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Dissociation is often written/talked about in the context of trauma, however my understanding is that, for some people, dissociation is a coping mechanism for all kinds of stress --it doesn't have to be due to trauma. I've read that dissociation is a common trait of BPD -again, as a way to deal with difficult or overwhelming emotions, not necessarily only those related to trauma. It can become a kind of 'habit' as other coping mechanisms can become.
I have a hard time grasping regressing to the exact age a trauma occurred --I just feel like it's a lot 'messier' than that, not such a 1:1 correlation.
I don't space out. But I often have a hard time accessing the emotions related to very unpleasant material --my therapist has told me this is a form of dissociation.
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