depersonalization ( n.) | |
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Other forms | depersonalizing |
Applies to | system functions |
Origin | Psychiatric Term |
Depersonalization occurs when one persistently or repeatedly has the feeling that they are observing themselves from outside their body, has the sense that things around them aren't real, or both.[1][medical citation needed]
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Depersonalization is a form of dissociation, along with derealization.