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Old Aug 09, 2015, 06:41 AM
wantingtobecomplete wantingtobecomplete is offline
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Originally Posted by amandalouise View Post
my thoughts ...how a person remembers things can be normal or any number of physical or mental problem...

what jumps out at me in your post...eating dirt and hair....here in my location this is not called dissociation. here in my location eating dirt and hair is a medical problem called Pica. its where if you dont eat right , get enough vitamins and minerals the body craves those vitamins and minerals from other sources than food, like eating dirt, hair, rust, paint and other high in iron and minerals sources.

here in my location dissociation is a reaction to a trigger....

example getting scared or nervous about something causes me to feel numb and spaced out, feeling numb and spaced out is a dissociative symptom.

there is memory problems with some dissociative disorders but other things can also cause memory problems to the extent you posted...stress, lack of sleep, lack of food, lack of fluids/dehydration, gosh here in america there are so many normal things that can cause a person not to remember huge chunks of their life, even genetics (in other words not having a good memory can just be what happens to run in some peoples families. ) Here in america we also have so many medical problems and mental problems that can cause a person to not remember much of their childhood.

the bottom line though is that we cant tell you what your problem is. only a treatment provider (doctor, therapist, psychiatrist...) can tell you that.

my suggestion is that if this continues ot bother you contact a treatment provider in your off the computer location. they can diagnose whether this is normal for you or if its a medical or mental health problem and how to best treat it.
Thanks so much for your reply, i thought i replied but i must not have so here goes,
Your very correct it is pica i mentioned that as i saw its linked to trauma or sexual abuse etc if it goes on for a child older than a couple years (i think ive read that right).

Why i think our family dissociates (and again i know very little of did) when something happens to make me fearful or anxious etc i like space out its like i can hear someone talking but they are fading away. Hard to explain its like zoning out but so strong past daydreaming. Its like i feel my body getting over stimulated or overwhelmed fast and i have to shut off..

People can say after that things were spoken or told to me and i have no idea what they are talking about. Time can disappear like this fog sets in for however long ...other members of my family do it its like a glaze comes over i dunno..:/ does this make any sense?
When i was younger i started writing my name on my arm and address is case i forgot who i was,, but for years later on life ive had no problem ,, rememb events normally just not younger stuff,, or any times of high anxiety etc etc..