Dpdr Quotes

“It was strange when I would hear myself talking. Who was this person speaking words out of my mouth? I didn't feel like it was me.”
― Malia Bradshaw, A Return to Self: Depersonalization and How to Overcome It

“Th dissociation continued to get worse, until I was living in a constant state of dissociation.”
― Malia Bradshaw, A Return to Self: Depersonalization and How to Overcome It

“Children of borderlines may tune out by dissociating and disconnecting from their environment. They cannot feel embarrassed, humiliated, ridiculed, or hurt if they are no longer in their own bodies. Unfortunately, the sensation of depersonalization or dissociation makes them feel crazy.”
― Christine Ann Lawson, Understanding the Borderline Mother

“The first time I experienced dissociation I had no idea what was happening to me. I sat on the couch with my boyfriend. He said something to me and when I looked at him, I didn't recognize his face.

I still knew it was him, but his features looked mangled and foreign. This face that I had looked at thousands of times now seemed strange.

Needless to say, I was terrified.”
― Malia Bradshaw, A Return to Self: Depersonalization and How to Overcome It