Dissociation may feel like being detached from your body, emotions, thoughts, or surroundings.
It can feel numb, floaty, tired, unreal, or foggy. Sometimes, dissociation allows a person to discuss distressing memories without feeling emotions or becoming upset.
You may feel like a different version of yourself or not quite like “you.”
Time can feel altered. You may lose track of time, experience gaps in memory, or feel like time is speeding up or slowing down.
You might still function outwardly while feeling internally disconnected, or you may have reduced awareness of what is happening around you.
At times, it may feel like you are watching yourself or events around you from a distance.
This page is part of the What Is Dissociation? section of the CommuniDID site, which explains how dissociation works and why it develops.
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