Dissociation and detachment
Therapeutic relationships
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Psychodynamic therapy helped me overcome trauma when CBT couldn’t
The toxic memories of trauma governed my life for years. But psychodynamic therapy made me feel seen and set me free
by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Dissociation and detachment
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When reality slips through your fingers: in search of dissociation
Pinning down the slippery strangeness of dissociation is like grappling with a bar of soap, but it badly needs a definition
by Emma Černis
Dissociation and detachment
guide
How to cope when life seems unreal
If you feel detached from the world, you might be going through depersonalisation. Be reassured, there are ways to recover
by Shaun O Connor
Dissociation and detachment
film
Using his body as a canvas, Jean-François recalls getting lost in unreality
Directed by Jean-François Boisvenue
Dissociation and detachment
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The therapeutic potential, and addictive lure, of losing yourself
In ketamine therapy and other contexts, dissociation is seen as an unwanted side-effect. But what if there’s more to it?
by Shayla Love
Trauma and PTSD
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A harrowing encounter with the Taliban has stayed with me
Taken captive, I thought the Taliban were going to kill me. The impact of the out-of-body experience I had has been profound
by Sasha Kassam