dissociation

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These experiences may involve frightening and anxiety-ridden experiences like hallucinations, or things like the dissolution of the ego, which can be disorienting and lead to a feeling of dissociation with oneself.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

"I lived a dissociation effect. I had difficulties recognising myself from the start," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

The side effects included transient dizziness, dissociation, disorientation, loss of balance, impaired memory and cognition, and weakness in the legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

He added, “I have suffered from dissociation all my life, but somehow the linkage between ‘qi’ and art has given me focus and hope.”

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

There was a dissociation of form and substance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy