disassociation

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Until now, Schoenbrun has specialized in stories about pop-cultural disassociation, people so isolated by their niche fandoms that they spend more time fixated on fictional characters than living their own lives.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"It was my way to protect myself, not victimise myself and give me some disassociation, it was like building a bubble."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2024

“After Mr. Barbour’s disassociation, we had no further contact with Mr. Barbour on this matter,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

The court said that Hunter couldn’t have suffered from disassociation.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon