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Originally Posted by Joe Durnavich
This homuncular language is a sure sign of folk psychology, that is, our handy way of explaining complex behavior through simple metaphors.
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Then you should perhaps write to the compilers of ICD-10 and DSM-IV, both of which use the reported "observer" state as a criterion for diagnosis of depersonalization disorder. What people report is, after all, how we learn about their internal state.
Grant Hutchison