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Originally Posted by amandalouise
phoenix....dont worry about using the correct terms...there are many people from many different cultures, locations, countries, religions,....
everyone just calls it according to what the problem is called in their own location...
example
here where I live and work it isnt called "switch" its called dissociate, dissociated...
someone I know from another USA state calls it "blanked out"
I have also heard the words/phrases.....
spaced off,
floated on the ceiling,
became a wall,
slipping backwards,
zoned out,
sinking,
off in left field,
off in right field,
taking a walk with jesus (or other higher power)
Took a mini vacation
changed
morphed
switched
became an altered state of reality
the list goes on but being a coffee drinker my all time favorite.was when my wife called it...you just went for coffee lol
there are many different words people use for the same problem...it usually depends upon what it feels like to the person that is dissociating.
there is no right and wrong. if you are comfortable using the word "switch" then feel free to use that word. if you want to use another word thats ok too.
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Hahaha, "went for coffee"!!! I like that one. Thanks for your reply. What has been utterly confusing is the gray area of being DDNOS. I did realize though that I do lose time, so I'm even more confused. Things like (and I can't remember if I already mentioned this) turning around to do the dishes, and realizing I had already done them (but had no memory of it), or coming to realize that I was in the bathroom putting on lotion, and my hair was wet...so I must have just taken a shower. These types of things happen frequently, but I had never mentioned it to t because I just figured I had a lot on my mind (still not sure). t said it may be DID, but we aren't sure because we can't get anyone to tell us who did the dishes! I have parts that won't tell their name etc. I know there was something else I was just going to write...
Oh yeah, and then when we were talking about that in therapy, I got a headache, and she said she has another client who gets headaches when there is internal conflict with an alter (trying to come out, or not trying to come out)...idk confusing. She also started talking to me about violence and how it can get me arrested...but, I haven't done anything (something I will need to address with her to get a better understanding of why this topic came up. Anyway, that night (after therapy), I got an ocular migraine, which I haven't had in a couple years. My left eye had a strobing arc so that I can't see for 20 min. out of it, then the painful migraine follows for the next couple of days. Fun stuff, especially considering I am a single mother of 2 boys.
Seems like there was something else I was going to add...there is just so much. Has anyone had any of these experiences or have anything else they would like to share or add?