WELL, SOME MIGHT TRY TO SAY OR CALL MY APRIL/MAY 1974 DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA, BUT IT WAS DOCTOR-INDUCED AMNESIA, BUT NOW THAT MY MEMORIES ARE COMING BACK AND HAVE BEEN; HERE NOW, IT MIGHT BE CALLED THAT NOW. LET'S LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA, AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS.
DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA -
Dissociative amnesia occurs when a person blocks out certain events, often associated with stress or trauma, leaving the person unable to remember important personal information.
OVERVIEW
What is dissociative amnesia?
Dissociative amnesia is a condition in which a person cannot remember important information about their life. This forgetting may be limited to certain specific areas (thematic), or may include much of the person’s life history and/or identity (general).
In some rare cases called dissociative fugue, the person may forget most or all of their personal information (name, personal history, friends), and may sometimes even travel to a different location and adopt a completely new identity. In all cases of dissociative amnesia, the person has a much greater memory loss than would be expected in the course of normal forgetting.
Dissociative amnesia is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses in which there is a breakdown of mental functions that normally operate smoothly, such as memory, consciousness or awareness, and identity and/or perception.
Dissociative symptoms can be mild, but they can also be so severe that they keep the person from being able to function. They can also affect relationships and work activities.
How common is dissociative amnesia?
Dissociative amnesia is rare; it affects about 1% of men and 2.6% of women in the general population. The environment also plays a role. Rates of dissociative amnesia tend to increase after natural disasters and during the war.
SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES
What causes dissociative amnesia?
Dissociative amnesia has been linked to overwhelming stress, which may be caused by traumatic events such as war, abuse, accidents or disasters. The person may have suffered the trauma or just witnessed it. There may be a genetic (inherited) connection in dissociative amnesia, as close relatives often have the tendency to develop amnesia.
What are the symptoms of dissociative amnesia?
There are three types, or patterns, of dissociative amnesia:
Localized: Memory loss affects specific areas of knowledge or parts of a person’s life, such as a certain period during childhood, or anything about a friend or coworker. Often the memory loss focuses on a specific trauma. For example, a crime victim may have no memory of being robbed at gunpoint but can recall details from the rest of that day. (This is like how I was after the severe brain injury in the spring of 1992 when I was kidnapped by that man, known only to me by the name "Gilbert Nercardo" who disposed of my body in the high desert, thinking he had killed me after holding me captive, torturing, and raping me.)
Generalized: Memory loss affects major parts of a person’s life and/or identity, such as being unable to recognize your name, job, family and friends.
Fugue: With dissociative fugue, the person has generalized amnesia and adopts a new identity. For example, one middle manager was passed over for promotion. He did not come home from work and was reported as missing by his family. He was found a week later, 600 miles away, living under a different name, working as a short-order cook. When found by the police, he could not recognize any family member, friend, or coworker, and he could not say who he was or explain his lack of identification. (OH, LOL, I FIND THIS ONE VERY FUNNY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MINE IS NOT, IS "FUGUE", MY TRUE DECLASSIFIED IDENTITY IS WHAT I REMEMBER, AND HOW I WAS LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE AS A SMALL CHILD.)
Dissociative amnesia is different from amnesia caused by medical problems, such as illnesses, strokes, or brain injuries. In medically caused amnesia, recovering memories are rare and generally a slow and gradual process. (I WILL AGREE.)
Most cases of dissociative amnesia are relatively short. Often, memories return suddenly and completely. Memory recovery may be triggered by something in the person’s surroundings, or in therapy.
Also, people who suffer medical amnesia are upset by their memory loss, whereas most people with dissociative amnesia seem to have surprisingly little concern over their amnesia. (I ALSO AGREE WITH THIS ONE.)
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS
How is dissociative amnesia diagnosed?
If a patient has symptoms of dissociative amnesia, the doctor will perform a complete medical history and physical examination. Although there are no laboratory tests to diagnose dissociative disorders, the doctor might use blood tests or imaging (X-rays, CT scans, or MRIs) to make sure the patient doesn’t have a physical illness or side effects from a medication. (FUNNY THING, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY X-RAYS, MRI'S, ETC ON MY HEAD, EVEN SUFFERING FROM SEVERE VERTIGO SPOUTS, NONE AT ALL IN 1992, NONE AT ALL WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A STROLLER, AND NOW FINALLY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, NOW THEY FINALLY HAVE DONE.)
If the person doesn’t have a physical illness, they might be referred to a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric social worker. This caregiver performs a clinical interview to get a full picture of the person’s experiences and current functioning. Some psychiatrists and psychologists may use specialized tests or a standard interview such as the Structured Clinical Interview for Dissociation (SCID-D).
MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT
How is dissociative amnesia treated?
The goals of treatment for dissociative amnesia are to relieve symptoms, make sure the patient and those around them are safe, and “reconnect” the person with their lost memories. Treatment also aims to help the person:
Safely deal with and manage painful events.
