Hi there and welcome.

Dissociation is a normal part of the human experience. Everyone does it. Some do it more than average (ie daydreaming, not remembering getting from point A to point B, etc.). There's normal dissociation.

There's then the not so normal...as might explain what you did in the dentist's office due to extreme anxiety, fear, etc.

There's then the extreme dissociation as in the instances of DID, DDNOS, etc.

In other words there are many degrees with dissociation from the completely normal, to the disorder. I think yours is more on the normal side if it doesn't happen alot. But that's just my take on it.

One thing I do suggest is that you speak wtih your t ASAP regarding your concerns with this. You need his/her reassurance, I think.

Best to you.

KD