terrible experience with the condition; she hasn’t worked in ten years despite having been […]
Sometimes if I happen across a mention of my book online it can be in a forum where someone says something like: “I don’t get it. If this guy really has found the way out of depersonalization, why on earth would he charge money for it? You can’t put a price on good health.” Often, […]