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Mind: Feeling Of Being An Outside Observer Of The Self or Life

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Mind: Feeling Of Being An Outside Observer Of The Self or Life

ID 3285

Depersonalization is described as feeling disconnected or detached from one's body and thoughts. Those who suffer from severe depersonalization say that it feels like they are watching themselves act from a distance (outside the body), or that that the experience is like being in a dream.

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Body areaMental

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