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    Hi all. I am looking for novels (or short stories) that depict depersonalization-derealization disorder. I struggled with this disorder as a teen and would love to read about a character who has gone through the same thing. Here are some descriptions from the Mayo Clinic to describe what I’m talking about:

    * Feeling that people and your surroundings are not real, like you’re living in a movie or a dream.
    * Thoughts about time that are not real, such as recent events feeling like the distant past.
    * Unrealistic thoughts about distance and the size and shape of objects.
    * Feeling like you’re outside of your body.
    * The sense that your body, legs or arms appear twisted or like they’re not the right shape.

    I’m not a big fan of John Green, but so far, *Turtles All the Way Down* is the only book I’ve read that seems to get at this. To be clear, I am not interested in reading about characters with DID (“multiple personalities”).
    Thanks in advance 🙂

    by sans_seraph_

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    1. Ziggy_Starbust on

      Maybe The Enormous Space (short stpry) by JG Ballard. Or One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand by Luigi Pirandello,

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