Apart from that effort of identification, my mind retreated from what was happening.

Her mind retreated, leaving her body to function on its own.

His mind had retreated into itself, following the convoluted pathways of prayerful meditation.

Whatever it was that happened to him, his mind has kind of retreated and it isn't coming back out for anyone.

Her mind retreated into a dark cave while everything around her swirled.

He sat quietly beside her and his mind retreated to his own hidden depths, searching for the pain within him.

Her rational mind has also retreated behind a bestial personality.

Their minds retreat to the fear corner: Are they cutting back on personnel?

Jase's foggy mind retreated from the effort of producing it.

The mind retreated from the brutal honesty of that dance, because in its unyielding purity it had nearly killed us both.