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Originally Posted by BethRags
Thank you each for your replies. It sounds like what I'm referring to as "dissociation" is at least somewhat different than the explanations I'm reading on this thread. But then, I don't have alters in the sense that I have divided ego states with their own identities. My dissociation (which I would specifically term "derealisation") does not cause me to lose awareness of my body...it feels like my mind is sort-of locked safely away from perceived danger. It is, however, a reaction to anxiety.
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I experience that kind of dissociation too (depersonalisation and derealisation) but don't find it safe because it gets very hard for me to function effectively because I get brain fog along with it.
I think it WAS safe /adaptive when I was younger but now it impairs my everyday life. I've bad anxiety top and that kind of dissociation serves as a circuit breaker from sky high anxiety but doesn't help me function effectively etc or respond adequately to dangerm