What Dissociation Really Is

Your Guide to Understanding and Recognizing Dissociation

When a child can’t escape overwhelming feelings like fear or confusion, or find the support they need from adults, their minds learn that retreat is the only way to survive. Dissociation is the escape when there is no escape. Caught in a double bind, when the adults who are depended on for survival are also a source of abuse, a child has no choice but t…