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This article does not represent an individual subjective effect component but a levelling system which applies to the simultaneous experience of the [[Dissociative#Disconnective_effects|disconnective effects]] which are commonly found within [[dissociatives]]. The process of sensory and cognitive detachment can be broken down into 5 distinct levels of increasing intensity:
This article does not represent an individual subjective effect component but instead serves as a generalised leveling system which can be applied to the simultaneous experience of [[Dissociative#Disconnective_effects|disconnective effects]] such as [[cognitive disconnection|cognitive]], [[physical disconnection|physical]], and [[visual disconnection]]. These effects are most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#light|light]] to [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[dissociative]] compounds, such as [[ketamine]], [[PCP]], and [[DXM]].


#'''Partial detachment''' - This can be described as feelings of surreality and general detachment from the external environment. It is often accompanied by a sense of mild to moderate energetic stimulation.
This process of sensory and cognitive detachment can be broken down into the 5 basic levels of intensity described below:
#'''Partial detachment from environment''' - As the detachment increases, the environment starts to become physically further away in distance and increasingly disconnected from a person's sensory perception. Blurred vision sets in while anaesthetic-like effects and tactile numbness begin to take place. At this point, motor control, coordination and balance become suppressed in a way that is proportional to dosage. In terms of sound, hearing also seems to become muffled and distant.
#'''Total detachment from environment''' - This is complete disconnection from the body. It is here where the user finds themselves undergoing an out of body experience as they enter the [[Visual_disconnection#Holes.2C_spaces_and_voids|dissociative hole]].
#'''Detachment from self''' - The fourth level of dissociation and detachment occurs during the point at which the brain's neurons have become so disconnected that a person's sense of "I", mind and self ceases to exist, resulting in [[Ego suppression, loss and death|ego death]].
#'''Detachment from awareness''' - The highest level of detachment occurs when the neurons within a person's brain have become so disconnected from each other that the tripper literally passes out into total unconsciousness. This consistently leaves extended gaps in a person's memory and large periods of [[Amnesia|amnesia]] which are generally impossible to recall once the experience is over.</onlyinclude> It's at this level which [[dissociatives]] are used in medical procedures for their [[analgesic]] effects.


#'''Subtle detachment from environment''' - At the lowest level, the effects can be described as a subtle dulling of the senses and a vague sense of subjective detachment from the external environment.
#'''Partial detachment from environment''' - At this level, the environment starts to feel physically further away in distance and increasingly disconnected from a person's sensory perception. [[Visual acuity suppression|Blurred]] and [[double vision]] sets in while [[tactile suppression|anaesthetic-like effects and tactile numbness]] begin to take place. At this point, [[motor control loss|motor control, coordination, and balance]] become suppressed in a manner that is proportional to dosage. In terms of sound, [[Auditory suppression|hearing]] also seems to become vague, muffled, and distant.
#'''Total detachment from environment''' - At this level, the sensory and cognitive disconnection have completely blocked out one's perception of the external environment. It is here where the person finds themselves undergoing an out-of-body experience as they enter a [[Visual_disconnection#Holes.2C_spaces_and_voids|dissociative hole]] which is often accompanied by [[internal hallucinations]].
#'''Detachment from self''' - At the highest level, the dissociation and detachment has become intense enough for a person's long-term memory to cease functioning. This leads into a state which is commonly referred to as "[[ego death]]" as the person loses their ability to recall and comprehend their own sense of identity.
#'''Detachment from awareness''' - The highest level of detachment occurs when a person loses all sensory awareness and normal cognitive functioning. This renders the person unconscious and consistently leaves extended gaps in a person's memory with large periods of [[Amnesia|amnesia]] which are generally impossible to recall once the experience is over. It's at this level that [[dissociative|dissociatives]] such as [[ketamine]] are used in medical procedures for their anesthetic effects.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Mashour, G. A.)) | journal=Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience | title=Top-down mechanisms of anesthetic-induced unconsciousness | volume=8 | pages=115 | date=23 June 2014 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4066704/ | issn=1662-5137 | doi=10.3389/fnsys.2014.00115}}</ref></onlyinclude>
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===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
{{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Detachment plateaus]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}
===Experience reports===
Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Detachment plateaus]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}
===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Visual disconnection]]
*[[Tactile disconnection]]
*[[Consciousness disconnection]]
*[[Subjective effects index]]
*[[Subjective effects index]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
===References===
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
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*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
[[Category:Disconnective]][[Category:Effect]]
[[Category:Disconnective effects]]

Latest revision as of 04:07, 4 June 2022

This article does not represent an individual subjective effect component but instead serves as a generalised leveling system which can be applied to the simultaneous experience of disconnective effects such as cognitive, physical, and visual disconnection. These effects are most commonly induced under the influence of light to heavy dosages of dissociative compounds, such as ketamine, PCP, and DXM.

This process of sensory and cognitive detachment can be broken down into the 5 basic levels of intensity described below:

  1. Subtle detachment from environment - At the lowest level, the effects can be described as a subtle dulling of the senses and a vague sense of subjective detachment from the external environment.
  2. Partial detachment from environment - At this level, the environment starts to feel physically further away in distance and increasingly disconnected from a person's sensory perception. Blurred and double vision sets in while anaesthetic-like effects and tactile numbness begin to take place. At this point, motor control, coordination, and balance become suppressed in a manner that is proportional to dosage. In terms of sound, hearing also seems to become vague, muffled, and distant.
  3. Total detachment from environment - At this level, the sensory and cognitive disconnection have completely blocked out one's perception of the external environment. It is here where the person finds themselves undergoing an out-of-body experience as they enter a dissociative hole which is often accompanied by internal hallucinations.
  4. Detachment from self - At the highest level, the dissociation and detachment has become intense enough for a person's long-term memory to cease functioning. This leads into a state which is commonly referred to as "ego death" as the person loses their ability to recall and comprehend their own sense of identity.
  5. Detachment from awareness - The highest level of detachment occurs when a person loses all sensory awareness and normal cognitive functioning. This renders the person unconscious and consistently leaves extended gaps in a person's memory with large periods of amnesia which are generally impossible to recall once the experience is over. It's at this level that dissociatives such as ketamine are used in medical procedures for their anesthetic effects.[1]

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

Experience reports

Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our experience index include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mashour, G. A. (23 June 2014). "Top-down mechanisms of anesthetic-induced unconsciousness". Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 8: 115. doi:10.3389/fnsys.2014.00115. ISSN 1662-5137. 
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