derealized
World seems fake
Derealized describes feeling detached from one's surroundings, as if the world has become unreal, dreamlike, or artificial.
The experience is a symptom of dissociative disorders, anxiety, or trauma: Everything looked flat and derealized, like I was watching my life on a screen.
The related term depersonalized refers to detachment from one's own body or self rather than from external reality.
Mental separation from surroundings
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- numbnessLoss of sensation
foggy · dreamlike · autopilot · floating · estrangement · alienation · disembodied · spectator
State of being isolated
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
- CamusFrench absurdist author-philosopher
- SartreFrench existentialist philosopher
existential crisis · authenticity · anomie · disenchantment · nihilism · void · emptiness · estrangement
Spherical aquatic pet container
- glass wallTransparent vertical divider
- two-dimensionalHaving only two axes
- flatLacking vertical variation
- mutedMade quieter or softer
distorted · unfamiliar · strange · artificial · simulation · matrix · veil · filtered
Mental condition causing identity disruption
- trauma responsePsychological wound's behavioral aftermath
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- grounding techniquesTools for present-moment awareness
therapist · psychiatrist · diagnosis · medication · SSRI · cognitive behavioral therapy · trigger · flashback
dissociation
Mental separation from surroundings
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
numbness · foggy · dreamlike · autopilot · floating · estrangement · alienation · disembodied · spectator · watching
alienation
State of being isolated
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
- CamusFrench absurdist author-philosopher
Sartre · existential crisis · authenticity · anomie · disenchantment · nihilism · void · emptiness · estrangement · modernity
fishbowl
Spherical aquatic pet container
- glass wallTransparent vertical divider
- two-dimensionalHaving only two axes
- flatLacking vertical variation
muted · distorted · unfamiliar · strange · artificial · simulation · matrix · veil · filtered · blurred
dissociative disorder
Mental condition causing identity disruption
- trauma responsePsychological wound's behavioral aftermath
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
grounding techniques · therapist · psychiatrist · diagnosis · medication · SSRI · cognitive behavioral therapy · trigger · flashback · hypervigilance