{"id":6966,"date":"2022-06-16T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T07:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/?page_id=6966"},"modified":"2022-06-16T15:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T07:01:40","slug":"what-is-dissociation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/what-is-dissociation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissociation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#dissociation1\">What is it about? <\/a><\/strong>| <strong><a href=\"#dissociation2\">Dissociation as a coping mechanism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dissociation.png' alt='Dissociation refers to the disconnection between a person\u2019s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of who he or she is' title='Dissociation' height=\"567\" width=\"1180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  id=\"dissociation1\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What is it about?<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissociation is a \u201cdisconnection between a person\u2019s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of who he or she is\u201d <\/span>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-a-dissociative-disorder.pdf\">1<\/a>]. It involves a sense of losing awareness of one\u2019s immediate surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a continuum of severity [<a href=\"https:\/\/mhanational.org\/conditions\/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders\">2<\/a>]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The least severe form would be daydreaming or going on \u2018auto-pilot\u2019 while doing something out of habit (e.g., commuting to work). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More severe forms are such as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), where individuals form completely separate identities and realities for prolonged periods of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  id=\"dissociation2\"  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Dissociation as a coping mechanism<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissociation can be helpful in the moment of a traumatic event, such as a disaster, an accident or an instance of victimization. It is a momentary coping mechanism for people to be able to tolerate what they are experiencing at that particular moment. By doing so, p<\/span>eople escape mentally from the feelings of fear, pain or horror they might be experiencing. This could also result in individuals having difficulty recalling the details of the experience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, dissociation can become a disorder when a person relies too heavily on it as a coping mechanism. This will affect their sense of personal history and identity in the long-run. Subsequently, this will present issues in relationships or even day-to-day functioning, especially in relation to stress<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <\/span><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/scc.sg\/e\/dissociative-identity-disorder-did\/\">Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)<\/a> <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for more information. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>References:<\/p>\n<p>[1] <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sidran Institute. (2021). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a dissociative disorder?. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.sidran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/What-is-a-dissociative-disorder.pdf<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[2] <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental Health America. 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