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[[Derealization]] also known as '''DR''' is the feeling that the real world or [[objective reality]] is not ''real''. Individuals suffering from derealization feel that their real life external surroundings are lacking in depths, colors or vibrancy. Derealization is related to another dissociative feeling called [[depersonalization]], the feeling that one self is not real.  
[[Derealization]] also known as '''DR''' is the feeling that the real world or [[objective reality]] is not ''real''. Individuals suffering from derealization feel that their real life external surroundings are lacking in depths, colors or vibrancy. Derealization is related to another dissociative feeling called [[depersonalization]], the feeling that one self is not real.  


Researchers have theorized that the rise of [[virtual reality]] can lead to increased instances of derealization and other instances of dissociative feelings.<ref name="Frederick_Aardema,">http://www.researchgate.net/publication/45658815_Virtual_Reality_Induces_Dissociation_and_Lowers_Sense_of_Presence_in_Objective_Reality</ref>
Researchers have theorized that the rise of [[virtual reality]] can lead to increased instances of derealization and other instances of dissociative feelings.<ref name="Frederick_Aardema">http://www.researchgate.net/publication/45658815_Virtual_Reality_Induces_Dissociation_and_Lowers_Sense_of_Presence_in_Objective_Reality</ref>


==Derealization and Virtual Reality==
==Derealization and Virtual Reality==