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Originally Posted by LittlePage
Im still relatively new to seeing a therapist. Its only been about two months. I have mostly just sought after medical treatment for my anxiety, adhd, insomnia.
I guess I never really knew that I "dissociated". I have always known that I live in a world of imagination and that my memory is horrible. At the beginning my therapist asked if I ever felt like I floated or was out of my body. I of course said no (It happens all the time. But, sometimes I like it....)
Anyway, I admitted that after the last session I had a hard time reconnecting to myself and felt robotic for a few days.
At my most recent session she kept checking in and asked where I was or if I was floating and kept telling me that it was important that if I was I should tell her.
I find it so hard not to do that. Its so easy for me to just separate especially during sessions. Its harder for me to stay "present" then it is for me to float away.
So my question is what is so wrong about it and why is it so important to stay?
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dissociation becomes harmful when it interferes with a persons life and function...example using your post...having a hard time reconnecting.
in normal dissociation a person is able to let their mind wander, during their relaxation time. disconnecting, a feeling of numbness or spaciness during times when there is nothing to do and is normal and ok..
but when someone is trying to do something and they become disconnected, numb and spaced out it affects what they are doing and they cant do what needs to be done...
when its not harmful it doesnt feel robotic for days. a person stops being robotic the moment they re engage their focus on their life...
heres a dramatic example of what can happen with harmful dissociation vs helpful dissociation....
having a hard day at work a person pulls over to the side of the road to relax, let their mind wander, noticing their body feel numb and spaced out from the stresssful day.. then they come back to their body notice whats going on around them no longer feel numb and spaced out get back on the road and finish driving home.
having just put in a hard day at work a person who is driving their car suddenly spaces out and feels numb, their attention is jerked back to the moment and discover they have been in a car accident because they were not able to focus on the road and what they and other vehicles were doing.
dissociation runs on both normal and abnormal\harmful levels.