Dissociation: When You Feel Like You're Not Really Here

Sometimes a person suddenly stops feeling like a living participant in what's happening: they watch themselves from the outside, hear their own voice as if it belongs to someone else, and the world seems flat, distant, as if behind glass. This isn't made up and it isn't a "bad attitude." It's how the mind sometimes steps aside when there's too much tension inside. What follows is about how this works and what helps you come back.

What Dissociation Is in Plain Words

Dissociation is a state where part of your experience seems to separate from you: feelings, body sensations, memories, the very sense of "I." This isn't made up and it isn't rare exotica: in mild forms, almost everyone knows it.