Cognitive disconnection
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
- Feeling as though reality is a film or a dream
- Feeling as though the world beyond one's immediate external environment is simply non-existent
- Feeling a decrease in the overall speed, connectivity and analytical abilities of one's cognitive abilities
- 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 long-term memory. It can be experientially described as a state that is functionally identical to 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.
Psychoactive substances
Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include: