Dissociation is a word used to describe a separation of things that are usually connected.
In psychology this can also include things like thoughts, feelings and memory, or the sense of being connected to your own experience and the world you are in. For example, a person may remember and describe a traumatic experience but not connect to any distressing emotions related to it, simply feeling numb. Or, a person might experience themselves as if looking at the world through a tunnel as if they are not a part of it. It can be very confusing and distressing to not feel connected to ordinary daily experience.
Dissociation is normally described as occurring on a continuum
In psychology this can also include things like thoughts, feelings and memory, or the sense of being connected to your own experience and the world you are in. For example, a person may remember and describe a traumatic experience but not connect to any distressing emotions related to it, simply feeling numb. Or, a person might experience themselves as if looking at the world through a tunnel as if they are not a part of it. It can be very confusing and distressing to not feel connected to ordinary daily experience.
Dissociation is normally described as occurring on a continuum