A Return to Self 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

“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