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An unofficial term coined by a Noah Colpaert for the condition know as "brain fog" taking the prefix "ideo," meaning "idea," and combining it with with the word "atrophy," meaning the wasting away of the body. The wasting away of one's ability to process information clearly. In most cases, ideotrophy is a temporary condition that comes and goes. It is a form of dissociation, similar to amnesia, anhedonia, and analgesia. Most commonly, you may experience this condition when your body is fatigued, when it must prioritize other functions over the mind's ability to process information due to the body lacking sufficient energy. In the case of dissociation as a result of trauma, the body reacts to the mind by intervening and inhibiting thought to preserve emotional stability and side-step triggers from past trauma—often against the wishes and even to the detriment of the person suffering from the condition.
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