How to cope when life seems unreal
If you feel detached from the world, you might be going through depersonalisation. Be reassured, there are ways to recover
by Shaun O Connor
Dissociation and detachment
More than survival
I suffered from PTSD for 10 years without knowing it. Psychodynamic therapy set me free
by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
You are your body: here’s how to feel more at home in it
Just because you live in a body, doesn’t mean you feel at one with it. Embodiment psychology can help you reconnect
by Elna Schütz
When reality slips through your fingers: in search of dissociation
Pinning down the slippery strangeness of dissociation is like grappling with a bar of soap, but it badly needs a definition
by Emma Černis
The therapeutic potential, and addictive lure, of losing yourself
In ketamine therapy and other contexts, dissociation is seen as an unwanted side-effect. But what if there’s more to it?
by Shayla Love
Using his body as a canvas, Jean-François recalls getting lost in unreality
Directed by Jean-François Boisvenue
A harrowing encounter with the Taliban has stayed with me
Taken captive, I thought the Taliban were going to kill me. The impact of the out-of-body experience I had has been profound
by Sasha Kassam