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Comment author: RichardKennaway 04 January 2014 12:43:58AM *  6 points [-]

The following things (most already mentioned in this thread) seem to be at different points on a single scale, a scale of magnitude of disassociated parts of oneself:

  • Rubber duck debugging

  • Hypnosis, when the subject carries out the hypnotist's suggestions without a subjective feeling of acting, as in the floating arm test.

  • "Self talk".

  • A felt presence of God.

  • Some authors' experience of their characters having a degree of independence.

  • Likewise for actors and their roles.

  • Channelling of spirits.

  • The voices that people who "hear voices" hear.

  • Tulpas.

  • Multiple personality disorder.

Comment author: VAuroch 04 January 2014 06:38:30AM 1 point [-]

From descriptions of lucid dreamers discussing issues with independent identities during dreams, I would add lucid dreaming to this list.

Comment author: ChristianKl 04 January 2014 09:32:19PM *  1 point [-]

Hypnosis, when the subject carries out the hypnotist's suggestions without a subjective feeling of acting, as in the floating arm test.

There are probably more relevant effects in hypnosis. Parts negotiation comes to mind.

A felt presence of God.

That depends a lot what you mean with "felt". I think people who talks to god and perceive to get answer are a better example as people who feel transcendence.