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At lower to moderate doses, dissociative-induced detachment from consciousness can be described as partial in its effects. This creates a number of changes in a person's internal thought processes and perception of their own consciousness which generally includes:
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'''Cognitive disconnection''' is the experience of feeling distant and detached from one's sense of identity, thought stream, and general cognitive processes. This leads into states such as [[depersonalization]], [[derealization]], [[memory suppression]], "[[ego death]]" and a general array of [[cognitive suppressions]]. The experience of this can also create a wide range of subjective changes to a person's perception of their own consciousness. These are described and documented in the list below:


*Feeling as though reality has become distant and vague
*Feeling as though one's conscious thought stream and memories are not one's own
*Feeling as though reality is a film or a dream which plays out in front of you
*Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes are distant and vague
*Feeling as though the world beyond your immediate external environment is simply non-existent
*Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes have become autonomous and mechanical in their structure or behaviour
*A dosage proportional decrease in the overall speed, connectivity and analytical abilities of the conscious thought stream
*Feeling a decrease in the overall speed, connectivity, and analytical abilities of one's cognitive abilities
*Feeling as though your conscious thought stream is not your own, allowing it to be analysed from an unbiased third person perspective


At higher dosages, the disconnection from consciousness eventually makes the transition from partial to all-encompassing. This results in the complete failure of a person's conscious thought stream, sense of self and long term memory. It can be experientially described as a state that is functionally identical to psychedelic-induced [[Cognitive effects: Ego suppression, loss and death|ego death]] and the feeling that there is no longer an "I" experiencing the trip; there is just the experience, as it is and by itself.
Cognitive disconnection is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[visual disconnection]] and [[tactile disconnection]]. This results in the sensation that one is partially or completely detaching from both their sensory input and their conscious faculties. It is a near universal effect under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[dissociative]] compounds, such as [[ketamine]], [[PCP]], and [[DXM]].  
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===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
{{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Consciousness disconnection]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}
 
===Experience reports===
Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Consciousness disconnection]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}


===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Subjective effects index]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
===External links===
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognition Cognition (Wikipedia)]
[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Disconnective]][[Category:Effect]]

Latest revision as of 21:06, 2 June 2024

Cognitive disconnection is the experience of feeling distant and detached from one's sense of identity, thought stream, and general cognitive processes. This leads into states such as depersonalization, derealization, memory suppression, "ego death" and a general array of cognitive suppressions. The experience of this can also create a wide range of subjective changes to a person's perception of their own consciousness. These are described and documented in the list below:

  • Feeling as though one's conscious thought stream and memories are not one's own
  • Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes are distant and vague
  • Feeling as if one's conscious thought processes have become autonomous and mechanical in their structure or behaviour
  • Feeling a decrease in the overall speed, connectivity, and analytical abilities of one's cognitive abilities

Cognitive disconnection is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as visual disconnection and tactile disconnection. This results in the sensation that one is partially or completely detaching from both their sensory input and their conscious faculties. It is a near universal effect under the influence of moderate dosages of dissociative compounds, such as ketamine, PCP, and DXM.


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

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