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

Today, the once-controversial jokes of the online sad girl are ubiquitous far beyond their original little corner of the internet, with people posting casually about depression and dissociation on their otherwise professional Twitter accounts.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

He added, “I have suffered from dissociation all my life, but somehow the linkage between ‘qi’ and art has given me focus and hope.”

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The researchers say a flawed response scale could help explain the dissociation between what examiners know and what they report.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

There was a dissociation of form and substance.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy