Depersonalization disorder is a psychological ailment that gives sufferers a sense of detachment from one’s self or a sense of automation. To people with this disorder, they feel like they are in a dream or like they are going through life without really experiencing it. Individuals with this disorder also describe that they have experiences where they are not in control of their thoughts, emotions, or even their own actions and they feel like someone else is in control.
This disorder is fascinating as it acts as a defense mechanism for the sufferer. People who have gone through deep psychological trauma such as childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse; accidents, war, and torture. People with this disorder slip into periods of unreality where their subconscious takes over. This is to protect them from reoccurring thoughts of past traumatic events that are usually brought on by stress.
To this day, there is still no official cure or treatment for depersonalization disorder. A variety of psychotherapeutic techniques have been applied yet the disorder has remained resistant to any and all treatments. Treatments, however, are in the process of being researched.
Author: Spencer Franklin
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