Do you sometimes feel disconnected from yourself?

The Dissociative Experiences Scale II (DES-II) is a 28-item self-report questionnaire developed by Eve Carlson and Frank Putnam (1993) to measure dissociative experiences in daily life. Dissociation refers to moments of disconnection from one's thoughts, memory, surroundings, actions, or identity. Everyone experiences mild dissociation occasionally (e.g., zoning out while driving), but persistent or intense dissociation can be linked to trauma, anxiety, or dissociative disorders. This simplified 5-point version measures how often each experience happens to you.