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Symptoms of dissociation resulting from trauma may include depersonalization, psychological numbing, disengagement, or amnesia regarding the events of the abuse. It has been hypothesized that dissociation may provide a temporarily effective defense mechanism in cases of severe trauma; however, in the long term, dissociation is associated with decreased psychological functioning and adjustment.
Dissociative symptoms include : Depersonalisation â a feeling that your body doesnât quite belong to you or is disconnected from you. Derealisation â a feeling that you are disconnected from the world around you or âspaced outâ. For a detailed description of dissociative symptoms you can download an article here which describes them for a neurology journal. Here are some of the ways in which people describe depersonalisation and derealisation.