dissociating
Splitting off psychologically
Dissociating is separating or disconnecting things that were joined: The author dissociates herself from her earlier political views.
In psychology, dissociating describes mentally detaching from one's thoughts, feelings, or surroundings—often as a response to stress or trauma: I found myself dissociating during the meeting, unable to focus on anything.
In chemistry, dissociating is the process of molecules breaking into smaller components.
Breaking an established link
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- splittingDividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
- disjoiningAct of separating connected things
disentangling · partitioning · segregating · isolating · distancing · disuniting · severing · cleaving
Detachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
fugue · identity · numbness · disconnection · splitting · compartmentalization · trance · absorption
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- indifferenceLack of interest
aloofness · apathy · disconnection · shutting down · distancing · coldness · remoteness · uninvolvement
disconnecting
Breaking an established link
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- splittingDividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
disjoining · disentangling · partitioning · segregating · isolating · distancing · disuniting · severing · cleaving · sundering
depersonalization
Detachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
amnesia · fugue · identity · numbness · disconnection · splitting · compartmentalization · trance · absorption · escapism
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
indifference · aloofness · apathy · disconnection · shutting down · distancing · coldness · remoteness · uninvolvement · checking out
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- withdrawalwithdrawing, cash withdrawal, ATM withdrawal, early withdrawal, fund withdrawal
- secret behaviorssneaking, hiding, lying, secrecy, cheating
dissociatingassociating
Mentally linking concepts
connecting · linking · joining · uniting · coupling
dissociatingassociating
Mentally linking concepts
affiliating · aligning · allying · joining · embracing
- dissociative identity disorderPsychiatric condition with alternate identities
- dissociative disorderMental condition causing identity disruption