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Originally Posted by vonmoxie
I'm curious how the ability to intentionally dissociate would disclude the possibility of also experiencing unintentional dissociation and having a dissociative disorder? That seems counter-intuitive to me. People with dissociative disorders tend to have a higher degree of hypnotic susceptibility, and it stands to reason that styles of self-hypnosis would be that much easier for someone with the condition.
Myself, I can hardly ever stop myself from dissociating, when it starts to happen. I'm conscious of the process, and it feels like I should be able to stop it, but I can't think of a time when I have been able to, and in truth it happens so often that it wouldn't occur to me to push myself towards it. I'm always trying to work towards becoming less susceptible to dissociation.
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i believe a disorder is something that is out of the persons control where as intentional\on purpose is something that a person can control.
i believe intentional dissociation (purposely dissociating, dissociating with in your own control) is treated like a habit not a disorder...
think of it like smoking. a person purposely picks up a cigarette every time they are stressed out. it becomes a habit. they can choose to pick up that cigarette or not. even an addicted person can choose not to light up in places they are not supposed to light up (its with in their control) its a habit that they can if they choose to stop doing.
i believe disorders are things out of a persons control. example before I learned how to use grounding I didnt have a choice. I would one second be at my desk and the next feeling dissociated. I do not purposely set out to cause myself to feel dissociated (numb, spaced out, disconnected.) it was out of my control, it just happened to me.)
as for intentional discluding unintentional yes I know some people who have intentionally caused their problems and then got the unintended result that scared the crap of of them, but because of the unintentional result happening they have ....chosen ....not to intentionally cause their self problems again in that way.
America now has a mental disorder called fictitous disorder imposed on self for those that do choose for what ever reasons cause their self to have mental disorder symptoms. this is another new diagnosis put in place in 2013 which my location also uses when someone is intentionally causing their self to have mental disorder symptoms.
its just the way my location defines things, and the new diagnostics for mental disorders in american since 2013.
your own treatment provider can go more into detail about the new definitions\diagnostics and categories.