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Do I Suffer from Dissociation?
Do I Suffer from Dissociation?
Robert Thorne••7 min read
Signs and symptoms depend on the type of dissociative disorders
dissociative disorders
Dissociative disorders (DD) are conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception. People with dissociative disorders use dissociation as a defense mechanism, pathologically and involuntarily. The individual suffers these dissociations to protect themselves.
you have, but may include: Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events, people and personal information. A sense of being detached from yourself and your emotions. A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal.
How do I know if I am dissociating?
Some of the symptoms of dissociation include the following.
You may forget about certain time periods, events and personal information.
Feeling disconnected from your own body.
Feeling disconnected from the world around you.
You might not have a sense of who you are.
You may have clear multiple identities.
Can you be aware of dissociation?
The difference from active avoidance (on purpose avoiding thinking about or doing something) is that dissociation tends to happen without planning or even awareness. Many times, people who are dissociating are not even aware that it is happening, other people notice it.
