maybe this will help when a treatment provider says that here in my location it means a person has told them things like they feel numb all the time, or they cant think because their head is numb and quiet, or that they see their hand and kn ow its their hand but cant feel it...

in other words lots of people even normal people have times when they live their life not feeling mentally, just going about their day emotionless, and not ......feeling... but it also happens with people with PTSD (or in your treatment providers words using the ICD rather than the DSM 5 developmental trauma disorder)

a quick run through of dissociation...

its a normal response (feeling numb, spaced out and disconnected from your body type ......feelings....) to triggers (anything good or bad that makes a person feel anything) at the same time knowing the difference between what is real and what isnt and there is no alcohol involved in any way

example

a trigger (seeing something that made me feel very scared) caused me to dissociate (feel numb, emotionless and like I could not feel my hand) at the same time I knew that it was my hand and and that thing I was seeing my my hand was real, it wasnt a hallucination or delusion. it wasnt caused caused or fixed because of drinking alcohol I havent had a drink of alcohol for many many months or years.

heres another example breaking down what dissociation is.....

this winter we took our children to the North Pole NY events. I was so exited that I felt numb and foggy minded, kind of spaced out and could not always feel my fingers in my gloves. Being at the North Pole events was real, my wife and I planned well in advance all the parts of the trip in detail and The snow was real the people were real, my children sitting on santa's lap was real.... and I was not drinking any alcohol at any point for any reason.

thats what dissociation is all about. from there its just a matter of how severe. some people go through normal amounts of dissociation and others go through more. whether its normal or not its still called living in a dissociative state of mind any time it happens.

my suggestion is talk more with your treatment provider, they can show you on all your tests you took last year and what your scores were on them. and if you dont agree with what those tests last january diagnosed you with you can ask for new testing. its been a year now so its probably time for new testing anyway.