Taylor's Depersonalization Recovery Story
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I recently interviewed Taylor Abney from Nashville, Tennessee about her recovery from Depersonalization / Derealization.
Taylor's experience with Depersonalization began, as so many others do, with a bad weed experience.
In this interview, Taylor explains how the panic attack led to chronic feelings of disconnection and unreality.
Taylor discusses the frightening symptoms she experienced, including an inability to recognize herself in the mirror, and other people.
We talk about how Taylor found out what DPDR was through videos on TikTok, her subsequent journey through finding therapy and The DP Manual.
Taylor also discusses how going through the death of her mother during the experience gave her an important perspective on the recovery process.
Taylor and myself then chat about how good it feels to be out of DPDR and 100% back to normal.
Taylor's Depersonalization recovery story gives us some fascinating insights on how other people saw her recovery, in particular how her text messages went from being super short to longer and full of jokes and emojis!
It was so much fun to interview Taylor for The DP Manual Youtube channel and you can check out hundreds more DPDR recovery testimonials here!
Written by Shaun O Connor
Shaun O Connor is the creator of The DP Manual Recovery Program and a mental health educator specializing in DPDR recovery. Since overcoming Depersonalization himself, he has helped tens of thousands of others do the same through his writing, one-on-one coaching and YouTube channel.
✍️🕒 Last Updated on July 25, 2025 by Shaun O Connor