here in my location intentionally dissociating isnt considered part of mental disorders. you see even normal non dissociative people can choose to space off, and go into different mind sets to alleviate their pain and boredom, depression. Its even taught in yoga, self hypnosis, relaxation, guided meditations and other self help tools how to do this.

here where I am what does fall into the abnormal (disordered type dissociation) is when a person does not have control over dissociating, when their alters take control with out the person or alters purposely causing it to happen.

sometimes some people who just happen to have DID will use this technique of deep relaxation and alters will step forward, but my own location still does not call this a dissociative problem because its one of choice, not out of the others control type situations. Some treatment providers have learned how to use this technique to call forward the alters during therapy, but here in the USA this is now illegal due to it can cause things like false memory syndrome and false alters.

Before my alters were integrated, I have had this happen when I have fallen asleep and alters take control due to it was their job, purpose reason for being was to be awake, on watch, guard. I have also had times when I have relaxed during a stressful time and alters have taken control to deal with those stressful times. but again my treatment providers did not call this intentional dissociation. they called it getting triggered (the triggers were needing to sleep and what ever stress I was going through) and because of those triggers alters took control and dealt with that. I was told this happening was just a normal part of being DID. Every DID system is comprised in such a way to ensure that physical body and systems survival which includes protector alters who's job it is to do things like protect and guard. they take control when ever they are needed in order to protect and guard everyone. but its not intentional.its just their job purpose reason for being.

anyway thats what my location believes. other locations may believe differently.