Posted by gardenergirl on July 24, 2005, at 13:16:44
In reply to Re: Feeling Threatened *might trigger* » Dinah, posted by fairywings on July 24, 2005, at 11:31:46
Hi jazzy/fairwings. I love both names.
Dissociation is actually a continuum. It can range from something like what happens when you are driving and you suddenly realize you've gone a few miles and don't remember them...to feeling a bit numb, to actually floating up out of your body..and everything in between.
Like Dinah said, it's a coping mechanism--not necessarily an adaptive one all the time, but definitely had its uses at times. Even as an adult..think about if you ever had to face an emergency...did you just act and then feel the fear later? That is dissociation, too.
It's terribly irresponsible of your T to link it to schizophrenia. Some folks use the term "schizophrenic" to mean when someone splits into two or more. That's really not a proper use of the term anymore, since it confuses two mental disorders, neither of which I've seen evidence in your posts that you have.
gg
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