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Originally Posted by amandalouise
I see thanks for clarifying that for me. yes there is a way. its called grounding here in my location. when someone starts feeling their dissociative symptoms they use their grounding skills which brings that person back to the present moment rather than dissociating...
example when I start feeling dissociated (numb, spaced out, disconnected...) I use my grounding skill/tool of getting physical and getting in touch with nature by rowing my canoe around the lake. this puts me back in touch with myphysical body and I no longer feel dissociated.
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That is not my experience. If I am dissociating into a part who is in a panic or fearful state, Or a little one that doesn't drive, I can ground myself with something really cold. Grounding causes me to switch to another part who is not in a panic or too little to drive. The cold distracts the part that is out and that allows another part to come forward. I am always dissociated. just some parts function in the world and others don't. I read about people who have a core person who they can ground into. I do not. When I ground myself anyone can show up. Usually it is the older ones who function in the world. I have three who regularly function in the world. So it most often is one of them. Sometimes it can be a protector who also functions in the world but not as appropriately as the other three. And sometime that makes things even more scary for some of the others.