Unreality

Author : Daphne Simeon M.D.,Jeffrey Abugel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199750405

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Feeling Unreal by Daphne Simeon M.D.,Jeffrey Abugel Pdf

"Everything feels unreal to me, like a dream...I feel detached, like a stranger to myself." These are quotes from actual people, experiencing something they don't understand. What they are saying is being heard by friends, families, and physicians today more than ever before. They do not simply suffer from anxiety, or depression, and they are not schizophrenic. They have found themselves trapped in a very real and singular disorder, yet few even know its name. Their enigmatic state of mind has been studied for more than 100 years, but only recently has it become clear how prevalent and how distinctive it really is. The condition is called Depersonalization Disorder, and Feeling Unreal is the first book to reveal what it's all about. This important volume explores not only Depersonalization, but the philosophical and literary implications of selflessness as well, while providing the latest research, possible treatments, and ways to live and thrive when life seems "unreal." For those who still believe that such experiences are merely part of something else, that depersonalization is just a symptom and not a disorder in its own right, Feeling Unreal presents compelling evidence to the contrary. This book provides long-awaited answers for people suffering from Depersonalization Disorder and their loved ones, for mental health professionals, and for all students of the condition, while serving as a wake up call to the medical community at large.

Author : Elisa Gabbert
Publisher : FSG Originals
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780374720339

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The Unreality of Memory by Elisa Gabbert Pdf

"Terror, disaster, memory, selfhood, happiness . . . leave it to a poet to tackle the unthinkable so wisely and so wittily."* A literary guide to life in the pre-apocalypse, The Unreality of Memory collects profound and prophetic essays on the Internet age’s media-saturated disaster coverage and our addiction to viewing and discussing the world’s ills. We stare at our phones. We keep multiple tabs open. Our chats and conversations are full of the phrase “Did you see?” The feeling that we’re living in the worst of times seems to be intensifying, alongside a desire to know precisely how bad things have gotten—and each new catastrophe distracts us from the last. The Unreality of Memory collects provocative, searching essays on disaster culture, climate anxiety, and our mounting collective sense of doom. In this new collection, acclaimed poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert explores our obsessions with disasters past and future, from the sinking of the Titanic to Chernobyl, from witch hunts to the plague. These deeply researched, prophetic meditations question how the world will end—if indeed it will—and why we can’t stop fantasizing about it. Can we avoid repeating history? Can we understand our moment from inside the moment? With The Unreality of Memory, Gabbert offers a hauntingly perceptive analysis of our new ways of being and a means of reconciling ourselves to this unreal new world. "A work of sheer brilliance, beauty and bravery.” *—Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less

Author : Charles Crittenden
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781501733871

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Unreality by Charles Crittenden Pdf

Charles Crittenden here offers an original solution to one of the traditional dilemmas of philosophy—whether there can be any thing not existing, since to say that some thing does not exist seems to presuppose its existence. Drawing on the tools of Wittgensteinian philosophy and speech act theory, Crittenden argues that we can and often do make reference to unreal objects such as fictional characters, though they do not exist in any sense at all.

Author : Ian I. Mitroff,Warren G. Bennis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780195083989

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The Unreality Industry by Ian I. Mitroff,Warren G. Bennis Pdf

Fortells the trend that mass media outlets are helping to blur the line between reality and fantasy.

Author : Gabriel Weimann
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761919865

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Communicating Unreality by Gabriel Weimann Pdf

This study reviews the images and meanings which play a vital role in our mass-mediated world. The author demonstrates that there is often a large gap between reality and the reconstruction of realities as communicated by the mass media.

Author : Charles Seife
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780698163515

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Virtual Unreality by Charles Seife Pdf

The bestselling author of Proofiness and Zero explains how to separate fact from fantasy in the digital world Digital information is a powerful tool that spreads unbelievably rapidly, infects all corners of society, and is all but impossible to control—even when that information is actually a lie. In Virtual Unreality, Charles Seife uses the skepticism, wit, and sharp facility for analysis that captivated readers in Proofiness and Zero to take us deep into the Internet information jungle and cut a path through the trickery, fakery, and cyber skullduggery that the online world enables. Taking on everything from breaking news coverage and online dating to program trading and that eccentric and unreliable source that is Wikipedia, Seife arms his readers with actual tools—or weapons—for discerning truth from fiction online.

Author : John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:8596547021797

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The Unreality of Time by John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart Pdf

The Unreality of Time is a philosophical work by the idealist J. M. E. McTaggart. This work is a phenomenological study of the appearance of time and it's effects in scientific thinking.

Author : Robert S. Brumbaugh
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1984-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791497814

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Unreality and Time by Robert S. Brumbaugh Pdf

This book recognizes and questions a key assumption about time which is shared by common sense and philosophy—the assumption that time, like a single substance or a homogeneous quality, is subject to the law of contradiction. This leads to the logical conclusion that among different and mutually exclusive accounts of time, whether in science, practical action, or fine art, only one can be the "right" one. Four such accounts are shown here to be internally consistent though mutually incompatible, suggesting that the initial assumption is mistaken, and that in some way each alternative concept of time must be incomplete. Brumbaugh suggests that we must choose the one appropriate to a particular purpose: artistic creation, technological efficiency, discovery of mathematical laws of nature, or work with biological and social phenomena. The selection should allow coherence between that aspect of reality which the selected time concept emphasizes, and the aspect of reality most relevant to a successful execution of our purpose.

