dissociators
Ones who detach
Dissociators are people who experience dissociation—a psychological state where thoughts, feelings, or sense of identity become disconnected from immediate experience.
The term appears in clinical contexts describing those prone to dissociative episodes: Chronic dissociators may lose time or feel detached from their bodies.
In chemistry, dissociators are substances that break apart into component ions when dissolved.
Unconscious strategies avoiding distress
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
- traumaLasting psychological wound
coping · numbness · avoidance · splitting · repression · compartmentalization · amnesia · fugue
Substances for chemical analysis
- solventsLiquids that dissolve substances
- acidsProton-donating compounds
- basesBottom supports or stations
- buffersThings that absorb impact
electrolytes · ionization · hydrolysis · decomposition · separation · molecules · compounds · catalysts
Sensation-eliminating drugs
- ketamineDissociative anesthetic agent
- nitrous oxideAnesthetic inhalant causing euphoria
- PCPGeneral medical practitioner
- sedativesDrugs that calm
psychedelics · drugs · substances · receptors · glutamate · neurotransmitters · intoxication · altered states
Those who destabilize systems
- agitatorsThose who incite disturbance
- provocateursThose who incite discord
- contrariansHabitual position opposers
- separatistsAutonomy-seeking faction members
nonconformists · rebels · outsiders · freethinkers · independents · critics · skeptics · challengers
defense mechanisms
Unconscious strategies avoiding distress
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- derealizationPerception that surroundings aren't real
trauma · coping · numbness · avoidance · splitting · repression · compartmentalization · amnesia · fugue · identity
reagents
Substances for chemical analysis
- solventsLiquids that dissolve substances
- acidsProton-donating compounds
- basesBottom supports or stations
buffers · electrolytes · ionization · hydrolysis · decomposition · separation · molecules · compounds · catalysts · dissolution
anesthetics
Sensation-eliminating drugs
- ketamineDissociative anesthetic agent
- nitrous oxideAnesthetic inhalant causing euphoria
- PCPGeneral medical practitioner
sedatives · psychedelics · drugs · substances · receptors · glutamate · neurotransmitters · intoxication · altered states · consciousness
disruptors
Those who destabilize systems
- agitatorsThose who incite disturbance
- provocateursThose who incite discord
- contrariansHabitual position opposers
separatists · nonconformists · rebels · outsiders · freethinkers · independents · critics · skeptics · challengers · iconoclasts
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