Depersonalization Disorder Recovery: David's Story (2025)

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04:10 "My story is kind of wild"
13:57 The first weeks with DPDR
18:45 Trying (in vain) to calm down
23:50 "I recovered BEFORE I recovered"
34:44 DPDR and Mindfulness
47:59 Visual Snow Syndrome
56:00 Keeping a day job with DPDR
59:27 The DPDR SubReddit
1:03:15 DPDR and Trauma
1:12:20 Is DPDR Enlightenment?
1:20:06 "Now you're a drug casualty"
1:28:19 What does DPDR recovery feel like?
1:34:20 How do you know you've recovered?
1:35:56 Can you REALLY get back to normal?
1:36:40 Advice for DPDR sufferers

Meet David McDonald (26), originally from Ireland and now living in Prague, Czech Republic, where he is training & practicing in coherence therapy.

David’s experience with Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder began with no clear and obvious trigger, yet bringing on a deeply unsettling shift in his perception.

His symptoms included:
🌀 No sense of having any agency or free will
💭 Extremely obsessive philosophical intrusive thoughts
🌟 Intense visual snow, tinnitus, and bright vision

David’s DP/DR lasted for over a year. Throughout that time, he searched for answers and tools to help him recover, and found that the videos and interviews here on the channel played a crucial role in his journey.

He recently wrote to me and said:
"I’ve completely recovered from DP/DR! Your videos and especially the interviews were absolutely crucial in my recovery and the advice is excellent! I’m currently studying and practicing as a coherence therapist, so when I say that, I really mean you’re doing a great job!" ✨

And today, David is here to share his journey through DPDR, the insights and tools that helped him recover, and what life feels like now that he’s fully back to normal.

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