Living with chronic illness often means living in a body that hurts. The pain can be searing or dull; intermittent or constant; affecting the body as a whole or specific body parts. Experiencing pain ...

When you dissociate, you become so absorbed in an activity that you lose track of time. Marc Dufresne/Getty Images In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had an unfortunate Saturday routine. I ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality and self-harm. Dialectical behavior therapist Anne Krause-Utz has written a ...

“I’m dissociating” is a phrase that’s everywhere right now, from the mouths of influencers on social media to friends sharing their weekend plans after a stressful week at work. People use the phrase ...

Derek yells at Maya while backing her into a corner and telling her she’s stupid, worthless, and a bad mother. Maya has heard this all many times before; this time, Derek won’t let up, and she feels ...

Everyone is “dissociating.” Over the past few years, it’s become an open-source cultural term, ripe for applying (or misapplying) to all kinds of circumstances where people feel the need to turn off ...

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 ...