dissociation
Splitting from reality
Dissociation is separation or disconnection.
In chemistry, it's the breaking apart of molecules into simpler components.
In psychology, dissociation is a detachment from one's thoughts, feelings, surroundings, or sense of identity—a mental distancing that can range from mild daydreaming to severe fragmentation: She experienced dissociation during the trauma.
The word often implies a protective disconnection from painful reality.
Detachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- splittingDividing into parts
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
numbing · defense mechanism · identity · disorder · trauma · repression · escapism · coping
State of being severed
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
- splittingDividing into parts
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
partition · disunion · bifurcation · disjunction · cleavage · disintegration · fragmentation · compartmentalization
Emotional separation between people
- isolationComplete separation from others
- disconnectionState of being severed
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- disaffectionLoss of loyalty
exclusion · anomie · loneliness · displacement · otherness · self-estrangement · depersonalization · unfamiliarity
Loss of sensation
- disconnectionState of being severed
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
remoteness · distance · apathy · indifference · impassivity · unresponsiveness · flatness · hollowness
Breakdown into simpler parts
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- ionizationCharge acquisition process
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- equilibriumState of balance
molecular · compound · electrolyte · acid · base · solvent · thermal · catalyst
depersonalization
Detachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- splittingDividing into parts
fragmentation · numbing · defense mechanism · identity · disorder · trauma · repression · escapism · coping · unconscious
disconnection
State of being severed
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- disentanglementSeparation from complexity
- splittingDividing into parts
severance · partition · disunion · bifurcation · disjunction · cleavage · disintegration · fragmentation · compartmentalization · segregation
estrangement
Emotional separation between people
- isolationComplete separation from others
- disconnectionState of being severed
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
disaffection · exclusion · anomie · loneliness · displacement · otherness · self-estrangement · depersonalization · unfamiliarity · strangeness
numbness
Loss of sensation
- disconnectionState of being severed
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
aloofness · remoteness · distance · apathy · indifference · impassivity · unresponsiveness · flatness · hollowness · unreality
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- ionizationCharge acquisition process
- reactionResponse to stimulus
equilibrium · molecular · compound · electrolyte · acid · base · solvent · thermal · catalyst
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- stress reactionspanic, fear, fright, terror, horror
dissociationassociation
Group with shared aim
connection · union · attachment · linkage · bonding
dissociationpresence
State of being somewhere
grounding · mindfulness · embodiment · engagement · awareness
dissociationassociation
Group with shared aim
affiliation · alignment · membership · solidarity · identification
- dissociative identity disorderPsychiatric condition with alternate identities
- dissociative disorderMental condition causing identity disruption