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28 Jul 2016, 7:41 am

Sometimes I have periods when everything in the world feels and looks very weird and alien. I wonder what's the name of this psychological effect?



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28 Jul 2016, 8:58 am

hallucination?



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28 Jul 2016, 9:41 am

willissobored wrote:
hallucination?

Nope. I still see and understand everything when this happens. It just feels somehow wrong and weird.



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28 Jul 2016, 9:48 am

delusion?



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28 Jul 2016, 9:53 am

willissobored wrote:
delusion?


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an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.


No, this sounds completely different.



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28 Jul 2016, 9:59 am

dissociative disorder?



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28 Jul 2016, 11:23 am

willissobored wrote:
dissociative disorder?

That sounds familiar, particularly the depersonalization-derealization syndrome. Dammit.