Posted by noa on June 29, 2000, at 8:33:19
In reply to Re: To Noa re. different states, posted by BBob on June 28, 2000, at 18:48:10
Bobb's post also reminded me that it is important to remember that dissociation does not always equal pathology. There are many ways that dissociation serves us well, both in everyday life and at times of stress or trauma.
I think that to be a good actor one probably needs to be able to dissociate somewhat, to become the character.
Many of us dissociate somewhat while driving--we go on autopilot and daydream and lose track of where we are, all the while we are getting to where we need to go.
Getting lost in thought is a form of dissociation.
Good writers probably need to do some form of dissociating to place themselves into scenes and to see things from the point of view of characters.
Same probably goes for people who need to visualize in order to create technological innovations--to be able to place oneself at different angles and see things not from ones own point of view, but as if one is part of the workings of a techological device or system.
I am sure there are many more examples.
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