great information but please be careful what you posted can now since 2013 fit just about every mental disorder, physical health problem and normal events.

example epilepsy contains many of these same symptoms that you posted, as does sleep deprivation, eating disorders, euphroia, my point what some call dissociation others call it side effects, and other problems.

in me staring with glazed eyes was not one of my dissociation symptoms. it was part of my having Multiple Sclerosis (a medical condition not mental)

here in my location treatment providers do not believe there is a coralation of creativity and dissociation. here it is believed even those that are low functioning, no creativity, no above normal talents, dissociate. here in my location dissociation is defined as a reaction to a negative or positive trigger that happens in every human being, that its a normal part of how the human species brain functions.

my point I know many people who happen across information like the above and jump the conclusion that they are abnormal, and have to be creatively inclined, must have been abused, must have this or that and in some people trying to fit their selves into these widely published articles, blogs, books,....become dangerously suicidal and other problems.

I have found that the best way to know whether a person is dissociating is by contacting ones own treatment providers. there are medical tests and psychiatric evaluations that can tell a person whether what is happening to them is a mental, physical or normal thing going on and whether what they see as being dissociation is dissociation or for example epilepsy, schizophrenia, an eating disorder, not getting enough sleep....the list can go on for ever what may appear to be dissociation can end up being instead of dissociation.

please take care and if you think you may be dissociating on any level contact a treatment provider.