The Depersonalization Manual - Start Your DPDR Recovery Today!

💭 Do You Feel Trapped Inside Your Own Head?

Like there’s a pane of glass between you and the world?
Like you’re dreaming and can’t wake up?

Are you constantly questioning reality and your own existence?

“I don’t feel real”
“The world doesn’t feel real”
“Am I going crazy?”

😵 Common DPDR Symptoms

⏳ Time feels distorted or fragmented

🤖 You feel like a robot — or that others aren’t real

🖐️ Your hands or body don’t feel like yours

🌿 You feel like you're stuck in a permanent weed hangover

🧠 You’re Not Alone -- And You’re Not Going Crazy

Maybe you’ve spent hours, even days, Googling symptoms…
Endlessly scrolling forums, books and blogs…
Desperately trying to figure out what’s happening to you.

Maybe your doctor told you it’s 'just anxiety' -- or worse, they didn’t recognize the symptoms at all.

Don’t worry -- what you’re experiencing is more common than you think.

📘 The Name for What You're Feeling: DPDR

It’s called Depersonalization and Derealization -- known together as DPDR.

📖 What Is DPDR (Depersonalization / Derealization Disorder)?

DPDR is a set of symptoms often caused by anxiety, trauma, or panic attacks.
It can feel bizarre and terrifying when you don’t know what it is.

💬 What Depersonalization Feels Like

😵‍💫 Depersonalization: Feeling cut off from your body or thoughts -- like you’re watching yourself from outside.

🌍 Derealization: The world feels foggy, flat, dreamlike -- like something’s “off” or unreal.

🚨 DPDR Feels Scary — But It’s Not Dangerous

✅ 1. You're Not Going Crazy

This isn't psychosis or brain damage. You're not losing your mind.
These are anxiety-based symptoms, and they are harmless and temporary.

📊 2. DPDR Is Extremely Common

✔️ Up to 75% of people experience depersonalization symptoms at least once
✔️ 1 in 50 go on to develop chronic DPDR

🧬 3. It’s a Natural Response

DPDR is your brain’s built-in coping mechanism during high stress -- a kind of an 'airbag for the brain'.

🌿 4. The Cause Doesn’t Matter

Panic attack? Trauma? Bad weed experience? The trigger may vary, but the root is always the same: anxiety. And recovery follows the same principles.

💪 5. You Can Fully Recover

Once you stop fearing the symptoms, they begin to fade. Yes -- you can fully recover from DPDR, just like countless others already have.

👇Learn More About Depersonalization Here

You're not alone. I've been there too.

Hi, I’m Shaun. I developed chronic Depersonalization/ Derealization Disorder in 2005 after a panic attack -- and it lasted for two full years. I know exactly how confusing and terrifying DPDR can feel.

At the time, there was almost no information about the condition online. I had to piece together my own recovery, using CBT, mindfulness, and exposure therapy -- and most importantly, understanding how and why DPDR happens in the first place.

When I finally recovered, I decided to share what I’d learned. First, in a short PDF, then over the years, the complete audio + video package that became The DP Manual.

Since then, I’ve helped tens of thousands of people recover. So if you’re dealing with DPDR, please know that it’s temporary, it’s treatable - and you CAN and WILL get through this.

How the DP Manual Helps You Recover from DPDR

The DP Manual is the result of carefully documenting my own Depersonalization recovery process, and more than 20 years of working with tens of thousands of DP/DR sufferers since.

I wrote it as the ultimate guide to understand and recover from DP/DR, the guide that I wish I'd had when I first developed Depersonalization and Derealization. A guide that would have saved me months, even years of pain.

Since its first edition as a small ebook in 2007, The DP Manual has expanded and gone on to become a full recovery package -- and is now the oldest, most trusted guide to DP/DR recovery currently available.

It has sold over 50,000 copies, and as of this year, now comes in a brand new, updated & expanded edition with FREE bonus materials including the unabriged audiobook, hours of exclusive videos, FAQs, progress trackers, audio relaxation programs, and much more.

👤 Meet Your Guide: Shaun O’Connor

Shaun O’Connor is a mental health educator, writer, and the creator of The DP Manual -- a trusted recovery resource for Depersonalization and Derealization (DPDR) since 2007.

After experiencing and fully recovering from chronic DPDR himself, Shaun has dedicated the last 20 years to helping others do the same. His unique approach blends lived experience, clinical insights, and practical recovery techniques that have now helped over 50,000 people worldwide.

Shaun’s work has been featured on major mental health platforms including Psyche and the BBC. He also runs a popular YouTube channel where he interviews recovered sufferers and shares expert recovery advice.

He is widely recognized as one of the most experienced voices in the field of DPDR recovery, with a long-standing reputation for clarity, compassion, and results.

Learn more about Shaun or watch his latest videos.