Dissociation?

My therapist says I dissociate sometimes, and I didn't know what it was until I asked, but now I realize that I do. But it's hard to pinpoint sometimes what is and what isn't a dissociation. Sometimes I feel far away and I feel like there's pressure all around me, especially inside my head, and I can't focus on what anyone is saying to me. Sometimes when I'm like that I get really clumsy, almost light-headed. Is that a form of dissociation?

Other times I space out entirely and don't hear anything going on around me. I'll feel like I have no control over my words, and if I'm talking it will sound to me like I'm listening to someone else.

I get like that, dissociation is generally triggered to happen.

When I dissociate, I become dazed and foggy minded.

According to what your T says and the way that you describe it, I'd say yes it is. Welcome to the club!

What is the main reasoning of dissociation? Is it from anxiety or stress? I get like this sometimes so I was just curious.

I find I do it more with certain people. People who can really chat, I go off to my own world.

And one more question. Can you be aware it is happening but unable to mentally correct it? I feel STUCK mentally and I can't determine how long I was doing it.

Good questions! I'd like to find out too.

I think that it's more of an escape mechanism.

And I can recognize it while I'm doing it but unable to bring myself out of it. It depends on how deep my mind has dissociated.

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dissociation happens for many reasons...sometimes its trauma, sometimes its stress, sometimes its just the normal way the brain works. short version dissociation is a reaction to a positive or negative trigger, event and gosh knows what else. for everyone its different what will cause a person to feel spaced out, foggy minded, disconnected (in other words dissociated)

if you feel you are dissociating you can contact a treatment provider who will assess whether it is normal or a dissociative disorder (for america those are listed in the link at the bottom of my post)