Dissociation and PTSD
‘If you dissociate, you may feel disconnected from yourself and the world around you. For example, you may feel detached from your body or feel as though the world around you is unreal’ (Mind, 2019). However, it is good to note that many people have different experiences of dissociation. During traumatic events one may experience dissociation, as it is the minds way of dealing with large amounts and too much stress.
As people with PTSD have a wide variety of symptoms, not all will experience dissociation at all. It is considered a sub-group among people experience PTSD. Also, dissociative symptoms are more common in people experiencing C-PTSD (Complex PTSD), which is more common in people who experienced repeated trauma such as childhood abuse, ongoing domestic abuse, torture and being a prisoner of war. Also, experiencing trauma at a young age, or lasted a long time or were harmed by someone close to you, plus many other reasons.