I have experienced the same feelings, Laura. I have dissociative symptoms with my PTSD too, as well as the time warp you feel.

My therapist explained that trauma actually does cause changes in the brain and that a person with PTSD has a very different experience of past and present, and probable future.

He also says the brain can heal--and that we can get back to functioning normally.

Don't give up. My dissociative symptoms are new to me, but my inner children knew all about this part of me, the adult sky dancer did not.

When it happened something went snap inside and I start behaving self-destructively. It has been terrrifying to say the least.

I'm very interested in connecting with you and with others who have PTSD with dissociative symptoms.