Divya and The Depersonalized Voice
by Low on Jan.31, 2009, under Low Tek
Divya found me last Summer in order to shoot her for a latex outfit she had just bought. She had never modeled in a latex outfit before and she had been dying to try it out. After realizing she’d have to purchase some lube for an outfit for the first time in her life, and me recommending a particular brand, she knew this shoot was going to be special experience.
She arrived and we shot a couple of outfits before our time was up. I had an interesting idea I wanted to try out and Divya was more than excited to try out something most people would consider a prelude to kidnapping. She took it in stride and even managed to keep her cool as I restrained her arms to her body.
It took me a few months of mulling it over to settle on an idea for the last shot. The first few attempts didn’t go right and I abandoned the piece until I came back to it this morning. Just like Lucid Manifestation, this image means a lot to me in a surprising way. Since late last year I’ve been slowly coming to terms with a condition that I have called Depersonalization Disorder (DPD). What is odd, is that DPD is a recognized condition but no medications have been developed for it, and no treatment recommendations have been established. In fact, so few people actually know about DPD that when a person actually enters an intense depersonalized state for the first time they often believe they are the only ones who possess the condition.
Its terrifying for some. And life shaping for others.
So during this time I’ve been in a state of reflection about my entire life. As a result, my priorities have been weighed, examined and reshuffled. It wasn’t until this morning that I realized why. This is my second attempt at trying rebalance it.
February 7th, 2009 on 2:16 pm
Your experiment with this lovely lady is phenomenal. I’m sorry about the DD. I’ve been diagnosed with BiPolarII. I do know from the depths of depression or rising from it, many great artists develop their greatest works. It appears you are no exception.