The condition exists on a spectrum.

A new study highlights that most adults experience little to no dissociation, though it is frequently reported in clinical populations, particularly people with dissociative disorders, PTSD, and ...

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 ...

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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often described in terms of emotional intensity, relationship struggles, and an unstable sense of identity. But one critical, and often overlooked, piece of ...

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 ...

Maladaptive daydreaming should be included as a dissociative disorder in psychiatric manuals, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Prof. Nirit Soffer-Dudek argues in a position paper just published ...

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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 ...