Diassociation

Have any of you ever experienced a sense of disassociation with depression. When things just kind of seem surreal, and you sometimes lack comprhension of reality. I don't know if I have explained that well. How do you deal with it?

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In my mid teens, yes. I dealt with it the wrong way and I prefer not to get too deeply into that except to say I became reclusive and closed minded. At the time, I refused to talk to anyone about it or acknowledge it in a serious capacity except to gain sympathy.

Later, during my divorce I wouldn't say I was depressed, but I was definitely not wanting to deal with reality and I'll tell you, anti-depressant drugs made the situation worse, not better. Actually getting down and comprehending and facing reality, no matter how bitter it might be, taking it on headfirst turned out to be the best solution for me. Avoidance digs a deeper hole. How I dealt with it depends on what that specific "reality" issue was.

everyone, even "normal' ppl dissociate to a degree.

my case is a lil more complicated then ur average 'zoning out'..

but how do i deal?

just let it runs its course, not a whole lot i can do. its not like u can snap outta it. and its usually best when i do zone.. gives m a break of reality, which is why ppl dissociate to begin with. they need the break.

if u start doing that tho, its prolly best to take some time off. can happen when ur overly stressed, or anxiety is up there..

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Yeah disassociation is a very normal thing to do. When you think about it, day dreaming is a style of disassociation.

I found myself doing that all the time when the pain was at its worst. Whether that was curling up and reading a book, getting lost in the world and the people contained in the book, or perhaps settling down to play computer games of Playstation games for a few hours. Either way, its natural to want to escape from reality when your reality for that moment seems to be pain, whether physical or emotional.

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Good question
I have
I dont deal with it..
Theres no ambition to do anything...
So...I dont...It comes and goes..

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yeah...
just work at grounding myself...
if you havent, do a search for "grounding skills dissociation" or something like that - make sure you spell DISSOCIATION correctly, it is not disAssociation, ok?
i have a dissociative disorder but i havent mastered grounding much yet... usually just journal or talk to ppl on line...

hope that helps....

Lynne