[Mountaindewed]

Friday morning I got up just before 1 in the morning. All day at work I was really out of it. I couldn’t remember large chunks of the day. I was asking my coworkers weird questions like if I looked like I gained weight and I was just really out of it. It felt like dissociation, but maybe I was just sleep deprived.

What’s weird is that my other 2 coworkers were acting just as odd as I was. One was even talking to herself in a weird way, while the other coworker was mumbling and was out of sorts . I don’t know what was going on but it seemed weird that 3 of us would be so out of it.

So I’m wondering if there is a connection to sleep deprivation and dissociating?

[Amyjay]

I am not really sure if there is a an established connection. Sometimes I am sleep deprived because of dissociating in the night (like when the system is badly triggered parts will cry through the night). But I don't know for sure that sleep deprivation would cause a greater level of dissociation. I suppose it could, just because sleep deprivation causes more stress or hampers ones ability to cope with stress, but I could well just be making **** up.

People’s brains dont work right when they are sleep deprived. That doesn’t necessarily mean its dissociation.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

Friday morning I got up just before 1 in the morning. All day at work I was really out of it. I couldn’t remember large chunks of the day. I was asking my coworkers weird questions like if I looked like I gained weight and I was just really out of it. It felt like dissociation, but maybe I was just sleep deprived.

What’s weird is that my other 2 coworkers were acting just as odd as I was. One was even talking to herself in a weird way, while the other coworker was mumbling and was out of sorts . I don’t know what was going on but it seemed weird that 3 of us would be so out of it.

So I’m wondering if there is a connection to sleep deprivation and dissociating?

yes I go through this sometimes. sleep deprivation can cause a person to feel numb spaced out and disconnected. (in other words dissociated) my location and treatment provider calls this normal dissociation or normal side effect and symptom of not getting enough sleep depending upon what caused the problem and other accompanying symptoms.

in me my sleep deprived symptoms are not called a dissociative disorder because even non dissociative disordered people can go with out sleep due to their work schedules, or other reasons too and have these same problems. in me in order for it to be associated with my dissociative disorders 1. it cant be explained by any other diagnosis and 2. it has to go beyond the normal severity wise.

my suggestion is if this continues to bother you contact yours or a treatment provider in your off the computer locations they will be able to tell you if your problem is normal/ dissociative related or anything else and get you treated for it.

what helps me is making sure I get enough sleep with a good nightly routine.