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im intrigued by his experience in the last stage of the ultramarathon, repeating to himself "i'm not a human i'm a machine", experiencing a neither-perception-nor-non-perception state of consciousness or something close to it. he describes it as having "passed through" and begins rethinking the self, dissociating. the DSM would term this a coping mechanism.

alternatively, you could call it a conference with reality.