Ned seeks therapy after having recurrent episodes of feeling "detached from himself" for several months, but he has not lost his self-awareness or memory. He notes that he feels like a robot, disconnected from his movements and actions. He is most likely suffering from

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Ned's symptoms are consistent with depersonalization/derealization disorder, which involves recurrent episodes of feeling detached from one's body, thoughts, and/or surroundings. This disorder does not involve a loss of self-awareness or memory, which rules out dissociative fugue and dissociative identity disorder. Conversion disorder typically involves physical symptoms, not detached feelings, and schizophrenia typically involves more severe and persistent symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.

Ned Seeks Therapy After Having Recurrent Episodes of Feeling "Detached