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'''Cognitive disconnection''' can be described as the experience of feeling distant and detached from one's sense of identity, thought stream and general cognitive processes. This leads into states such as [[depersonalisation]], [[derealisation]], [[memory suppression]], "[[ego death]]" and a general array of [[cognitive suppressions]]. The experience of this can also create a wide range of subjective changes to a person's perception of their own consciousness. These are described and documented in the list below:
'''Cognitive disconnection''' can be described as the experience of feeling distant and detached from one's sense of identity, thought stream, and general cognitive processes. This leads into states such as [[depersonalisation]], [[derealisation]], [[memory suppression]], "[[ego death]]" and a general array of [[cognitive suppressions]]. The experience of this can also create a wide range of subjective changes to a person's perception of their own consciousness. These are described and documented in the list below:


*Feeling as though one's conscious thought stream and memories are not one's own
*Feeling as though one's conscious thought stream and memories are not one's own
*Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes are distant and vague
*Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes are distant and vague
*Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes have become autonomous and mechanistic in their structure or behaviour
*Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes have become autonomous and mechanical in their structure or behaviour
*Feeling a decrease in the overall speed, connectivity, and analytical abilities of one's cognitive abilities
*Feeling a decrease in the overall speed, connectivity, and analytical abilities of one's cognitive abilities