Disocciation: Natural Protection Against Stressful Events

  Imagine that, in a matter of minutes you suddenly lose someone important to you. Alternatively, something happens that’s completely beyond your control but it has a direct effect on you. It’s difficult to know how you’d react in such a situation. However, one such reaction might be dissociation. The main function that dissociation fulfills is to protect you from the psychological impact of a highly stressful event. In effect, it facilitates your own survival. Dissociation In psychology, dissociation is defined as an interruption or discontinuity when you’re perceiving in an integrated way: Consciousness. How you’re aware of your own…