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Apr 20, 2012, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by lonelybychoice
How can you tell if you dissociate. T tells me I am doing it but how can you tell? Sometimes I feel that I have seen her really up close even if we are sitting far apart. Thats a bit strange. We have been working with me getting into a trance but how can you tell the difference?
She once asked if I were seeing colours when I closed my eyes. Well I donīt and the whole thing scares me a bit. Sometimes I feel a bit freakish.
Have all people who dissociate been abused or do some people just use it as a defence mechanism even as adults?
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Hi lonelybychoice
I'm not sure if all dissociatives have been abused, and I can't see why it could be a defense mechanism without a good reason.
I can answer for myself though. When I dissociate, I either lose time completely or feel I'm watching a movie of what ever is happening. Sometimes I remember nothing at all, sometimes it's vague and dreamlike.
If it's ok to ask, why have you and T been doing trance work? Does the therapist think there is something you aren't remembering or too hard to deal with without being in a trance state?
Sorry I couldn't help more.
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