Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self [Paperback]

Depersonalization Disorder, a chronic condition and the third most common psychiatric symptom, can turn life into a nightmare of unreality and detachment from the normal sense of self. Millions of sufferers now ask: What is it? How did I get it? How can I make it go away?Feeling Unrealaddresses these questions for the first time, providing long-awaited answers for patients and physician alike.Feeling Unreal is the first book to reveal what depersonalization disorder is all about. This important volume explores not only depersonalization, but the philosophical and literary implications of selflessness as well, while providing the latest research, possible treatments, and strategies for living and thriving when life seems 'unreal.' For those who still believe that such experiences are still a part of something else, that depersonalization is just a symptom and not a disorder in its own right,Feeling Unrealpresents compelling evidence to the contrary. This book provides long-awaited answers for people suffering from depersonalization disorder and their loved ones, for mental health professionals, and for all students of the condition, while serving as a wake up call to the medical community at large.Introduction1. Strangers to Our Selves2. Expressions of the Inexpressible3. The Path of Understanding -- A Century of Exploration4. Diagnosing Depersonalization Disorder5. Unraveling the Enigma: Clinical Research on Depersonalization Disorder6. The Biology of Depersonalization7. The Blow of the Void8. Medication Treatment of Depersonalization9. Psychotherapy Treatment of DepersonalizationEpilogue: Living UnrealFrequently Asked Questions ...Poignant accounts of depersonalization disorder can be found inFeeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self. The comprehensive work by Simeon and Abugel consolidates over a century of research and philosophy on the enigmatic disorder. The result is a compelling and informative resource, eqlS»