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In psychology (and also psychiatry), depersonalization (or derealization) is the experience of feelings of loss of a sense of reality. A sufferer feels that he or she has changed and the world has become less real -- it is vague, dreamlike, or lacking in significance. The DSM-IV categorizes depersonalization disorder as a form of dissociative disorder, though depersonalization proper is more often characteristic of the traumatic origin of other conditions.
Sufferers of depersonalization feel divorced from both the world and from their own identity and physicality. Often times the person who has experienced depersonalization claims that life "feels like a movie, things seem unreal, or hazy." Also a recognition of self breaks down (hence the name). When a person suffers from the disorder (or the symptoms associated with it) he or she finds that when looking in the mirror, his or her face is not familiar, though logically he or she is completely aware of his or her identity.
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@MomWithBipolar You're not alone.....I've been there..it's an awful feeling...hang in there http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization
StarrLitLove (StarrLitLove) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:20:33 -0000
@MomWithBipolar You're not alone.....I've been there..it's an awful feeling...hang in there http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization
Meaning of it for those interested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization
MomWithBipolar (Kelly Wallace) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:17:29 -0000
Meaning of it for those interested. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization
Depersonalization, that is what I have. Finally a word for it!
MomWithBipolar (Kelly Wallace) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:16:56 -0000
Depersonalization, that is what I have. Finally a word for it!
depersonalization, mixed with hallucinations, mixed with emotional numbness, mixed with rage is NOT a good thing
aslapintheface (gina) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:29 -0000
depersonalization, mixed with hallucinations, mixed with emotional numbness, mixed with rage is NOT a good thing
Oh hey, sup anxiety attacks and depersonalization, it's been a while. Now get the fuck out.
ekweaver (e.k. weaver) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:10 -0000
Oh hey, sup anxiety attacks and depersonalization, it's been a while. Now get the fuck out.
On Rihanna, depersonalization and domestic violence in pop music. http://bit.ly/3RESHW
augustbrown (August Brown) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:40:53 -0000
On Rihanna, depersonalization and domestic violence in pop music. http://bit.ly/3RESHW
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