Dissociative Amnesia and Its Consequences In the Lives of Survivors

When forgetting is a fact of life

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Everybody forgets that is a fact of life. You might forget where you placed your car keys or where you last saw the dog’s leash; that is ordinary forgetting.

Dissociative amnesia is different. It is a condition that is trauma-based and can disrupt a person’s life.

This article shall examine dissociative amnesia, its causes, and treatments, plus how to cope with this dissociative disorder.

In Brief, What is Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative amnesia (DA), once known as psychogenic amnesia, is a dissociative disorder where a survivor loses or does not retain information into long-term memory, such as autobiographical memories that happened in the last hour or perhaps important events from their past.

Dissociative amnesia is different from organic amnesia in many ways including no physical causes such as brain lesions, messed up blood levels, or other illnesses detected by medical procedures.

What Causes Dissociative Amnesia?

Dissociative amnesia is caused by experiencing trauma at any age, such as a veteran returning from war or an adult survivor of…