Fascinating. I gained the ability to dissociate very similarly after I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed in one surgery as a teenager. Post-surgery, I fell into a

Fascinating. I gained the ability to dissociate very similarly after I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed in one surgery as a teenager. Post-surgery, I fell into a very deep depression and took a fair amount of Hydrocodone for the pain. For the next number of months, I could almost at will separate my "thinking/conscious" self from my depressed and deeply in pain self (due to a TMJ disorder from the surgery, when they had to crack my jawbone to excise the teeth). I was prescribed an antidepressant, Prozac, at the time. Prozac is only an SSRI, not an SSNRI like Cymbalta, but the mechanisms of action may be similar. I've always wondered why I was able to do that kind of dissociation — it would make sense if the Prozac prompted it. I think this same kind of dissociation can be achieved through tremendous discipline and practice at meditation. I think it was the technique used by Thích Quảng Đức when he self-immolated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxrBik16Hzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxrBik16Hzg.