What are Dissociative Disorders?
Dissociative Disorders are conditions that involve involuntary escape from reality and are often associated with disruptions/ breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception.
There are different types of Dissociative Disorders, including:
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Disruption of identity, resulting in two or more distinct personality states.
Dissociative Amnesia
An inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually of a traumatic nature.
Depersonalisation/ Derealisation Disorder
Experiences of unreality and detachment with respect to one's thoughts, feelings, sensations, body, or actions (depersonalisation) or surroundings (derealisation).