New research explores what might be going on when we feel like passengers to our own experiences. At some point in your life, you may have had the feeling that you were observing yourself. And not in ...

This article originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of ELLE. There are many analogies Sandy Gale uses to describe her affliction: It's as if she is separated from others by an invisible barrier, ...

Depersonalization is a difficult to define “feeling unreal.” To be counted as a disorder that can be diagnosed and accordingly subject to a treatment protocol, depersonalization needs to be clearly ...

Derealization during a panic attack can make people and objects feel unreal or strange. Pinching your hand or holding something cold can help bring you back to reality during derealization. Slow, deep ...

This post is part of Outward, Slate’s home for coverage of LGBTQ life, thought, and culture. Read more here. On Aug. 16, Brown University’s Lisa Littman published a controversial study in the journal ...