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Originally Posted by pīwakawaka
I remember now why I asked the question. I should have asked "Is this a dissociation disorder". Most descriptions of dissociation disorder say that:
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of Dissociative Identity Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., temporal lobe epilepsy). (emphasis mine)
I frequently get migraines and wonder if the events I describe are a symptom of the migraine itself, or if they are a DD. Is there any way to tell?
If they are a symptom the the migraine then it's not a DD. On the other hand, if it is a mechanism I've acquired to cope with the unpleasantness of migraines then it would be a DD. Does that make sense?
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Dissociative Disorders dont usually present symptoms of fixed and dilated pupils and Auras. though migraines do.
an example of dissociation is daydreaming, high concentration, spacing out, feeling numb, feeling like you are in slow motion, lightheaded, feeling like you are hung over (without having touched a drop of booze or drugs), feeling like the world is not real or you are not attached to the world around you,
yes dissociation can be used to cope with migraines. but that in itself doesnt make it a dissociative disorder. everyone uses dissociation to one extent or another. but it takes a lot more than using it to cope with migraines to make it a disorder.
the symptoms of migraines can mimic that of dissociation and dissociative disorders.
we cant tell you if whats happening to you is a dissociative disorder or even which one. only your treatment providers can do that.
you said you had all kinds of tests done. go according to what ever your treatment providers told you it was.
talk with your treatment providers they can do psychiatric evaluations for dissociative disorders and all other mental disorders and medical problems that share the same symptoms as dissociative disorders and then they will be able to tell you if what you are going through is a dissociative disorder, which one and how to treat it.
