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'''Derealization''' or '''derealisation''' (sometimes abbreviated as '''DR''') can be described as an anomaly of self-awareness ~~that consists~~ of a feeling that the external world seems fundamentally unreal, dreamlike, distant, or lacking in substance, life, and spontaneity.<ref>Derealization definition (medical dictionary) | https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Derealisation</ref> People experiencing derealization often claim that reality persistently feels as if it is a dream, or something watched through a screen,<ref name="Espiard2005">Espiard, M. L., Lecardeur, L., Abadie, P., Halbecq, I., & Dollfus, S. (2005). Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder after psilocybin consumption: a case study. European Psychiatry, 20(5), 458-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.04.008</ref> like a film or video game. These feelings can sometimes instil the person with a sensation of alienation and distance from those around them.

'''Derealization''' or '''derealisation''' (sometimes abbreviated as '''DR''') is a type of cognitive and perceptual dysregulation<ref name="DSM5Glossary">American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.), 818. Arlington, VA: American psychiatricis Leonard. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.GlossaryofTechnicalTerms</ref> which can be described as an anomaly of self-awareness consisting of a feeling that the external world seems fundamentally unreal, dreamlike, distant, or lacking in substance, life, and spontaneity.<ref>Derealization definition (medical dictionary) | https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Derealisation</ref> People experiencing derealization often claim that reality persistently feels as if it is a dream, or something watched through a screen,<ref name="Espiard2005">Espiard, M. L., Lecardeur, L., Abadie, P., Halbecq, I., & Dollfus, S. (2005). Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder after psilocybin consumption: a case study. European Psychiatry, 20(5), 458-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.04.008</ref> like a film or video game. These feelings can sometimes instil the person with a sensation of alienation and distance from those around them.

Depersonalization is not an inherently negative altered state of awareness, as it does not directly affect one's emotions or thought patterns. However, derealization can sometimes be distressing to the user, who may become disoriented by the loss of the innate sense that their external environment is genuinely real. This loss of the sense that the external world is real can in some cases make interacting with it feel inherently inauthentic and pointless.

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-'''Derealization''' or '''derealisation''' (sometimes abbreviated as '''DR''') can be described as an anomaly of self-awareness that consists of a feeling that the external world seems fundamentally unreal, dreamlike, distant, or lacking in substance, life, and spontaneity.<ref>Derealization definition (medical dictionary) | https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Derealisation</ref> People experiencing derealization often claim that reality persistently feels as if it is a dream, or something watched through a screen,<ref name="Espiard2005">Espiard, M. L., Lecardeur, L., Abadie, P., Halbecq, I., & Dollfus, S. (2005). Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder after psilocybin consumption: a case study. European Psychiatry, 20(5), 458-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.04.008</ref> like a film or video game. These feelings can sometimes instil the person with a sensation of alienation and distance from those around them.
+'''Derealization''' or '''derealisation''' (sometimes abbreviated as '''DR''') is a type of cognitive and perceptual dysregulation<ref name="DSM5Glossary">American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.), 818. Arlington, VA: American psychiatricis Leonard. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.GlossaryofTechnicalTerms</ref> which can be described as an anomaly of self-awareness consisting of a feeling that the external world seems fundamentally unreal, dreamlike, distant, or lacking in substance, life, and spontaneity.<ref>Derealization definition (medical dictionary) | https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Derealisation</ref> People experiencing derealization often claim that reality persistently feels as if it is a dream, or something watched through a screen,<ref name="Espiard2005">Espiard, M. L., Lecardeur, L., Abadie, P., Halbecq, I., & Dollfus, S. (2005). Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder after psilocybin consumption: a case study. European Psychiatry, 20(5), 458-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.04.008</ref> like a film or video game. These feelings can sometimes instil the person with a sensation of alienation and distance from those around them.
 Depersonalization is not an inherently negative altered state of awareness, as it does not directly affect one's emotions or thought patterns. However, derealization can sometimes be distressing to the user, who may become disoriented by the loss of the innate sense that their external environment is genuinely real. This loss of the sense that the external world is real can in some cases make interacting with it feel inherently inauthentic and pointless.