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Originally Posted by amandalouise
Im wondering if we are using two different definitions of the same terms?
here in NY the definition of dissociation is ......a mental detachment from ones suroundings, events, awareness, switching from one state of mind to another...
examples of dissociation...feeling numb, spacy, detached, feeling like we are not all there, losing track of time, feeling like the environment or events are not quite in sinc with us, switching from host to alter, switching from alter to alter, switching from alter to host.....
here in NY the definition of a trigger is anything mental or physical that causes dissociation to happen....
examples of triggers......boredom, repetitive/habitual actions, strong emotions, events that we feel we are unable to handle/or do, stress, anxiety, life events....
when i am using the term ........trigger..... I mean there is something mental or physical that has caused the dissociation process to happen. I dont mean just something traumatic. I mean in the broader definition of the term that we use here where I live and work.
here where I live and work.... the needing to function is considered a trigger and resulting action of switching into the alter that has that job, purpose reason for being to complete that function is dissociation.
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"when i am using the term ........trigger..... I mean there is something mental or physical that has caused the dissociation process to happen. I dont mean just something traumatic. I mean in the broader definition of the term that we use here where I live and work.
here where I live and work.... the needing to function is considered a trigger and resulting action of switching into the alter that has that job, purpose reason for being to complete that function is dissociation."
Ok so when I need to drive, the need to drive is the trigger for my alter who drives to come forward and take control. That is fine. I was stuck on the word trigger as it meaning something negative had to happen or be felt. I see what you mean.