Edgar lived in Las Vegas. After death of his daughter, a divorce, and losing his job, Edgar disappeared. Years later he was foun
d in Fargo, ND. Upon being found, however, Edgar believed his name was Christopher and that he was a graduate student who taught psychology. Name that dissociative disorder!!
The dissociative disorder Edgar has experienced is called dissociative fugue.
Explanation:
Dissociative fugue is a way to deal with extremely painful events. It is a rare type of dissociative amnesia, but it happens more commonly to a person with dissociative identity disorder. The person will often wander away from home, suddenly realizing they are somewhere else, but having no recollection of how they got there. The person will also forget parts, if not all, of their past memories. Once they return from the dissociative state, that person is often confused about their identity.
