Embodying the (Dis)embodiment: Narrating Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder

Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder is an under-researched condition that is often left out of the larger discourse surrounding mental health and mental illness. This autoethnography examines the material and discursive tensions that are a product of my experience with Depersonalization-Dereali...

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Published inQualitative health research Vol. 32; no. 12; pp. 1858 - 1864
Main Author Watson, Olivia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Autoethnography
Communication theory
Depersonalization
Dissociative disorders
Health psychology
Medical diagnosis
Mental disorders
Mental health
Privacy
Qualitative research
Resilience
Stigma
disclosure
stigma
mental health and illness
communication
resilience
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Summary:Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder is an under-researched condition that is often left out of the larger discourse surrounding mental health and mental illness. This autoethnography examines the material and discursive tensions that are a product of my experience with Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder. In this critical self-exploration, I use communication privacy management theory, communication theory of resilience, and stigma management communication theory to unpack the communicative negotiations that accompany my disembodied experience, with the overarching goal of spreading awareness about Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder to help others make sense of their own diagnosis.
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ISSN:1049-7323
1552-7557
DOI:10.1177/10497323221123763