Unreality Check: The Mindful Way to Heal Depersonalization and Derealization

Book Synopsis: Unreality Check: The Mindful Way to Heal Depersonalization & Derealization, is a self-help guide and workbook that inspires and urges you to discover the root cause of your depersonalization and derealization (DP/DR) through mindfulness.The methods and the text are primarily based on Buddhist teachings and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. They will encourage you to face your pain, observe your mind, rethink your symptoms, learn to be present,and see yourself beyond DP/DR.It also emphasizes that you are not your illness. Most importantly, it offers hope of recovery because it is written by a former sufferer who has fully recovered and mapped out a path to healing.This concise and straightforward approach to understanding DP/DR is shared in an easy-to-read format. The focus of this book is on the practices and worksheets offered; they make recovery possible.This workbook is not an in-depth clinical analysis of depersonalization and derealization. Rather, it is for those who want to use mindfulness to work through and manage their symptoms.The author also shares some of her personal experiences navigating DP/DR, as well as the techniques and insights she used to heal.Whether you have tried many methods or sought various mental health experts to no avail, this self-help guide and workbook sheds light on the lived experience of depersonalization and derealization with a mindfulness-based perspective.There are activities, charts, and worksheets to help you put the theory into practice. Unreality Check endeavors to walk with you to healing as you navigate your experience with gentle awareness.Study the text as needed, and make use of the practices to reap the full benefits of this workbook.May this be a guide and safe "space" for you to unravel the patterns that engender your symptoms of DP/DR. May you heal and be free, and discover your inherent peace.