Disenchocognition
noun
The moment you grasp that no enchanted figure from bedtime stories can mirror the complexity of your lived experiences and internal struggles, leaving you solely to navigate your own reality, without the comfort of a fictional savior.
Formed from 'disenchant' (to free from illusion) + 'cognition' (the process of knowing), suggesting the moment of realization when illusions are broken. Pronounced "dis-en-chō-kog-NISH-uhn"
