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Do other people with dissociative disorders also experience the feeling that you're dissociating, but you're not (completely, at least) at the same time? Like the moment when you're stressed and/or overstimulated but not enough to fully dissociate, so your brain just go low power mode and everything just feels more "light" and hazey/"blurry" like you're dissociating but Actually no? Like a mild/soft dissociation, or, as I like to call it, Schrödinger-stile dissociation? Or is just my brain that's too lazy to go into full mode dissociation?

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normal vs disordered: depersonalisation edition

normal: feeling disconnected/detached from early childhood memories

not normal: feeling disconnected/detached from many of your memories, including recent ones

normal: having an out-of-body experience during a time of crisis

not normal: having an out-of-body experience regularly, even when you’re not experiencing excessive stress

normal: feeling outside of yourself when experiencing “collective joy” (e.g. at a sports match or a concert)

not normal: feeling outside of yourself when there’s not much going on, or feeling that way regularly

normal: feeling detached from your thoughts or actions when doing repetitive/thoughtless tasks

not normal: feeling detached from your thoughts and actions to the point that it interferes with the completion of daily tasks

normal: feeling slightly unreal when you’re tired or just about to drift off to sleep

not normal: feeling unreal even when you’re otherwise awake and going about your day

depersonalisation (as a form of dissociation) is a common coping mechanism for brains going through stress or other intense situations. it becomes a problem when it is regular, distressing, and/or preventing you from completing daily tasks. if you experience this, please consider seeking help!

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you ever feel like you're struggling to be conscious in this life? like you're trying so hard to feel the world around you, not just see it and look at things like it's all just a picture? i find it so hard to truly grasp onto and appreciate a moment while i'm in it. it's almost as if appreciation is on another level of consciousness that i know exists, yet can't achieve

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