What Is Dissociation?

The feeling of being dissociated from the world is a very strange feeling. There are many symptoms that you can feel if you're dissociated; it could be: a disconnect from the world but not feeling alone, a fuzzy/cloudy head, being in-tune with every single thought in your head - almost like you have a second conscious consciously thinking about what you are thinking about. Some more symptoms could also include: when you look at your hands and thinking that "THESE ARE MY HANDS" and being shocked, or when if you go for a walk and a huge rush of sonder comes over you. In short the feeling of dissociation is one that cannot fully be described until experienced.

Even if you don't experience these symptoms directly, would it surprise you if I told you that you experience some form of dissociation everyday without even realizing it? Driving is such a boring task that is almost becomes second sense to some people. Most of the time when humans drive we go on some form of "auto pilot" in our brains. Good decisions are still made in the moment but at the destination all is forgotten about the trip. This is a result of dissociation.

All the major unwanted feelings or dumb unwanted situations are controlled by some level of dissociation. Having thousands of memories of almost the exact same car ride is a waste of energy every single (or even working your day job). Energy always needs to be conserved where it can so our body forgets those repetitive moments. As for the emotional sides of things dissociation protects humans from feeling 'too' much - if that makes sense. To a certain degree emotions can be handled but once they reach a certain threshold the mind protects you from being overwhelmed by putting you into a dissociatative state.

Dissociation is a very normal thing to experience in life. Some get it more than others but do not worry if you feel it. I know it feels uncomfortable to feel not yourself but I promise you it's nothing to frett about. Before you know it you'll be your normal living 'living life woohoo' type again. A couple words of advice though is if you cant shake dissociation do not isolate yourself, get out often, exercise, focus on personal projects and take deep breaths - relax - cause it will all be okay.

Cheers.