Dr. Michael Dadson is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and formerly served on its Board of Directors. His professional work has included trauma and dissociation, and he co-authored two peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma addressing structural dissociation, attachment, mentalization, and phase-oriented treatment.
Dissociation is the involuntary mental process of disconnecting from one’s thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity. In other words, ”disconnecting” or distancing ourselves from our reactions can involuntarily affect the functions of our memories. “Splitting” our thoughts from our feelings, losing parts of ourselves, or the inability to recall aspects or all details of a significant life event are signs of dissociation. For example, the felt experience of a traumatic event can be terror, hopelessness, powerlessness and horror. The memory of these emotional experiences can be triggered, but split in memory from the historical event from which they arose. There are very painful traumatic reactions but they are without the thoughts, narrative or memories from which they come. In the same way, the contrary presentation can exist at a different time.
“It is very critical to understand if you begin to feel hopeless, have feelings of self-harm, or even suicide, please reach out to your doctor or one of the HOT lines below” indicates Michael Dadson.”
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A phase-oriented framework can help organize trauma care. Explore safety, processing and integration alongside individual goals and research-supported treatment.
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A traumatic incident frequently causes the mind, and body to be overwhelmed with feelings of powerlessness, horror and terror. Traumatic stress has the same effect.
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