Depersonalization Disorder (Noun)
Meaning
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's therapist diagnosed her with depersonalization disorder after she reported feeling like an observer in her own life.
- Depersonalization disorder often leaves individuals feeling disconnected from their emotions and physical sensations.
- People experiencing depersonalization disorder may feel as though they are floating above their bodies, watching themselves from afar.
- The symptoms of depersonalization disorder can be triggered by trauma, stress, or anxiety in susceptible individuals.
- A person suffering from depersonalization disorder may describe feeling as though they are living in a dream world, detached from reality.
Synonyms
- Depersonalisation Disorder
- Depersonalisation
- Depersonalization
- Depersonalisation Neurosis
- Depersonalization Neurosis