"'It was like being struck. Like something came down, slicing the air with his hand. The flip of a switch.' Dunne’s life transformed from joy to agony in an instant."
"'Dunne three-and-a-half years to learn that what he had experienced was the onset of depersonalisation disorder, a dissociative disorder believed to affect about 1.3 million people in the UK.'"
"'The terror and panic were so great that the next day he smashed a vase and used a shard to cut himself. An attempt to not live any more.'"
"'In 2017 the MP Lyn Brown brought a constituent's experience of depersonalisation to the attention of parliament. A charity, Unreal, was launched two years later.'"
Nathan Dunne, after a spontaneous midnight swim with his girlfriend, experienced a dramatic transformation into a state of despair due to depersonalisation disorder. This disorder, affecting many, left him feeling detached from reality and himself. Over three years, he sought a diagnosis amid significant healthcare delays. As awareness grew, including advocacy in parliament, Dunne has now written a book recounting his journey into this lesser-known condition, hoping to shed light on its challenges and stigma, after living for seventeen years with its aftermath.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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