depersonalization

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Dissociation, or the perception that one is not connected to the body or is disconnected from space and time (depersonalization)

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  1. noun The act of depersonalizing.
  2. noun The state of being depersonalized.
  3. noun Psychology A state in which the normal sense of personal identity and reality is lost.

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  • He felt a dreadful alienness within himself, like the depersonalization of the worst kind of panic attack. —  The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  • Your opinion is that violence is a subtheme, or sub-subtheme, of what you call "depersonalization." —  TEDBUNDY
  • Burnout, a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a low sense of self accomplishment, is reported among almost half of medical students, and suicide ideation is reported by 1 in 10 medical students.
  • However the last paragraph sounds like depersonalization, people with this disorder also often feel as if they are going insane. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • * A sense of being detached from yourself (depersonalization) —  The Jawa Report
 

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