Dissociation is more than a buzzword on social media. While the term is sometimes tossed around to describe feeling temporarily checked out, dissociation is a very real process that involves a serious ...

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Health, Live Science, and Discover Magazine, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in psychology ...

For some teens, this can be a sign of dissociation, a temporary disconnection from thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings. It’s the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or ...

This is part 1 in a series about rethinking the trauma response. The history of the study of trauma has included many missteps and misunderstandings and it has been difficult to shake these incorrect ...

The term “dissociation” has received a lot of public and professional attention in recent years. This is likely due to the increased interest in psychological trauma, and, unfortunately, movies like ...

In recent years, social media has empowered people who live with conditions that have been historically maligned or misunderstood to share information, whether it be facts about their condition or ...

We learn the story of “Ella,” a patient with 12 different personalities, or “parts,” and of her therapist, who helped her form a peaceful community—many selves in one body and mind. She'll tell us ...

The human brain is constantly bombarded with information 24/7. As you’re reading this article, your dog might be yawning, a delivery truck is passing by underneath your window, and just about a ...

People with dissociative identity disorder develop fractured parts of their identity to cope with trauma, which can cause amnesia and disconnect.

Dissociative amnesia causes memory loss, often due to severe stress or trauma. People may not remember important information about themselves or things that have happened to them. For example, the ...