Everyday stress, loneliness, and feelings of exclusion or marginalisation have been highlighted as the biggest risk factors, along with childhood trauma, for contributing to dissociation in teenagers ...

For some teens, this can be a sign of dissociation, a temporary disconnection from thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings.

Signs of childhood sexual abuse in adults can include mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It may also manifest as self-harming behavior.

The signs of sexual abuse in adults may include chronic pain, substance misuse, mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, and significant changes in behavior. The trauma of sexual abuse ...

Many people come to therapy looking to resolve sexual problems they are having. Sometimes, this takes the form of “sexual dissociation.” They may say things like: “I cannot seem to stop my mind from ...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often described in terms of emotional intensity, relationship struggles, and an unstable sense of identity. But one critical, and often overlooked, piece of ...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had an unfortunate Saturday routine. I would wake up in my studio apartment and immediately turn to my phone, telling myself that I would get breakfast ...