What Are Depersonalization and Derealization?
Depersonalization is described as feeling disconnected or detached from one’s body. The person might feel like he or she is “not a person” or feel almost robot-like. It is experienced as an odd feeling. Some people describe it as being out of their body, in the sense of being hyper-aware of themselves, as if they are observing themselves from outside of themselves, even as they are walking and talking and doing. This feeling is common in those experiencing social phobia. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Derealization is described as feeling disconnected from one’s surroundings. People describe it as feeling like they are in a dream. It usually begins with a feeling that things somehow look different. People often experience this as a real or perceived change in lighting in the room. Fluorescent lighting like in large department stores often triggers this. The lighting doesn’t cause this symptom, howev
