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Recent Examples of dissociation
Then what leads to dissociation is when our brains and nervous systems are failing to navigate between these very different worlds.
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Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Mental health experts say that both dissociation and disassociation − two terms often used interchangeably − are common for those who've been through trauma.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
In another form of dissociation, called derealization, people may experience time in slow motion, or their surroundings may not feel real.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Emerging from environmental dissociation Sept. 11, 2024 Feeling climate anxiety?
—Jade S. Sasser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Mental health experts say that both dissociation and disassociation − two terms often used interchangeably − are common for those who've been through trauma.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
In another form of dissociation, called derealization, people may experience time in slow motion, or their surroundings may not feel real.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Emerging from environmental dissociation Sept. 11, 2024 Feeling climate anxiety?
—Jade S. Sasser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Dissociation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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