No, dissociation itself is NOT a diagnostic classification. Dissociative DISORDERS are a diagnostic classification. One can dissociate without recieving a dissociative disorder diagnosis. It depends on the frequency, severity, and purpose of dissociation whether or not the person who dissociates receives any diagnosis related to the dissociation. I'm familiar with the dissociative disorders, and I wasn't suggesting that ethersvirtue has a dissociative disorder. BUT she DOES dissociate. Dissociation is what she has described in her post. You are absoultely right about dissociative symptoms being part of many disorders. Dissociation itself is NOT a diagnostic classification, though.

Angela (SC)

-comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable-