Adverse Effects on Cognition and Mood to Include Dissociative Disorder
An important part of a traumatic event may be unremembered (called dissociative amnesia). Individuals may also feel paralyzed or feel separated from others. Depression is also common and diminishes interest in what they previously enjoyed.[7] It can cause distortion in the way the individual see the event in question and cause them to blame themselves or others for the final outcome.
Two or more of the following symptoms may be present:
- Loss of memory of important components of the event (dissociative amnesia). Many individuals may experience dissociation at one point or the other in life.
You may feel detached from yourself and the world around you if you have dissociate disorder. You can, for instance, feel disconnected from your body or feel like the universe around you is imaginary.
One way the mind copes with extreme psychological stress, such as after a traumatic incident, is dissociation. Dissociation experiences can last for a relatively short period (hours or days) or for much longer period (weeks or months).
- Persistent and overinflated negative beliefs of yourself and others. [8]
- A warped perspective about the cause or effect of the event, leading to blaming yourself or others.
- Being in constant negative emotional states (for example, guilt, anger, horror, fear, shame) and this may cause you to be unsatisfied or not feel love for others.
- A significant decrease in interest or active involvement in important events.
- Feeling disconnected or alienated from other people.
- Constant inability to have good and positive emotional feeling. (for example, happiness, contentment, feelings of love)