A split-second glitch. Feeling unreal in your own body. Dissociative disorders fracture perception, sometimes subtly, sometimes drastically. Memory skips. Identity blurs. This isn’t fiction. It’s a survival turned symptom. Here, you’ll find grounded, clear-eyed information for those living in the blur, or loving someone who does.
The majority of dissociative disorders develop after patients encounter trauma, which mainly consists of extended childhood experiences that include both physical and sexual abuse and emotional harm. The brain creates dissociation as a result of a reaction and defense mechanism.