[Rive1976]

I posted this somewhere else but didnt get many answers. I do not have DID. I did however dissociate in therapy a couple of weeks ago. My old therapist said I used to do it but I was never aware of it. This time my vision got blurry, my mouth was gaping open and I wasnt aware of what my therapist was saying. It was like I was semi aware. Then she said in a loud voice are you with me! I snapped back. My question is why does dissociation happen? I mean I am 42 and have no history of trauma that I am aware of.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by Dnester

I posted this somewhere else but didnt get many answers. I do not have DID. I did however dissociate in therapy a couple of weeks ago. My old therapist said I used to do it but I was never aware of it. This time my vision got blurry, my mouth was gaping open and I wasnt aware of what my therapist was saying. It was like I was semi aware. Then she said in a loud voice are you with me! I snapped back. My question is why does dissociation happen? I mean I am 42 and have no history of trauma that I am aware of.

your question.....

"Why does dissociation happen?"

for that answer you will need to understand things like how the brain works, different parts of the brain and how they work together through electrical currents called receptors and other fancy names.

then after you know the science side of the brain you will need to understand some mental stuff like how those physical brain parts work together with your thoughts and actions, and behaviors,

you will also need to know things about your self like how and why you think the way you do, what your own responses are, what your triggers are, what your history is, what meds if any you are on and what those side effects do to you...

in other words a lot goes into what dissociation is and how and why a person does it.

thats the general explanation.

for something more directly related to you, you will need to talk to your therapist. you and the therapist can work together to discover what dissociation is in you, how it happens in you, why it happens in you and any other technical questions you may have, and you can also work together finding a way so that it no longer happens to you.

[Amyjay]

Dissociation is a normal experience. Everybody does it to some extent. It isn't "triggered" only by trauma. It is the mind's way of separating itself from the physical environment and can happen when bored, when sick, when emotionlly uncomfortable, in normal daydreaming, when driving, when just sitting around thinking, when you're avoiding something, when triggered, and all sorts of other situations.

Why do you think it happened?

[MickeyCheeky]

((((Dnester)))) I believe it can happen even later in your life, and I don't think a trauma is necessary. I'm sorry you're struggling

[Rive1976]

Originally Posted by Amyjay

Dissociation is a normal experience. Everybody does it to some extent. It isn't "triggered" only by trauma. It is the mind's way of separating itself from the physical environment and can happen when bored, when sick, when emotionlly uncomfortable, in normal daydreaming, when driving, when just sitting around thinking, when you're avoiding something, when triggered, and all sorts of other situations.

Why do you think it happened?

I dont want to say. I dont want to trigger the young ones here.

Some peeps are more prone to dissociation then others. Chemical? Electrical? Genetic? Environmental? Biological? Luck? God’s will? Hidden trauma?

Anyhow, if you can catch yourself, try grounding techniques and learn what your triggers are. When I see triggers happening or coming I try going mentally else where using distraction and focus to stay present.

[dlantern]

Not acknowledging it is ideal it doesn't want to remember. Life as normal is still cool, there is nothing wrong with resistance. It happens because it just what needs to happen in a way those things also tell the story of what is wrong, then you back that up with other things. The medical field really helped me understand how we are supported and especially with symbolism of the why questions.

[dlantern]

Think of it , as add and adhd busyiness is just that to understand dissociation.

[Michael W. Harris]

Originally Posted by Dnester

I posted this somewhere else but didnt get many answers. I do not have DID. I did however dissociate in therapy a couple of weeks ago. My old therapist said I used to do it but I was never aware of it. This time my vision got blurry, my mouth was gaping open and I wasnt aware of what my therapist was saying. It was like I was semi aware. Then she said in a loud voice are you with me! I snapped back. My question is why does dissociation happen? I mean I am 42 and have no history of trauma that I am aware of.

In the modern world there can be all types of reasons. What you describe is more like "drifting off" or "extreme attention deficit disorder". We all can zone out from time to time, but since you were still aware of the therapist I do not see this as dissociation. If you had lost time, if you had said something to her that you do not remember saying, etc., then I would say it is dissociation. Sometimes I can be talking to someone and something we say may trigger a memory. My mind will focus on the memory and I will zone out whoever I am talking with. I believe that this is more attention deficit disorder than dissociation but it may be dissociation.

I believe in the future it will be proven that television and media's high tech psychological advertising is causing an increase in attention deficit disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder in humans and especially children who spend too much time in front of the television or computer. We need mental health professionals to research this for us and not for the advertisers.