Why Does Fugue Occur?

Dissociative fugue is caused by a situation that gives the person extreme emotional stress. The dissociative fugue is believed to occur as the person's means of escape from the stress that they can't otherwise cope with. A common cause of dissociative fugue is severe sexual trauma of some sort.

What causes fugue state?

What Causes Dissociative Fugue? Dissociative fugue has been linked to severe stress, which might be the result of traumatic events -- such as war, abuse, accidents, disasters, or extreme violence -- that the person has experienced or witnessed.

What happens during fugue state?

Dissociative fugue (psychogenic fugue, or fugue state) presents as sudden, unexpected travel away from one's home with an inability to recall some or all of one's past. Onset is sudden, usually following severe psychosocial stressors.