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Originally Posted by eclipelightning
So far I have had about 4 times where I have dissociated. I can remember bits and pieces of what happened but some major parts are missing.
The first time it happened I was in a counseling session and I remember I wasn't feeling like myself and I just felt super mad, which is nothing like me. I ended up blowing up in my counselors face but I don't remember why or what set me off.
Is this sort of experience normal for early dissociation?
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your topic line .....DID without alters.....are you asking if there is a mental disorder where a person has DID but does not have alters?
if so, and if you are in the USA the answer is no. Here in america DID diagnostics require a person to have at the very least two alters. these alters can be perceived in many different ways but must by a special type of alter due to many mental disorders can have the symptom of having altered personalities that are mood swings, hallucinations or delusions, medication induced, drug or alcohol induced.
heres where you can read more about what American treatment providers go by when diagnosing the mental disorder known as DID here in the USA...
http://forums.psychcentral.com/disso...s-dsm-5-a.html
the body of your post....dissociation and whether its normal to do it during therapy.....
dissociation is different then DID.
in general.....its basically spacing off, feeling numb, having trouble remembering (some people call this having a foggy or clouded mind)
in general people do normally dissociate, its a basic automatic response to emotions, stress, boredom, habitual actions like driving......there are many different examples to normal dissociation. from there it moves into the many dissociative disorders (you can also read about those in the same link as above, keep in mind that these standards are what American treatment providers go by, if you are in another country your treatment providers may go by something different)
so the answer to your question in your post is yes for some people what happened to you is normal, and for others it is not. for me yes this kind of dissociating you posted in your post is normal. its part of my stress/anxiety automatic reaction called flight or fight.
I can not say whether this is normal ....for you, .....only your treatment providers can tell you whether this is normal ......for you.
my suggestion if this continues to bother you consult with your medical or mental health treatment provider. they can assess whether its normal for you, whether its meds related or a mental disorder/physical health problem with in you.