i believe some have, and my current therapist has. i also have read a lot on it, but it's not information i can really hold on to for whatever reason. even when my therapist explains things more in depth (like how alters/parts develop), it causes me to dissociate.

i did tell some family members about basic dissociation and just explained in my own words what it was like, how things i don't always understand can cause me to become anxious/panicky (a trigger) and then cause my brain to become overwhelmed and shut down so things around me feel strange, like a dream, or i am physically numb and detached from my body, etc. i was surprised when one of my sister's started talking about dissociation as she had mentioned that it was like having a filing cabinet and each feeling, memory, etc. has its own file within it separated from each other. i still don't know where she learned that but was glad she had a basic understanding at least.

i have not found i can explain everything to family/friends in basic enough ways, and they tend to forget what i say since i appear to them to be perfectly functional, so they don't think i struggle still. i do, but it's not as external as it used to be through self harm and anorexia.

i find it hard to do any kind of meditation or not have noise around me (the TV, etc.). i need noise or the silence makes me uncomfortable. even if i am with someone and it's quiet, i need background noise. i at least can be alone now where in the past, it was unbearable and dangerous at times due to certain thoughts/feelings. but meditation is a no go.