I dissociate in my sessions - the room gets all "slanty" and slides away from me (I like that description as it fits for me too) and my T will sometimes ask me where I went - telling me its protective, etc. Im not sure as I've only been in therapy this time for about 4 months, but Im hoping there is some way to work through it. Does your T ever try other things that might help to ground you?

I'm sorry you are struggling with this for me, it can be kind of scary. My T tries not to draw attention to it all the time, but I think he is trying to normalize it for me in the context of my experience - easier said than done as I feel like its getting in the way of me being T's "perfect" (AKA favorite ) client lol

I'm thinking maybe accepting it as a method of self-protection might help (?) My T often asks me where my self-compassion went so I'm wondering if he would rather I allow it to an extent... I just don't know how to stop it because, for me at least, it seems so automatic. I try to fight it but it can be exhausting...