
Marie’s Blog

Living Behind Glass: How Depersonalization Shapes Everyday Life and Healing
What happens when depersonalization shapes your life? From playing piano to intimacy, therapy, and work, this blog explores how feeling disconnected from yourself impacts daily experiences and healing. Discover how to shift from observing life at a distance to stepping fully into your presence.
Finding the Missing Piece: Understanding Your Fragmented Sense of Self After Spiritual Abuse
What does it mean to have a sense of self—and what happens when it’s fragmented by spiritual abuse? If you’ve always felt like you’re adapting to others instead of knowing who you truly are, this blog unpacks how a sense of self develops, how it can be disrupted, and what it means for your journey to wholeness.
Sleepless Shadows: The Fear of Sleep in Depersonalization
Explore the daunting intersection of sleep and depersonalization, where the act of falling asleep becomes a nightly confrontation with existential fears and the loss of conscious control.
Echoes of Silence: Understanding Childhood Roots of Depersonalization
This blog delves into the subtle, often overlooked ways that emotional neglect and instability in childhood can lead to depersonalization, creating a life lived at a distance.
Shattered Perceptions: The Impact of Psychedelics on Depersonalization
Exploring how a psychedelic shrooms trip can intensely alter one's perception of reality, this blog delves into the profound and sometimes unsettling revelations that emerge, especially for those already experiencing depersonalization.
Missed Connections: Uncovering Depersonalization in Therapy
Exploring the significant oversight in mental health care, this blog dives into how a long-standing condition like depersonalization can be consistently missed by therapists, despite decades of therapy.
Art as Release: Navigating Depersonalization Through Creative Expression
Discover how art transcends the barriers of depersonalization, offering a pathway to express the inexpressible. This blog explores using art not as a cure but as a medium to give shape to the numbing effects of feeling detached from reality.
Disreality Unveiled: My Journey Through Detached Perception
Exploring the disquieting sensation of depersonalization, where reality feels like a detached, critical observation rather than an immersive experience. This blog delves into what it feels like to live as if behind a screen, analyzing life rather than living it.
Beyond Silence: Navigating the Shadows of Mental Health Advice
Exploring the deep disconnect between common mental health advice and the complex realities of those with traumatic backgrounds. This post dives into the personal journey of grappling with meditation and systemic gaps in mental health care.
Why Can’t I Just Read? Metacognition, Distraction, and the Struggle to Slow Down
I've created space in my life—no social media, no endless tasks—just time. I imagined I'd finally get lost in books, but instead, I find myself stuck in overthinking. My brain won’t just read; it analyzes, panics, and spirals. Why does reading feel so hard now? And how do I get past this mental noise?