I had 2 major episodes of dissociation last week, in response to anxiety provoking situations. I am trying to figure out if this is a bipolar/anxiety thing or PMDD thing, or is it all connected anyway?

I dont remember it happening before, and I didnt even know what it was until my pdoc said thats what was happening. There was a definite trigger in both cases, and last week I was depressed due to PMDD anyway (but I didnt realise at the time).

Can anyone shed some light for me? Is dissociation common in Bipolar?