Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on January 27, 2008, at 17:24:03
In reply to good descriptor from Sidran, posted by muffled on January 27, 2008, at 13:58:48
I remember getting a lot of good information from their website when I was first researching my own depersonalization.
There was one evening when I took about a gazillion photos of myself, because I couldn't fathom that the eye, the nose, the chin all belonged to a FACE.
It is a scary thing, depersonalization, and often occurs with dissociation.
I'm dissociating a lot right now, even as I type this-- I feel unreal, elsewhere. I have a lot of dissociative tendencies. Nevermind the triggers. It is a coping mechanism that I developed at a young age and served me well back then. At time maladaptive. Sometimes it reigns over me at is terrifying to experience. Pain is preferable. Other times it is a joke I play along with.
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-Ll
I hope you're not feeling as bad as I think you are. well, hugs are in order no matter what (((((((muff))))))) and Phillipa's right -- no apologies needed!
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