If you find that thoughts of reality or life after death distract you from everyday life on a regular basis, this could be a symptom of existential obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Share on ...

If you've ever experienced a panic attack, you might have felt as though you were observing yourself from outside or that the world around you wasn't real. These symptoms—referred to as ...

Longstanding feelings of derealization in teenagers may indicate a dissociative condition known as depersonalization/derealization disorder (DPDR). Depersonalization ...

I was there, then I wasn’t. I lost myself suddenly, as if someone had flipped a light switch, robbing me of emotions and the sense that I was…well…me. It was ...

People are turning to social media to define dissociative disorders, but those portrayals aren’t always accurate. Here is a primer. By Christina Caron Have you ever zoned out? Maybe you have ...

Derealization is when a person experiences unreality or detachment from their surroundings. Depersonalization-derealization disorder (DPDR) occurs most often in teenagers. The average age that a ...

Dr. Quigley is a PhD-level Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor with a decade of experience in psychotherapy for adults with depression, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, ...

The sensation of being detached from your surroundings may point to a hard-to-diagnose condition. By Christina Caron Barrie Miskin was newly pregnant when she noticed her appearance was changing. Dark ...

Bowen Yang is sharing a health update. The Saturday Night Live star took to his Instagram Story on Saturday and shared that he's battling "bad bouts of depersonalization" and, as a result, will be ...

Landon Barker opened up about his “awful” experience struggling with alcohol abuse and mental health issues last year. “It originally started with a bad habit with alcohol,” Travis Barker’s son told ...