Psychogenic Cognitive and Communication Impairment in the Context of Workplace Religious Discrimination: A Trauma-Informed Case Study

Workplace discrimination based on religious identity can serve as a chronic traumatic stressor with profound psychological and cognitive consequences. This qualitative trauma-informed case study explores psychogenic cognitive and communication impairments in a 35-year-old male Annotation Analyst exposed to sustained workplace religious discrimination. The participant reported stress-induced stuttering, memory lapses, dissociative episodes, somatic freezing responses, and reduced occupational confidence. Data were analyzed using a biopsychosocial and trauma-informed lens. Findings suggest that chronic workplace hostility triggered autonomic dysregulation, cognitive tunneling, and socially conditioned speech inhibition, consistent with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress symptomatology and Social Anxiety Disorder features. The study highlights the interaction between systemic discrimination and psychogenic cognitive impairment, emphasizing trauma-informed stabilization, CBT-based communication restructuring, and workplace advocacy as critical interventions. Implications for occupational mental health practice and future qualitative inquiry are discussed.