Author : Anthony David,Emma Lawrence,Dawn Baker
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781472140623

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Overcoming Depersonalisation and Feelings of Unreality, 2nd Edition by Anthony David,Emma Lawrence,Dawn Baker Pdf

'The first of its kind, this self-help book will offer guidance, help and solace to the many sufferers of depersonalization disorder.' Daphne Simeon, Depersonalisation and Dissociation Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Depersonalization disorder can make you feel detached from life and many people describe feeling 'emotionally numb', unreal or even as if their body doesn't belong to them. It can be a symptom of another problem such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and, particularly, of panic disorder, or of an illness like epilepsy or migraine. It can also occur in its own right and/or as a side effect of certain drugs. This self-help book, written by leading experts, will help you to understand what causes depersonalization disorder and what can keep it going, and will introduce you to effective strategies to overcome it: Based on clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques Clear and accessible step-by-step exercises and tools, including diary-keeping and problem-solving Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme. Series Editor: Professor Peter Cooper

Author : Leo Sweeney,William J. Carroll,John J. Furlong
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781597522151

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Authentic Metaphysics in an Age of Unreality, Second Edition by Leo Sweeney,William J. Carroll,John J. Furlong Pdf

In an age where appearances are often substituted for what really is, deception and falsity for honesty and truth, this metaphysics book takes things 'as they actually are' and discovers that reality 'is' actuality (which as subsistent is God), that philosophical knowledge in its content is caused by what is known and is objectively true. It considers goodness and beauty, human existents as individual, relational units (e.g., the family), agents and goals, chance and evil. It is in contrast with Sartrean existentialism, process philosophy, linguistic analysis, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and deconstructionism.

Author : Mark Romel
Publisher : Magus Books
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Seer of Unreality: The Hyperreality Wars by Mark Romel Pdf

The strangest of all wars has broken out. The Third World War is the Unreality War. Some call it the Hyperreal War, the war of the "more real than real". Reality can deliver only so much. Human fantasy, by contrast, knows no bounds. Reality acknowledges constraints. Fantasy doesn't. The hyperreal is where human fantasy, rather than reality, drives humanity's perceived reality. Actual reality is reduced to nostalgia. As technology improves, it delivers human fantasy with ever more power. It does so via vivid, luscious screens, the perfect medium of human fantasy. The World has been replaced by the Screen. The more people look at the screen rather than at the world, the more they are in hyperreality. Come inside and explore the strangest of all worlds.

Author : Anthony David,Emma Lawrence,Dawn Baker
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781472105745

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Overcoming Depersonalisation and Feelings of Unreality by Anthony David,Emma Lawrence,Dawn Baker Pdf

Depersonalization Disorder is when a person experiences a feeling of being detached from life around them and sometimes emotionally numb. It is often a symptom of another disorder such as anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and particularly panic disorder, or of an illness like epilepsy or migraine, but also occurs in its own right and among users of certain drugs. CBT is an effective treatment. PRAISE FOR THE SERIES: 'The best consumer-friendly CBT-based books&All are very thorough.' Observer 'The Overcoming series just keeps getting better and better.' The Psychologist

Author : Henry Churchill King
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 9781465578457

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The Seeming Unreality of the Spiritual Life by Henry Churchill King Pdf

Author : Dawn Baker,Elaine Hunter,Emma Lawrence,Anthony David
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 147214063X

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Overcoming Depersonalisation and Feelings of Unreality, 2nd Edition by Dawn Baker,Elaine Hunter,Emma Lawrence,Anthony David Pdf

'The first of its kind, this self-help book will offer guidance, help and solace to the many sufferers of depersonalization disorder.' Daphne Simeon, Depersonalisation and Dissociation Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Depersonalization disorder can make you feel detached from life and many people describe feeling 'emotionally numb', unreal or even as if their body doesn't belong to them. It can be a symptom of another problem such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and, particularly, of panic disorder, or of an illness like epilepsy or migraine. It can also occur in its own right and/or as a side effect of certain drugs. This self-help book, written by leading experts, will help you to understand what causes depersonalization disorder and what can keep it going, and will introduce you to effective strategies to overcome it: Based on clinically proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques Clear and accessible step-by-step exercises and tools, including diary-keeping and problem-solving Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme. Series Editor: Professor Peter Cooper

Author : Katharine Donnelly,Fugen Neziroglu
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1608820424

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Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder by Katharine Donnelly,Fugen Neziroglu Pdf

When you have depersonalization disorder, nothing seems real. You may feel detached from reality, even from your own thoughts, as though you are going through the motions of living without ever being truly connected to your experiences. Whether your depersonalization developed after a traumatic experience or is something you've always lived with, this book can help you reconnect with life again. Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder can help you diagnose the type and degree of your depersonalization disorder, come to understand why it developed, and cope with your symptoms using practical skills drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). Ready to feel real again? Put the practical skills in this book to work in your life right now and start reintegrating yourself back into the world and reconnecting to your own vibrant thoughts and feelings.