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Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder: A Mindfulness and Acceptance Guide to Conquering Feelings of Numbness and Unreality Paperback – June 3, 2010

by Fugen Neziroglu (Author), Katharine Donnelly (Author), Daphne Simeon (Foreword)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (June 3, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1572247061
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572247062
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
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4.0 out of 5 starsa user friendly guide for alleviating DP, but has a limited approach
By Harris Harrington on April 5, 2011
Format: Paperback
Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder is an excellent book for those suffering depersonalization disorder (and derealization). It's simple, accessible, and easy to read.

I read this book as I was conducting research for a video program I created on how to recover from depersonalization. I was already familiar with many of the terms, but still found this book quite helpful.

The major limitation is that it doesn't include any information on a psychodynamic approach to DP, or how to deal with the childhood issues that truly cause the disorder to occur. Because of this, the book will likely provide a great amount of relief and improvement to sufferers, but a full recovery from the disorder is not likely to occur if the earlier issues aren't dealt with directly. Since psychodynamic therapies (like attachment therapies and family systems therapy) are what truly helped me to experience a full recovery, it's too bad information wasn't included about those approaches. Aside from this omission, this book is a great overview of the more popular behavior therapies used to help people deal with DP in the here and now.

It approaches depersonalization disorder from a behavior standpoint, meaning that it will help you get rid of DP by changing the way you think and behave in the present moment. All of the therapies talked about in here are meant to deal with life in the here and now, not about dealing with past issues like childhood trauma, disorganized attachment, etc. Although different forms of trauma are talked about in the beginning of the book, this discussion is brief, and the therapeutic methods included in this book don't deal with those issues by delving into them (which would be considered a psychodynamic approach).Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent for living with DPD, but leaves out cure I'm experiencing
By John Q Private on September 19, 2012
Format: Paperback
I think the book is an invaluable yet incomplete resource for anyone suffering chronic depersonalization, as I have for the last 35+ years. Like the other popular books on the subject it falls short in regard to the possibility of a cure, which is pointed to by Harris Harrington, and which I am experiencing myself.

I believe the book
1. gives a concise grounding in what DPD is and its relation to other disorders
2. explains the subtle circularity inherent in DPD, by which worry about being depersonalized increases anxiety and obsession with symptoms and worsens them
3. provides useful overview and application of ACT, DBT and CBT to escape the vicious cycle of rumination and manage and reduce some symptoms and their impact
4. integrates all this information in useable form
5. mentions the possibility of traumatic origin
The book succeeds in all these features, and yet I feel only partly lives up to its title.

Behavioral methods may allow one to "overcome" DPD only in a limited sense. In my experience, ACT, DBT and CBT helped reduce symptoms to a limited extent, and gave coherent strategies for continuing to live with chronic DPD. What has made a more profound difference for me is a combination of trauma therapy and participation in a recovery group for adult children of dysfunctional families. By receiving EMDR therapy and actually processing the underlying unprocessed memories and their effects, I am curing my lifelong unremitting DPD.

The type of dissociation we call depersonalization was induced in me by an emotionally traumatic family situation. In conjunction with EMDR, my recovery group and depersonalizationrecovery.com have supported and validated me to understand and address those origins.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsEasy to use
By Camila on December 23, 2011
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As a counselor, I bought this to help understand a client with this disorder. It was, in fact, very helpful, as I knew very little. I also recommended it to the client. It was easy to read and understand, and it had practical guidance and advice for dealing with it. A person going through this disorder often feels very alone - this book helps them to feel like somebody understands and there must be others out there who are also working through it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely Amazing. I HIGHLY Recommend this book.
By Amazon Customer on June 15, 2012
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I have Depersonalization Disorder and was extremely crippled by it for about a year and a half until I read this book. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down and honestly wished that I had read it sooner. I found the information in this book invaluable in understanding why I have Depersonalization and in how to change my mental perspective and lifestyle to regain normal functionality. At the point I read it, I was bed bound by my symptoms and honestly believed that I would be incapacitated in that manner for the rest of my life. The ACT AND DBT therapies really struck a chord with me and I immediately put them into practice. It has now been a year since I read the book and I have almost completely recovered. I went from non-functioning and unable to get out of bed to living a normal happy life. I feel that the information in this book in invaluable, both to someone with Depersonalization Disorder and friends and family of someone with the disorder. I truly do believe that this book contains all of the tools needed to make a full recovery. I very highly recommend this book.
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Published 9 months ago by RN_VAN
5.0 out of 5 starsA VERY GOOD AND HELPFUL READ!

I have been suffering from this disorder for forty years. This book is written very well and will help and teach, not only the sufferer, but, their friends, family,and healthcare... Read more

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Published 23 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsA practical book that helped me understand depersonalization

There are not many books out there about depersonalization. This one helped me understand a little better what is going on with my friend. Read more

Published on January 3, 2014 by Geraldine C. Smith
5.0 out of 5 starsThe Cure Book

This book...
-gives you perspective, e.g. 'an episode of depersonalization is like an episode of having a panic attack for someone with anxiety'
-educates you, e.g. Read more

Published on November 5, 2013 by Nino Rekhviashvili
3.0 out of 5 starsDon't waste your time.

I felt the writers did not fully comprehend their topic and were not positive or encouraging. If a sufferer is looking for hope, they won't find it here. Read more

Published on September 28, 2013 by Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 starsSomewhat Disappointed

I felt the book promised more than it delivered.. I didn't really get the help that I had that I had expected.

Published on September 6, 2013 by Michael W. Jorgensen
5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing...finally some relief!

This workbook has been so insightful, on point and thorough towards what I'm going through. It feels and sounds like my very own biography. Read more

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