Walking the footsteps of a stranger: Dissociation and Depersonalisation disorder

** I apologise in advance if some of this is difficult to read or to understand. I've tried for six years to explain what it's like to suffer with dissociation and for the most part, I've had little success. Putting into words an out-of-body experience which is so all-encompassing, is incredibly difficult.** Imagine you’re walking…

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Why do we see antidepressants as the enemy?

If we were prescribed a course of antibiotics to treat an infection, the question of whether or not to take the tablets probably wouldn’t cross our minds. After all, medication is designed to make us feel better, right? Why then, is it such a different story when tablets are being prescribed to treat our mental…