Dissociation is a mental process that involves a disconnect between your thoughts, identity, consciousness, and memory.
It's often a coping mechanism in response to stress, trauma, or overwhelming emotions.
If you're wondering whether you might be experiencing dissociation, here are some common signs and symptoms:
Feeling disconnected from yourself: You might feel like you're observing yourself from a distance, almost as if you're watching a movie of your own life.
Memory lapses: Difficulty recalling events or details, even things that happened recently, can be a sign of dissociation.
Time distortion: Losing track of time or feeling like time is moving too slowly or too quickly can occur during dissociative episodes.
Emotional numbness: Feeling emotionally detached or numb, as if your feelings are not your own or are muted.
Changes in identity or sense of self: Experiencing shifts in your sense of who you are, your values, or your beliefs.
Depersonalization: Feeling like your body doesn't belong to you or like you're not in control of your movements.
Derealization: Feeling like the world around you is unreal, distorted, or disconnected.
Amnesia: Experiencing memory gaps for events, conversations, or actions, even when they were not caused by substances or medical conditions.
Difficulty concentrating: Finding it hard to focus or concentrate on tasks due to mental fog or feeling disconnected from your surroundings.
Disrupted sense of reality: Feeling like you're in a dream-like state or that the world around you is unreal.
Please reach out to a professional, addressing such thoughts and feelings may assisting reducing these experiences.
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