Develop new coping skills and life skills.
Get back to functioning as well as possible.
Improve relationships.
The best treatment approach depends on the person, the type of amnesia, and how severe the symptoms are. Treatment most likely includes some combination of the following methods:
Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy, sometimes called “talk therapy,” is the main treatment for dissociative disorders. This is a broad term that includes several forms of therapy.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy: This form of psychotherapy focuses on changing harmful thinking patterns, feelings, and behaviors.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: This technique is designed to treat people who have continuing nightmares, flashbacks, and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dialectic-behavior therapy: This form of psychotherapy is for people with severe personality disturbances (which can include dissociative symptoms), and often takes place after the person has suffered abuse or trauma.
Family therapy: This helps teach the family about the disorder and helps family members recognize if the patient’s symptoms come back.
Creative therapies (for example, art therapy, music therapy): These therapies allow patients to explore and express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe and creative environment.
Meditation and relaxation techniques: These help people better handle their dissociative symptoms and become more aware of their internal states.
Clinical hypnosis: This is a treatment that uses intense relaxation, concentration, and focused attention to achieve a different state of consciousness, and allows people to explore thoughts, feelings, and memories they may have hidden from their conscious minds.
Medication: There is no medication to treat dissociative disorders. However, people with dissociative disorders, especially those with depression and/or anxiety, may benefit from treatment with antidepressant or anti-anxiety medications.
People with dissociative amnesia usually respond well to treatment. But progress and success depend on many things, including the person’s life situation and if they have support from family and friends.
OUTLOOK / PROGNOSIS
What is the outlook for people with dissociative amnesia?
For most people with dissociative amnesia, memory eventually returns, sometimes slowly and sometimes suddenly, which makes the overall outlook very good. In some cases, however, the person is never able to fully recover their lost memories.
To improve a person’s outlook, it’s important to treat any dissociative amnesia problem as soon as possible. It is also important to treat any other problems or complications, such as depression, anxiety, or substance abuse.
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Dissociative amnesia is not normal forgetting, like misplacing keys or forgetting the name of someone you met once or twice.
The DSM-5 includes the following symptoms for dissociative amnesia:
The inability to remember important autobiographical information that one would typically be able to recall. (MY FIRST RECALLS ALL SLOWLY BEGAN IN 1990, WITHOUT COMPLETION, DUE TO BEING INTERRUPTED BECAUSE OF BEING RE-KIDNAPPED AGAIN IN 1992.)
A sense of detachment from self, including identity and emotions.
The forgetting causes distress in daily life, including at work, school, or with friends and family.
The disturbance is not due to substance use, a different mental health disorder, or another medical condition, such as a seizure or brain injury.
Are there long-term effects of dissociative amnesia? If a person suffers this dissociative state over a lengthy period, they may suffer long-term memory loss, as well as mood disorders including depression and anxiety. In some severe cases, suicidal ideation can occur. (YES, I DO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PANIC DISORDER, WORRY/ETC.)
Treatment
While there are no evidence-based treatments specifically for dissociative amnesia, psychotherapy and other forms of therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy, are often used to treat the disorder. Techniques such as hypnosis and drug-assisted question-and-answer sessions may help spark the ability to retrieve memories; this can help patients understand how trauma may have caused their amnesia, disrupted their life, and how to resolve their problems to help prevent further trauma in the future. Patients with anxiety or depression can also benefit from medications that target those conditions.
(NOW DO YOU SEE, ENHANCED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, KNOWN AS E.I.T. IN 1984 WHICH I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING BUT/TILL A FLASH OF IN 1987 OF WHEN I WENT TO THE DENTIST THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER SO FAR BEEN UNDER ANESTHESIA AT A DENTIST OFFICE, WAS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS ENHANCED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES ON SURVIVORS AND ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES ON PERPETRATORS - TERRORISTS/KILLERS, THAT IS.)
Are there medications for dissociative amnesia?
There are no specific drugs for this amnesia. However, co-occurring conditions may need to be addressed. A health professional may need to prescribe antidepressants for mood or anti-anxiety medications for anxiety.
Can dissociative amnesia disappear?
This amnesia often does pass and memory can be recovered. Yet, in some difficult cases, the missing information does not come back.
(I HAVE REMEMBERED A GIANT CHUNK OF, AND AM STILL REMEMBERING MORE DETAILS.)
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Has anyone else ever experienced these types of things? Because.........
Dr. Amnesia/Frankenstein/?, procedures should not be allowed to be conducted, nor clown doctor procedures, it's a crime to a human living life. Facts are facts, jokes, mocking, ridiculing are not the same as facts, relevant facts.
ABOVE ARE MEDICAL DEFINITIONS AND SOME REFERENCES OF HOW THIS IS RELATED TO THE STORY OF MY LIFE, MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY FACTS.
DEBORAH "DEBBIE" KIM B-KENNEDY
A.K.A. BOUVIER, GUFFEY, GARNER, COLVER, HICKS
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01/16/2022
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