Depersonalization-Derealization syndrome

Depersonalization-derealization syndrome is a neurological disorder that affects core aspects of self-awareness. This disorder, along with other mental illnesses, causes disruption in our perception of ourselves and the world around us. The main symptoms of this condition are loss of the sense of self, alienation from one’s own body, and feelings of unreality and illusoryness of the world around us.

Depersonalization-derealization is characterized by the fact that people may feel as if they are distant from their actions and sensations. Depersonification occurs, that is, the person no longer understands what exactly he is doing. There may also be a feeling of fakeness or unreality of what is happening.

Depersonalization-derealization syndrome, also known as worthlessness syndrome, is a disorder of self-awareness and the perception of change in the world around us. This is a combination of a feeling of alienation, a split “I” and sensations of change in the whole world around. First of all, people suffering from depersonalization-derealization syndrome experience a feeling of alienation in which they perceive their personality as foreign and not belonging to them. They may experience a sense that their conscious experience is separate from their physical body, feelings, or thoughts. This results in a variety of physical symptoms and interaction problems.

In modern psychiatry, depersonification syndrome is increasingly being considered. A more detailed section of this syndrome can be considered a combination of disorders of self-awareness with a simultaneous feeling of impaired perception of the environment. Consequently, we are talking about a complex syndrome that consists of a separate feeling of loss of personal sensations and a feeling of transformation of the surrounding world. Unfortunately, the causes of such phenomena have not yet been fully studied, but, nevertheless, the development of this syndrome in the case of pathological changes in mental processes becomes clear. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by a particularly pronounced syndrome, which once again confirms the close connection between brain disorders and the development of mental disorders, including dementia and depression.