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Symptoms of dissociation resulting from trauma may include depersonalization, psychological numbing, disengagement, or amnesia regarding the events of the abuse. It has been hypothesized that dissociation may provide a temporarily effective defense mechanism in cases of severe trauma; however, in the long term, dissociation is associated with decreased psychological functioning and adjustment.
A fugue in progress often is difficult for others to recognize because the person's outward behavior appears normal. Symptoms of dissociative fugue might include the following: 1  Sudden and unplanned travel away from home.2  Inability to recall past events or important information from the person's life. Inability to recall past events or important information from the person's life. 2  Confusion or loss of memory about his or her identity, possibly assuming a new identity to make up for the loss. 3  Extreme distress and problems with daily functioning (due to the fugue episodes).