Have you ever wondered if you dissociate? Do you have moments where you feel out of touch

with yourself, feel detached, or like time is passing too slowly or quickly? These are

just a few of the signs of dissociation. If you want to know more about what it is and

how to cope with it, I'm here to help. Welcome back to Savvy Psychologist. I'm your host,

Dr. Monica Johnson. Every week on this show, I'll help you face life challenges with evidence-based

approaches, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment. Dissociation is a mental process that can occur

in response to trauma, stress, or overwhelming situations. It involves a temporary disconnection

between a person's thoughts, feelings, memories, and sense of identity or reality. Dissociation can

be a survival coping mechanism that allows individuals to detach from distressing or traumatic experiences

and protect themselves from the overwhelming emotions and memories associated with them.

As such, dissociation can also be a symptom of various mental health conditions, such as PTSD

or BPD. Some common symptoms of dissociation include feeling disconnected from one's body or

surroundings, memory loss or gaps in memory, feeling emotionally numb or detached,

feeling as if one is in a dreamlike state, hearing voices or seeing things that are not there,

feeling as if one is not in control of one's actions or thoughts,

feeling as if one is observing oneself from the outside, and feeling as if one is not really

present in the moment. Dissociation can occur in different degrees of severity and may manifest

in a variety of ways. Here are five types of dissociation. Depersonalization is a type of

dissociation where an individual experiences a sense of detachment from their own thoughts,

feelings, and physical sensations. They may feel as if they are observing themselves from a

distance or that their body is not their own. Individuals experiencing depersonalization may

feel as if they are in a dreamlike state or that the world around them is unreal or distorted.

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