DEREALIZATION DISORDER
It is an alteration in the perception or experience of the external world or reality. Familiar places may appear alien, bizarre and surreal.
Peole suffering from this disorder feel as though their environment is lac...king spontaneity, emotional tone and depth.
In this disorder the emotional response to recognition of loved ones may be significantly reduced. Such perceptional disorder may extend to the sense of hearing, taste and smell.
People affected by this disorder have described feeling as if the world external to them were somthing in a TV Show or movie.
Frequently, derealization occurs in the context of constant worrlying or " intrusivel thoughts" t hat one finds hard to switch off.
Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
Physician & Artist
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