eli5 what is disassociating? Tried looking online but I don’t understand.
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Ever drive to work, get there, and have no memory of the drive?
That’s like a very minor form of dissociation. You were fully conscious and aware the entire time, but somehow the “you” in control during the drive did not sync up with the “you” that left the house and arrived at work.
A serious form of dissociating would be someone who is/has experienced severe trauma, almost acting as though it didn’t happen as a way to cope. Hostages that have been rescued after extended ordeals, usually after having been assaulted numerous times, might express concern to their rescuers about missing school or work or other mundane daily activities rather than breaking down and crying. They were conscious and aware the during their entire trauma, but as a coping mechanism, seem to be processing it as an out-of-body experience, as though it didn’t happen to them somehow.
It’s like your brain isn’t “showing it’s work”, it’s just writing down the answers.
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