Depersonalization Quotes

“anything to distract myself from my thoughts and existence.”
― Joseph Shay, Depersonalization: How I Recovered and How You Can Too

“When you have DP/DR, experiencing feelings and emotions is very important.”
― Joseph Shay, Depersonalization: How I Recovered and How You Can Too

“The best way I can describe it is like this: I would be doing something and my mind would be focused on the thing I was doing and then all of my thoughts would focus on whether it was real and actually happening or not. As a result, all of my senses would become heightened to the max (sight, sound, taste, feel) and I would begin to panic.”
― Joseph Shay, Depersonalization: How I Recovered and How You Can Too

“Time may feel like it is speeding up or slowing down. Some individuals may experience Derealization (DR) without Depersonalization (DP) and some may experience it with Depersonalization (DP)..”
― Joseph Shay, Depersonalization: How I Recovered and How You Can Too