I am not sure... I think it may fall under depersonalization? I know it does happen at times in DID, but I don't think it is limited to DID.

I recall our old host went through a stage of needing to categorize and understand her dissociative experiences... to truly *know* what we were dealing with. I think for her it was mixed up with denial and disbelief... like *surely* this can't be what's going on with me? (I may be completely off track here so ignore if necessary!) It was almost like our host needed to validate what was going on so that she could accept it. She would have dissociative experiences 'slap her in the face' and then angst about it, try to define it, try to understand it.

One thing is certain - it is definitely a dissociative experience, and dissociative experiences are often caused by.... well, you know.