About Depersonalization, you, and me

If you’re suffering from Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder you may feel lost and confused. You’ve probably visited psychiatrists and therapists and faced blank looks or prescriptions for medications designed to treat depression or bipolar disorders. You may feel the stigma of being a psychiatric patient—something you never dreamed you’d become.  In desperation you may have purchased self-help programs or online “treatments” that have proven fruitless and left you financially drained.

As someone who has lived with DDD, studied it, and written about it for more than 30 years, I may be able to help.

 Health and Wellness Coaching is nothing new. For decades, qualified coaches have helped people achieve their fitness and wellness goals with greater efficacy than doctor visits or therapy. Coaching can address anything from weight loss, to cardiac health  to dealing with grief over the loss of a loved one or pet. Coaching provides neither formal “therapy” nor medical diagnoses. Nor does it address different mental states such as DDD directly. It is something unique unto itself involving intense and empathetic listening and questioning. But many of the tools can be useful as a means to address and overcome Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder.