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My cousin "zones" out or spaces out when im talking to him! it happens a lot. is this some sort of mental issue?

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Dr. Anthony Vertino answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Too difficult to say: It could be any number of things. People get preoccupied, bored, think about other things while doing something else. Medical and psychological conditions could be causative, but spacing out or zoning out may not be indicative of any mental or medical issue.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 5/14/2016

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