Derealization

Derealization is a disorder of perception (or experience) in which a person's subjective dissociation from the environment occurs. The affected person feels as if everything is "like in a movie" , "behind the glass" , "behind the curtain" , "like in a dream" , etc. It is often accompanied by depersonalization . It is present in a number of psychological disorders, intoxications, but also in the healthy population (in stressful situations, etc.).

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• Deporsonalization
• Dissociative Disorders
• Panic Disorder
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References

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