Going blank in a difficult conversation can take different forms. You may be unable to speak, find words or think clearly, or feel detached from what is happening. This article considers what may help.
You may know what you want to say - until the conversation becomes difficult. Then your mind goes blank. This article looks at why that can happen.
As a psychotherapist, I am sometimes asked, “What does it say about my brain if I experience depersonalisation, derealisation or another severe form of dissociation?” Brain function and imaging is beyond my expertise, so I am writing this [...]
I write here as a psychotherapist who sometimes comes across maladaptive daydreaming (MD) in clients, most often self-reported. As always, I write primarily as a learning tool for myself and secondarily to share what my others might find [...]
An international group of 30 researchers and clinicians, including many leading specialists in dissociation, has published a position paper on maladaptive daydreaming in The British Journal of Psychiatry. It argues that maladaptive daydreaming should be formally recognised as [...]
Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) involves becoming deeply absorbed in vivid fantasies that feel difficult to control and begin to disrupt everyday life. A large review published in 2025 found that people with more severe MD also tended to report [...]
