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 ...

Ever felt like you’re watching your own life from the outside, like a movie you never auditioned for? You go through the motions—eating, working, talking—but everything feels foggy, distant, and ...

Bowen Yang is prioritizing his mental health. The “Saturday Night Live” star announced he’s taking a temporary hiatus from his podcast, “Las Culturistas,” to treat his “bad bouts of depersonalization.

Energy depletion is one symptom of burnout from work stress. It can also involve detachment and lack of motivation. Depersonalization is when a distorted perception of self can lead to lack of empathy ...

“It’s an experience of feeling detached from your mind, feelings, sensations — kind of like a sense of unreality,” says the clinical psychologist Lauren Gonzales, PhD, an assistant professor of ...