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'''Consciousness 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:

'''Consciousness 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 can create a wide range of changes ~~within~~ a person's perception of their own consciousness.

These are described and documented in the list below:

*Feeling as though reality has become distant and vague

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*Feeling as though one's conscious thought stream and memories are not one's own

~~At higher dosages, the~~ disconnection ~~from consciousness eventually makes the transition from partial to all-encompassing. This results in~~ the ~~complete failure~~ of ~~a person's conscious thought stream~~, ~~their sense of self~~ and ~~their~~ [[~~memory suppression|long-term memory~~]]. ~~It can be experientially described as a~~ state ~~that~~ is ~~functionally identical to~~ [[~~Ego suppression, loss~~ and ~~death|long-term memory suppression~~]] ~~and~~ the ~~feeling~~ that ~~there is no longer an "I" experiencing the trip; there is just the experience, as it~~ is and ~~by itself~~.

Consciousness disconnection is nearly universal under the influence of [[dissociative]] compounds such as [[ketamine]], [[MXE]] and [[PCP]]. The state it induces is also often complemented by the simultaneous experience of [[physical disconnection]] and [[visual disconnection]], resulting in the sensation that one is partially or completely detaching from both their sensory input and their conscious faculties.

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===Psychoactive substances===

Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:

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===See also===

*[[Responsible use]]

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+'''Consciousness 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:
-'''Consciousness 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 can create a wide range of changes within a person's perception of their own consciousness.
-These are described and documented in the list below:
 *Feeling as though reality has become distant and vague
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 *Feeling as though one's conscious thought stream and memories are not one's own
-At higher dosages, the disconnection from consciousness eventually makes the transition from partial to all-encompassing. This results in the complete failure of a person's conscious thought stream, their sense of self and their [[memory suppression|long-term memory]]. It can be experientially described as a state that is functionally identical to [[Ego suppression, loss and death|long-term memory suppression]] and the feeling that there is no longer an "I" experiencing the trip; there is just the experience, as it is and by itself.
+Consciousness disconnection is nearly universal under the influence of [[dissociative]] compounds such as [[ketamine]], [[MXE]] and [[PCP]]. The state it induces is also often complemented by the simultaneous experience of [[physical disconnection]] and [[visual disconnection]], resulting in the sensation that one is partially or completely detaching from both their sensory input and their conscious faculties.
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 ===Psychoactive substances===
 Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
-{{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Consciousness disconnection]]|format=ul|Columns=1}}
+{{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Consciousness disconnection]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}
 ===See also===
 *[[Responsible use]]