Life on Autopilot - A Guide to Living with Depersonalization Disorder

Combining personal experience with professional advice, this book offers a much-needed insight into living with DPD. It explores the science behind the disorder and the effect that it has on everyday life, offering practical advice and coping strategies for those living with it.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. Note from the author. Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction: Head Thing. 2. Brief History of your History. 3. 'As If': The Depersonalization Experience. 4. So What it this Hell? The Science Behind DPD. 5/ Loss or Disruption: The Sense of Self. 6. 'But Isn't Cannabis Cool?': Drugs and DPD. 7. Seeking Initial Help - and Being in Therapy. 8. Coping Strategies for a Depersonalized Life. 9. I Love You (In Principal): DPD and Relationships. 10. Treating DPD. 11. #Existing: Technology and DPD. 12. Perspectives. About Unreal. Letter to my Friends (2017). References.

About the author

Joe Perkins

Summary

Combining personal experience with professional advice, this book offers a much-needed insight into living with DPD. It explores the science behind the disorder and the effect that it has on everyday life, offering practical advice and coping strategies for those living with it.

Product details

• Authors: Joe Perkins
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781787755994
• ISBN: 978-1-78775-599-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies