Posted by Dinah on February 12, 2003, at 23:57:45
In reply to Re: How much do your moods define you? » Bittersweet, posted by Bittersweet on February 12, 2003, at 23:02:56
Do you have a therapist? A therapist can help you sort out all of these things. I don't know about your psychiatrist, but mine is strictly meds.
Dissociation is pretty hard to pin down. It can mean a whole lot of different things. For a general overview there is the book by Marlene Steinberg: "THE STRANGER IN THE MIRROR: Dissociation: The Hidden Epidemic". It gives a pretty good description of derealization, depersonalization, as well as time loss and amnesia. Anxiety is often accompanied by dissociative symptoms. Nature's protection I guess.I don't have time loss or amnesia, but I use dissociation as a coping tool a lot and it can interfere with life. It can also have an effect on seeing yourself as a continuous whole person.
You might want to check it out.
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