Dissociation Explained: Symptoms, Triggers, and Treatment
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Published 2024-05-29
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All Comments (21)
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I 'depersonalised' a lot when I was a kid and regularly felt like I was hovering above my physical self, observing
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I disassociate often, and I can say that exercising has helped. Additionally, having my little stress ball keeps me grounded. Mental health is a lifelong journey, and I wish everyone out there peace and kindness. šāļø
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I love to dissociate when people around me engage in small talk and petty gossip. I also dissociate when the people I'm talking to are unimaginative, closed minded, have nothing original to bring to to the table while wasting my time. To me dissociation feels like an act of self preservation on the part of my mind.
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There's something really lovable about this lady. I bet it would be great to be her neighbour, go around for a chat and drink tea or something.
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so spacing out for a minute is dissociation? I LOVE to dissociate! Im just afraid Im in constant dissocation and one day Im going to "wake up" back into reality and realize 20 years went by!!!
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I believe this is becoming even more common given the ever increasing reliance on technology and screen time.
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Thank you Dr Marks for covering this little understood condition. I have c-ptsd with severe dissociative episodes. I 'lose' huge chunks of memory whenever I get overly stressed, as far as I can tell-that time is just gone. People don't 'get' it, and most personal relationships fall apart after they live through it with me a time or two. I am lucky enough to have a good mental health team. But I'm exhausted. And I'm lonely.
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Many years ago, I was walking home from the grocery store, when all of a sudden, I had no idea where I was. Instead of panicking, I decided to keep walking until something looked familiar. I walked half a block PAST my house, before I realized where I was. That incident was very alarming and it made me wonder of it was a precursor for Alzheimer's. Lately, I have trouble concentrating. I used to absorb info very quickly. Now, I often have to read things more than once or rewind a video, to make sure I didn't miss something, because I often zone out. Sometimes, my thoughts are a like a boat with no oars and no engine.
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I didn't know this was dissociation. I've been doing this my entire life.
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I tend to daydream and zone out a lot but not an out of body kind of thing. I do this a lot when I'm in a lot of stress and it seems like something I do to help deal with the stress.
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2022 was a very bad year and i went through alot. Since then, i have never been able to fully associate again. I am in this constant state of anxiety, even when relaxed.. almost like the trauma is in a pressure cooker and i have to keep it closed.. So i disassociate. I'm glad to know it's a thing.
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I went through a very traumatic experience and dissociation was how I survived. As a therapist I always saw it as a bad thing but when I went through it, it became clear to me that it was necessary for my survival. I honestly donāt know if I could have gotten through it without the experience. Thanks for sharing this experience with the community.
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Thank you, Dr. Marks. I suffer fairly significant dissociations, and frequently. I'm working with my doctors to overcome these things. It's been a long long fight, and I'm very tired.
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Dissociation is a significant part of my PTSD diagnosis
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Not outside my body but certainly I feel alienated and aloof from my surroundings
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The spectrum of dissociation is fascinating. When I was younger I had a very active imagination and would zone out a lot. That never bothered me at all. Then I developed DR and DP and that was literal hell.
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I really love the art for the day-dreaming part. Now I have watch the video again to hear what was being talked about.
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Yes. When my doctor prescribed gabapentin, I felt as though I was standing next to myself, watching.
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As someone that experiences psychosis, Psychosis feels real but everything is not real, Dissosation is when you feel like nothing is real but is real