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Dissociation
Dissociation can reduce overwhelming distress during threat but may later impair memory integration, presence, agency, and relational engagement.
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“I was not really there”
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Dissociation may explain sudden disengagement, memory gaps, or emotional numbing when arousal exceeds coping capacity.