[Princess Sad]

And is there a way to tell if you are dissociating or not? I am just going to copy and paste this from another more recreational forum I posted this on. They redirected me to come to a place that knows about the subject and I thought of Psych Central. Here is what I put, tell me if this rings a bell. Sorry about the format, that's normal on that forum. Bonus question - anyone know what "forum" I am talking about?

I'm not sure if I'm overthinking this... but my memory has failed me in ways that just couldn't go unnoticeable to me. For example:

>have to make up a quiz I failed
>required to stamp make-up assignments with the date in which it is turned in
>I didn't know this, thought it was only for late work, so I didn't stamp it
>later on I'm in the classroom again
>see teacher telling students to follow directions and stamp ALL work late, made-up or turned in after absences
>go up to him I forgot to stamp the paper with the date
>he tells me no worries, gets out the paper
>it's already stamped
>"Oh! I-I didn't do that..."
>he tells me, "well aren't you lucky, someone must have saw it and did a random act of kindness"
>cool...

Of course, that's possible. It just seems extremely unlikely given the circumstances. The place where you turn in late/absent/make-up work is far away from the student's desk, in a little corner of its own. It's rare that anyone would pass by it, and in order to see the papers, you have to sort of bend down and look under another shelf... I just can't imagine anyone even seeing the unstamped paper and going to stamp it.

Another one:

>book is overdue
>10 cents fine every day it is overdue
>go to turn it in, librarian gives me a fee of $1.10
>"I only have a $20 bill... Do you have change?" (was planning to go to the movies later)
>she goes to check
>no not right now
>"You can turn it in on Monday. You won't be charged over the weekend."
>"Cool, I'll do it then"
>I remember specifically leaving with the book
>forget to turn the book in on Monday but I have it in my bag
>bring the later on in the week Tuesday... but the book is gone
>search every ****ing where for that book
>must have lost it out of the house
>give up
>get an email saying that I owe $1.10
>look around again, no luck
>wait... $1.10? it would be more if I didn't turn it in!
>I must have turned it in already... except... I didn't
>go to turn in fine today, librarian says its definitely been turned in

What the heck? Coincidences? I am so confused. Am I wrong to think about it so hard? I just don't understand. I don't remember doing any of these things. Someone else must have done it, but that seems improbable too. How would you guys explain this?

So what do you all think? How do you know when you are dissociating?

[likewater]

You are totally living my life! And sounds like you are dissociating.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by Princess Sad

And is there a way to tell if you are dissociating or not? I am just going to copy and paste this from another more recreational forum I posted this on. They redirected me to come to a place that knows about the subject and I thought of Psych Central. Here is what I put, tell me if this rings a bell. Sorry about the format, that's normal on that forum. Bonus question - anyone know what "forum" I am talking about?

I'm not sure if I'm overthinking this... but my memory has failed me in ways that just couldn't go unnoticeable to me. For example:

>have to make up a quiz I failed
>required to stamp make-up assignments with the date in which it is turned in
>I didn't know this, thought it was only for late work, so I didn't stamp it
>later on I'm in the classroom again
>see teacher telling students to follow directions and stamp ALL work late, made-up or turned in after absences
>go up to him I forgot to stamp the paper with the date
>he tells me no worries, gets out the paper
>it's already stamped
>"Oh! I-I didn't do that..."
>he tells me, "well aren't you lucky, someone must have saw it and did a random act of kindness"
>cool...

Of course, that's possible. It just seems extremely unlikely given the circumstances. The place where you turn in late/absent/make-up work is far away from the student's desk, in a little corner of its own. It's rare that anyone would pass by it, and in order to see the papers, you have to sort of bend down and look under another shelf... I just can't imagine anyone even seeing the unstamped paper and going to stamp it.

Another one:

>book is overdue
>10 cents fine every day it is overdue
>go to turn it in, librarian gives me a fee of $1.10
>"I only have a $20 bill... Do you have change?" (was planning to go to the movies later)
>she goes to check
>no not right now
>"You can turn it in on Monday. You won't be charged over the weekend."
>"Cool, I'll do it then"
>I remember specifically leaving with the book
>forget to turn the book in on Monday but I have it in my bag
>bring the later on in the week Tuesday... but the book is gone
>search every ****ing where for that book
>must have lost it out of the house
>give up
>get an email saying that I owe $1.10
>look around again, no luck
>wait... $1.10? it would be more if I didn't turn it in!
>I must have turned it in already... except... I didn't
>go to turn in fine today, librarian says its definitely been turned in

What the heck? Coincidences? I am so confused. Am I wrong to think about it so hard? I just don't understand. I don't remember doing any of these things. Someone else must have done it, but that seems improbable too. How would you guys explain this?

So what do you all think? How do you know when you are dissociating?

there are some ways to tell but they are no guarentee that dissociating is what you are doing. see the problem with dissociation its symptoms are the same as many other things like the symptom of not remembering things can be...

bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
depression
sleep deprivation
skipping eating or not eating correctly for your own body
anemia
mania
hypomania
amnesia
cancer
stress
heart disease.
medication problems
psychosis
psychotic episode
menopause
puberty
other age related ussues

I can go on and on all the different things what you posted matches up with, if you googled any of what you posted you will come up with millions upon millions of things each one of those things situations you posted about can be..

unfortunately or fortunately depending upon your view point we can not make a diagnosis of what your problem is.

we can tell you what these things were called with in our own lifes and body

for me these things were psychosis, delusions, anemia, Multiple Sclerosis, sleep deprivation, eating disorder, mania, depression, bipolar disorder, medication problems and yes sometimes dissociative problems all depending upon other accompanying symptoms and problems. not to mention sometimes it was pure laziness / not caring about the class, the classwork and homework..

the bottom line is only your treatment providers ie your medical doctor, your therapist, your psychiatrist or psychologist can tell you whether you are dissociating or not..

my suggestion take your list to your doctors or mental health providers, they can use this along with what they know about you, your medical and mental health history and other tests to give you a diagnosis and treatment plan for what ever is happening for you..

[AndStillIRise]

Originally Posted by Princess Sad

And is there a way to tell if you are dissociating or not? I am just going to copy and paste this from another more recreational forum I posted this on. They redirected me to come to a place that knows about the subject and I thought of Psych Central. Here is what I put, tell me if this rings a bell. Sorry about the format, that's normal on that forum. Bonus question - anyone know what "forum" I am talking about?

I'm not sure if I'm overthinking this... but my memory has failed me in ways that just couldn't go unnoticeable to me. For example:

>have to make up a quiz I failed
>required to stamp make-up assignments with the date in which it is turned in
>I didn't know this, thought it was only for late work, so I didn't stamp it
>later on I'm in the classroom again
>see teacher telling students to follow directions and stamp ALL work late, made-up or turned in after absences
>go up to him I forgot to stamp the paper with the date
>he tells me no worries, gets out the paper
>it's already stamped
>"Oh! I-I didn't do that..."
>he tells me, "well aren't you lucky, someone must have saw it and did a random act of kindness"
>cool...

Of course, that's possible. It just seems extremely unlikely given the circumstances. The place where you turn in late/absent/make-up work is far away from the student's desk, in a little corner of its own. It's rare that anyone would pass by it, and in order to see the papers, you have to sort of bend down and look under another shelf... I just can't imagine anyone even seeing the unstamped paper and going to stamp it.

Another one:

>book is overdue
>10 cents fine every day it is overdue
>go to turn it in, librarian gives me a fee of $1.10
>"I only have a $20 bill... Do you have change?" (was planning to go to the movies later)
>she goes to check
>no not right now
>"You can turn it in on Monday. You won't be charged over the weekend."
>"Cool, I'll do it then"
>I remember specifically leaving with the book
>forget to turn the book in on Monday but I have it in my bag
>bring the later on in the week Tuesday... but the book is gone
>search every ****ing where for that book
>must have lost it out of the house
>give up
>get an email saying that I owe $1.10
>look around again, no luck
>wait... $1.10? it would be more if I didn't turn it in!
>I must have turned it in already... except... I didn't
>go to turn in fine today, librarian says its definitely been turned in

What the heck? Coincidences? I am so confused. Am I wrong to think about it so hard? I just don't understand. I don't remember doing any of these things. Someone else must have done it, but that seems improbable too. How would you guys explain this?

So what do you all think? How do you know when you are dissociating?

I say this jokingly but sometimes I wonder if I need to put a camera on my shoulder to record my day because I do find evidence of missing time every once in a while. I had to fill out several forms for work one day. One of those forms was partially filled. The writing looked a lot like mine and there is no one else who works with the forms or any where near where they are kept. This was the first time I had concrete evidence of missing time/memory. At first I found it creepy and shocking. In the end it was easier to ignore. Now I am finding I need to figure out a system to keep track of things.

I would be interested to learn how others know they are dissociating as well and how to cope or keep track of things.