Neriz,

Thanks for sharing that. It has been just recently that I learned that all those symptoms were examples of dissociation. There are many degrees of dissociation, and not everybody who dissociates has DID. In fact, everybody dissociates sometimes. Even daydreaming or getting really involved in a movie or book are ways to dissociate because you're not in touch with where you are and what is happening around you at those moments. There's a book I read recently about everyday dissociation. You might like it. The Myth of Sanity, by Martha Stout. Stranger in the Mirror, by Marlene Steinberg and Maxine Schnall, also looks good. I have it but haven't read it yet.

You should know that dissociation can be a healthy and protective response to things that are difficult for us to handle. But if we do it too much, then we don't live life as fully as we could.