Dissociative disorders are mental health conditions involving significant disruptions in memory, identity, emotion, perception, behavior or a person’s sense of self. Dissociation can feel like being detached from your body, watching yourself from a distance, living in a dream, losing time or being unable to access important personal memories. For college students, dissociative disorders can intersect with classes, work, housing, money, relationships, transportation, privacy, and the sudden expectation that you coordinate your own care. The condition itself is only one part of the problem; the system around it can either reduce or multiply the load.