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Katie Kralick

Dissociative Fugue. Katie Kralick. What is it?. When someone temporarily loses their sense of personal identity impulsively wander or travel away from their home or work. They often become confused about who they are and might even create new identities .

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Katie Kralick

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  1. Dissociative Fugue Katie Kralick

  2. What is it? • When someone temporarily loses their sense of personal identity • impulsively wander or travel away from their home or work. • They often become confused about who they are and might even create new identities. • People with this disorder show no signs of illness, such as a strange appearance or odd behavior.

  3. What causes this? • linked to severe stress, which might be the result of an experience or witness of a traumatic event. • Ex: war, abuse, accidents, disasters, or extreme violence • Use or abuse of drugs/alcohol

  4. Treatment • Point is to help the person come to terms with the stress or trauma that triggered the fugue • Psychotherapy • Cognitive therapy • Clinical hypnosis

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