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Old Aug 15, 2013, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ultramar View Post
[SIZE=4]I think this merits a lot of exploration. It involves a relationship -with your father- that of course has spanned many many years and will take some time to figure out. Maybe the 'label' of dissociating or not is less important than exploring the circumstances of the time, how you reacted and felt across different experiences and situations. Maybe, for example, there were times when you did have feelings about these things, other times you didn't, and in between -it's naturally very complicated and will take some time to explore.
Thanks ultramar. As we've discussed elsewhere that relationship is a complex one to say the least. The thing that's on my mind right now is just the fact that I never questioned my belief that I felt nothing until recently, and now it seems kind of absurd.

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Originally Posted by Michelle25 View Post
I'm not familiar with the psychological terms used here on PC at all. Is disassociation a form of denial?
It means separating - dis-associating - eg from feelings, physical sensations or memories. So it is kind of a form of denial - because your mind is hiding stuff from you.

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PS: Your post reminded me, I never had a door to close.
I'm sorry to hear that. The whole bedroom door/privacy issue is a complicated one for me because the airing/linen cupboard was in my room and my parents expected to come in any time to get to it. I was not allowed to put restrictions on this and they used to knock but would immediately walk in so my privacy was kind of... incomplete.
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