01/07/2026
🧠 There is a strong connection between IPV and dissociation.
Research shows that dissociative symptoms are present in up to 50% of IPV cases.
Dissociation is the brain's way of protecting someone when life feels overwhelming or unsafe. It may include:
🌫️ Feeling numb or disconnected
🧠 Memory gaps (dissociative amnesia)
💭 Feeling “outside your body”
😶🌫️ Brain fog or zoning out
Dissociation is not a weakness — it is a survival response. 🤍
Trauma-informed therapy helps survivors understand dissociation with compassion and safely reconnect with their bodies, emotions, and sense of self.