girlinterrupted
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I decided to come to this forum after my dissociation has gotten worse. I grew up in a very traumatic living situation when I was younger, have moved frequently, lost everyone I've loved over and over again. It's hard for me to feel grounded because of this. I start to feel as if I can see myself in everyone. There are billions of people in this world that I cannot block out and I feel like I'm losing the sense of who I am.
Sometimes my head starts to feel like it's literally popping open. It starts to feel so uncomfortable that I don't know what to do. I thought I was past the abuse and that it was no longer affecting me. It seems like it's still affecting my body. I'm not feeling afraid at all but whenever I start think about something stressful not even related to trauma I start to feel myself spacing out. My whole body starts to feel like it is no longer mine and this goes on for days. I look in the mirror and feel like I am not my own.
I guess I don't want to feel alone in this anymore. I don't want to feel like I am the only one going through this. It's nice to find a group of people who feel the exact same way I do.
The last time, I dissociated I accidentally gave myself a 2nd degree burn. I spilled a hot cup of water all over myself. I usually accidentally break things because I'm not engaging anymore. Please, give me some coping methods. Anything that worked for you to ground you back. I have tried meditation and it isn't very grounding. I'm tired of accidentally hurting myself from spacing out so badly.
Sometimes my head starts to feel like it's literally popping open. It starts to feel so uncomfortable that I don't know what to do. I thought I was past the abuse and that it was no longer affecting me. It seems like it's still affecting my body. I'm not feeling afraid at all but whenever I start think about something stressful not even related to trauma I start to feel myself spacing out. My whole body starts to feel like it is no longer mine and this goes on for days. I look in the mirror and feel like I am not my own.
I guess I don't want to feel alone in this anymore. I don't want to feel like I am the only one going through this. It's nice to find a group of people who feel the exact same way I do.
The last time, I dissociated I accidentally gave myself a 2nd degree burn. I spilled a hot cup of water all over myself. I usually accidentally break things because I'm not engaging anymore. Please, give me some coping methods. Anything that worked for you to ground you back. I have tried meditation and it isn't very grounding. I'm tired of accidentally hurting myself from spacing out so badly.