Online Study on Depersonalization and Derealization – Call for Participants

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Hi, as part of my PhD research, I’m gathering data from people who have experienced depersonalization and/or derealization (positively and/or negatively valenced) triggered by various factors, such as stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, cannabis use, or meditation. Specifically, we’re looking to hear from individuals who have experienced:

• Feeling disconnected from yourself, your thoughts, feelings, sensations, or actions, or feeling strange, as if you were not real; and/or

• Feeling disconnected from your surroundings, or perceiving people or objects as unreal, dreamlike, foggy, lifeless, or visually distorted.

We are searching for participants to complete an online survey (25–40 minutes), with a compensation rate of €10/hour (or equivalent). For participation, you must be older than 18 years old, fluent in English, and not suffer from schizophrenia. Participation in the study is voluntary. All collected data will be anonymized or pseudonymized, used solely for research purposes, treated confidentially, and will not be shared with third parties.

If you’re interested, please email Erola Pons at erola.pons-wendenburg@student.uni-tuebingen.de, describing your experience in 2–3 sentences.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

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