The word "dissociation" has grown in popularity and become embedded in everyday language, but while the term has gained ...

DO YOU EVER zone out while tackling a boring task? Take your mind elsewhere to power through a difficult workout? Or, have you ever driven home safely without any recollection of how you got there? If ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality ...

You’re scrolling through social media and, (seemingly) suddenly, two hours have passed. What happened? According to researchers at the University of Washington, you might have been dissociating. Which ...

In my last post, Trauma's Negative Impact on Working Memory, I delved into variations in memory processing that are prevalent with trauma. This post builds on the concept by considering trauma and ...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Youth Trauma and Dissociation, The Kids Research Institute Australia You call your teen’s name, but they don’t respond. They’re staring past you. You call again, louder this ...

Myths about DID paint it as a rare, untreatable condition that involves extreme personality changes. In reality, people with DID switch identities because they don't have a single unified identity.

Dissociative fugue is when a person’s mind detaches from reality, causing a state of temporary memory loss. Often, people in this state will go somewhere else and later have no memory of how they got ...