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 ...

This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here. In the first post in this series, I explored a sentence I often hear from trauma therapists: “I treat trauma, but I don’t treat DID ...

Classified as a mental detachment where there is a disconnect between one's thoughts, memories, or even sense of identity after a particularly traumatic event, the effects of dissociating can ...

But because dissociation is quiet and invisible, it often goes unnoticed. A withdrawn or “spacey” teen draws less attention ...

Dissociation is a mental process where someone feels disconnected from their emotions, memory, and sense of self, according to Mental Health America. Mild dissociation might occur if you get lost in a ...

Feeling numb or as though you're living on autopilot? This may be a sign of dissociation, a nervous system response to overwhelm, according to clinical psychologists. However, 'zoning out' may not be ...

A person develops DID to cope with early and repeated trauma, like sexual assault or violence. On-screen portrayals suggest DID can make people evil. In reality, symptoms like amnesia and ...

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 ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality and self-harm. Dialectical behavior therapist Anne Krause-Utz has written a ...