depersonalisation
Feeling unreal, disconnected
Depersonalisation is a psychological state in which you feel detached from yourself—as if observing your own thoughts, actions, or body from outside.
The experience can be fleeting and mild or persistent and distressing, often accompanying anxiety, trauma, or dissociative disorders: During the panic attack, depersonalisation set in and I felt like I was watching myself from across the room.
British spelling; Americans write depersonalization.
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- unrealityQuality of being imaginary
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- out-of-bodySeparated from physical form
disembodiment · autopilot · foggy · disconnection · self-estrangement · robotic · going through motions · spectator
Emotional separation between people
- isolationComplete separation from others
- self-alienationDisconnection from one's identity
- disconnectionState of being severed
- emptinessAbsence of substance
hollowness · loss of self · identity crisis · existential · anomie · meaninglessness · otherness · unfamiliarity
Mental condition causing identity disruption
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- psychologicalOf the mind
- trauma responsePsychological wound's behavioral aftermath
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
PTSD · therapy · diagnosis · mental health · symptom · chronic · episodic · trigger
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
out-of-body · disembodiment · autopilot · foggy · disconnection · self-estrangement · robotic · going through motions · spectator · split
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- isolationComplete separation from others
- self-alienationDisconnection from one's identity
- disconnectionState of being severed
emptiness · hollowness · loss of self · identity crisis · existential · anomie · meaninglessness · otherness · unfamiliarity · foreignness
dissociative disorder
Mental condition causing identity disruption
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- psychologicalOf the mind
- trauma responsePsychological wound's behavioral aftermath
panic attack · PTSD · therapy · diagnosis · mental health · symptom · chronic · episodic · trigger · grounding techniques
depersonalisationembodiment
Concrete manifestation of idea
groundedness · presence · centeredness · realness · rootedness
depersonalisationpersonalisation
Tailoring to individual tastes
individualization · humanization · personal connection · customization
depersonalisationpersonalization
Tailoring to individual needs
self-identification · self-awareness · self-possession · authenticity · self-integration
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