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 ...

It's actually a part of our natural protective mechanisms, too.

You’re in the middle of a meeting and your boss asks for your opinion on the topic at hand. There’s just one problem: You have absolutely no idea what topic that is. Maybe some bad news has caused you ...

Learn the symptoms of dissociation, the types of dissociation, and what it feels like with expert advice from a clinical psychologist ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've ever felt disconnected from the world when you're anxious, you've probably wondered how to stop dissociating because of anxiety. Dissociation anxiety is not a specific diagnosis or set of ...

One of the survival responses of the body is freezing in certain situations to take ourselves away from a painful part trauma. In this case, sometimes people dissociate from their bodies.

You call your teen’s name, but they don’t respond. They’re staring past you. You call again, louder this time. Nothing – how rude. But what if they’re zoning out? For some teens, this can be a sign of ...

Marco Giancotti, who has lived in Japan for over 10 years, says that when he tells people overseas about this, they are met with a mixture of respect and confusion. This is because Japanese is ...