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I agree with you SC, about dissociation not always interferring. I guess it depends on the degree or 'why'. The first time I 'dissociated' was when I was getting beaten up. It helped me 'survive'. So in that sense, it was positive.

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~SS~ Actually, everyone dissociates. It's not an unusual thing, or something that happens ONLY in response to trauma (such as getting hit). Even just daydreaming or spacing out is dissociation. It's just that some dissociation is more severe than other dissociation. But yes, dissociation is a common response to traumas like physical abuse, and that's when it tends to be higher levels of dissociation. And then, at a certain point, it becomes diagnosable- when it interferes severely with regular functioning. But the vast majority of people dissociate, without it interfering with normal functioning.

~Jetblack~ here is a thread about dissociation:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/showf...5&o=93&fpart=1