Posted by Dinah on November 13, 2001, at 21:44:28
In reply to Re: continuum of dissociation, posted by Noa on November 13, 2001, at 20:45:33
> Over time, I was able to gradually have it be more like a split screen, or like picture within picture, etc. I really have come a long way because now I do see both of my "selves" at the same time, and don't lose touch with the non-dominant mood state. There still is some split functioning--like my work self, where I feel competent and motivated, and my weekend self, which is unmotivated, and perhaps bogged down by feeling I am not worth putting out effort for, etc....but I am able to be aware of both and how I come in and out of them, whereas in the past that was harder for me.
That's great Noa. How did you come to be more aware of both states at once? (I like the split screen analogy.) Are there therapeutic techniques that help? I'm working on the technique of mindfulness right now, but while I can see that as a useful grounding technique, I can't see it helping the alienation or the continuity of being. It would help if I could remember how it feels to be not depressed when I am depressed. It seems my memory storage is related to my mood state, so that when I am depressed it feels like I have always been depressed.
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