Sorry, no experience with that. Only personality disorders.

But here is a link to the Mayo clinic

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=2

thank you, karl! i didn't have a clue where to go...xx

Yep - I've had this on and off for years. Well I guess I just have it.

Basically it's your bodies protective reaction to stress. It makes you step out of yourself, thereby losing chunks of time when you 'step out of yourself' It really is a protective mechanism that does what it's supposed to do, but it's scary as well.

I have a strong tendency to dissociate when I can't deal with situation and what sucks is, during these periods of time I don't know what I said or did. Then hubby can toss these things in my face later. No its not intentional. He honestly thinks I know what I'm saying at the time, when all honesty I don't.

I feel your pain though. Have done this since I was a very little girl when I was raped and molested at 4-5 years old. Just a coping mechanism gone wild.

wow i have done this, and never knew what it was, thanks sis for the info. i can't believe it is true

Dissociative disorder often comes from a bad eperience/experiences.
Be careful about hypnosis. Are you really ready to face something that your mind chose to protect you against? You have to be ready and your pdoc has to be ready to deal with the fallout. I had a bad break down when my doc tried to push too hard to bring up the past I was protecting myself from.
I'm not saying it shouldn't happen, it can be the start of further healing but not done in the right way could be disasterous!

no, i'm not ready. my therapist just left for a better job offer so i'm having to start over with someone else. i haven't even met her yet and my pdoc is talking hypnosis.
i have dissociative amnesia. i lose time. i'm not ready to start something like that with a person i don't know. she knows nothing about me expect what's in my chart. i'm not ready and i don't know that i ever will be.
i'm still very upset about losing my therapist. he's the only one i've ever been able to open up to.

Your Pdoc is doing you a disservice.

I had therapy for severe MPD - the more severe form of dissociative disorder.

IMHO, therapy when one is not ready for it is just job security for the doc.

AND my doc dumped me when I had no more money.

To that end, I would not let a doc touch that aspect. Your mind is protecting you so that you can function and protect yourself. When you are emotionally and psychologically ready, you will remember.

Not all docs are in this to help people. Some I think have a need to find patients with the disorders that are "out on the edge" and then push the patient to the edge.

Sorry if I ramble, my doc nearly disintegrated me so completely and to this day, I don't think I am as functional as before he got hold of me.

I had a dissociation come up in Therapy.

My therapist described it this way. That something happened, and in my body I created a protector around it, then it all got tangled up. When that happened the protector can keep it away, it will come up, and the memories will probably come up as well.

I agree with SJD, you will remember when your body says it's safe to remember.

I dissociate when I cut.Sometimes I remember somtimesI dont.I never feel cutting either and pdoc told me I dissociate.Its not the same thing as what you have but simular.