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I found out this morning I have Dissociative Disorder. I've been losing time. After crying for most of the day I decided to come on here and ask ya'll about it.
I know things could be a lot worse for me and I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. I just wasn't expecting another disorder to add to my ever growing list.
Do any of you have this? How does it affect you? My pdoc wants me to be hypnotised. That scares me.
Thanks...Patty xx
I know things could be a lot worse for me and I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. I just wasn't expecting another disorder to add to my ever growing list.
Do any of you have this? How does it affect you? My pdoc wants me to be hypnotised. That scares me.
Thanks...Patty xx
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But here is a link to the Mayo clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=2
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.