Resources for supporting someone with dissociation or depersonalisation

We know that it can be difficult to find trustworthy information about dissociation and depersonalisation online. Here, we have collected some of the resources that we think are accurate and would feel comfortable recommending.

If you have other resources to suggest, please tell us about them using the contact form, and we will take a look!

Understanding how it feels

  • "24 People Share What Depersonalization Really Feels Like"

    The Mighty

  • "Scary and unpredictable: what is dissociation and what does it feel like?"

    Metro

  • Life on Autopilot: A Guide to Living with Depersonalisation Disorder

    Joe Perkins

  • "'I was very convinced that I didn't exist': 5 People Describe Their Experience With Dissociation"

    Buzfeed News

  • Unreal: Life with Depersonalisation Disorder

    A short film by Joe Perkins

Resources from charities

  • Unreal

    The UK charity for Depersonalisation Disorder

  • International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

    A US-based international not-for-profit organisation

  • Mind

    Mind charity’s pages about dissociation

  • Rethink

    Rethink charity’s pages about dissociation