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derealization

A feeling that surroundings or other people are unreal, dreamlike, distant, flat, or visually strange.

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Feeling disconnected and how to seek help for depression

Feeling disconnected and how to seek help for depression

What feeling disconnected can mean in pregnancy Feeling disconnected is not one single symptom. For some people, it is primarily social: they feel left out, unsupported, or unable to trust that anyone understands what they are going through. For others, it is internal: they feel emotionally numb, as if their feelings are behind glass, or […]

Feeling disconnected or shocked

Feeling disconnected or shocked

What feeling disconnected or shocked can mean People use the word shock in different ways. Immediately after an event, shock may describe an acute stress response: heightened arousal, trembling, emotional flattening, difficulty concentrating, nausea, or a strong sense that what happened cannot be real. In the days or weeks following birth, the nervous system may […]