Depersonalization

He was in a critical state of depersonalization.

His depersonalization causes a great deal of stress as he searches for an authentic personal identity.

Musil is committed to the dissolution of the ego and to the defictionalization and depersonalization of character as Woolf expresses it in “The Narrow Bridge of Art.”

Many people experience some form of temporary depersonalisation in their lives, typically at moments of extreme fatigue or high stress, such as during a car crash, where both the established defence options of fight or flight are removed. A number of recreational drugs also precipitate similar episodes.

His severe depersonalization causes an aloof demeanor.