Detaching oneself from his body and the environment is an experience that many strive for in meditation. At the same time, depersonalization and de-ealization – the feeling that they are no longer connected to themselves or to the world – is an experience that also occurs in many mental illnesses. A team of researchers from the University Hospital Tübingen has investigated how similar these experiences are. Erola Pons explains why self-alienatio…
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Detaching oneself from his body and the environment is an experience that many strive for in meditation. At the same time, depersonalization and de-ealization – the feeling that they are no longer connected to themselves or to the world – is an experience that also occurs in many mental illnesses. A team of researchers from the University Hospital Tübingen has investigated how similar these experiences are. Erola Pons explains why self-alienatio…