Depersonalization-derealization Disorder
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A mental health condition where a person experiences persistent or recurring feelings of detachment from their own body, thoughts, or surroundings. It’s a type of dissociative disorder, meaning it involves a disconnection from reality, often triggered by severe stress. Treatment typically involves psychotherapy, sometimes combined with medication for any co-occurring conditions like depression or anxiety.
Depersonalization: Feeling like a robot, numb, or like one’s body is not their own.
Derealization: Perceiving surroundings as distorted, unreal, or dreamlike.
Emotional Numbness: Difficulty experiencing emotions or feeling detached from them.
Memory Problems: Uncertainty about one’s memories or a feeling that they are not real.