Embodying the (Dis)embodiment: Narrating Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder
Olivia Watson
Qualitative Health Research October 1, 2022 DOI: 10.1177/10497323221123763 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Autoethnography Peer reviewed |
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| Key findings | Argues that living with Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder involves material and discursive tensions that the author analyzes through communication privacy management theory, communication theory of resilience, and stigma management communication theory. The author presents this critical self-exploration as a way to spread awareness and help others make sense of their own diagnosis. |
Abstract
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.