dissociation

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Anna's daughter has a number of diagnoses including pre-verbal trauma and a dissociation disorder, which manifests as multiple personalities.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

These experiences may involve frightening and anxiety-ridden experiences like hallucinations, or things like the dissolution of the ego, which can be disorienting and lead to a feeling of dissociation with oneself.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

The side effects included transient dizziness, dissociation, disorientation, loss of balance, impaired memory and cognition, and weakness in the legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

These are mild forms of dissociation, which is the ability to disconnect from our thoughts, feelings, environment or actions.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

There was a dissociation of form and substance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy