Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Zoning out is a normal experience that affects many people every day. It's considered a mild form of dissociation, which is a disconnect between the present ...

Have you ever zoned out? Maybe you have experienced highway hypnosis, with no recollection of having driven from Point A to Point B. Or maybe you have zero memory of something you just read. These are ...

For almost half a century, feeling unreal has been known as DPD, an abbreviation for Depersonalization Disorder. Now it is about a year since feeling unreal has been renamed. The new fifth edition of ...

How does one feel needed within society? This question, while seemingly having many answers, also has none at all. In less philosophic terms, our belief in personal usefulness as a society is ...

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare condition that distorts the way your brain processes certain information it receives. It can impact the way you see your own body, the world around you, ...