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Originally Posted by mindfullymindless
So, I don't know that I have as dissociative disorder, but I got a scary high score for it on my sanity score and after reading some of these posts, I realize that a lot of y'all have the same kind of things happening to you as me. For instance, when I look at a mirror I don't see me, I see some... monster. A strange, alien man which could not possibly be me. I chocked this up to my psychosis but now I'm not so sure. Another thing is this feeling that nothing is real. Like were all just Sims being played by some cosmic gamer. Other times I feel like this body isn't really mine, more like its my prison and I'm trapped inside this hollow shell looking out at the world. They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, maybe that's true and I'm realizing that this body is my home for now. Also, what are these grounding techniques I've been reading about? How do they work? And would they work for things like this?PC is my only source for help right now since I have no insurance so any advice is welcomed with open arms.
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I use an ice pack from the freezer if I get stuck in a dissociated state. The cold helps me to pull my mind back into my body in the present. When I dissociate I feel detached from things around me, It is like I am totally in my mind. I stop feeling the chair I am sitting on or the temperature in the room. It is like I disconnect from physical sensations. This causes confusion, fear which becomes panic, The cold of the ice is what is happening in the moment. It brings me back down, out of my head and into the present. I remember being out somewhere and have the feeling of dissociating. The confusion, the fear, So I quickly bought a cold drink with plenty of ice and sat down and held the cup. Sometimes taking out pieces of ice to hold. It helped decrease the fear. When I was functional I went home. Ice works for me because I associate it with reality in the moment. But plenty of people use many different things that pull them back into the present.
Also most communities in the USA have low to no cost Mental Health clinics. Maybe there is one in your area. It's worth a try.