The act of separating or disconnecting from something, or the ongoing process of mentally detaching from one's experiences.
Present participle of dissociate, formed by adding -ing to the verb stem. The -ing form indicates an ongoing action or process.
Dissociating is so common that many people experience it without realizing it—zoning out during a boring lecture, driving somewhere and not remembering the route, or feeling disconnected during stressful moments are all mild forms of dissociation.
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