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		<title>Matthew Perry Feels Numb.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside my own body and individuality; I am depersonalized, detached, cut adrift. Is this madness?&#8221;
(Henri Frédéric Amiel, Swiss Philosopher, July 8, 1880)
It hit a few film festivals, pretty much bypassed the mainstream theaters, and is now being released on DVD, but if you get a chance, check out Matthew Perry&#8217;s latest movie, Numb.
It&#8217;s a semi-autobiographical  dark comedy about mental health and romance by writer-director Harris Goldberg, a Hollywood screenwriter suffering from acute Depersonalisation Disorder (DPD).
DPD is [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt">Healthbolt</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center"><em><strong>&#8220;I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside my own body and individuality; I am depersonalized, detached, cut adrift. Is this madness?&#8221;</strong></em><br />
(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Amiel">Henri Frédéric Amiel</a>, Swiss Philosopher, July 8, 1880)</p>
<p>It hit a few film festivals, pretty much bypassed the mainstream theaters, and is now being released on DVD, but if you get a chance, check out Matthew Perry&#8217;s latest movie, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795439/">Numb</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a semi-autobiographical  dark comedy about mental health and romance by writer-director Harris Goldberg, a Hollywood screenwriter suffering from acute <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization_disorder">Depersonalisation Disorder</a> (DPD).</p>
<p>DPD is a psychological condition that causes sufferers to feel detached from reality which turns them into an outside observer of their own mental processes and body functions. In other words, they feel numb.</p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.depersonalization.info/BOOKSTORE.HTM">reading list </a>for anyone who wants to know more about depersonalisaiton disorder (DPD).</p>
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