Am i dissociating?

[BLA]

My earliest memory is of coming like out of a stupor. I know I wasn't asleep but I don't know if I went inside my head or where exactly my mind was. I just remembering coming out of it as my abuser finished up with me. And then I buried that memory until I realized something very wrong had been done to me.
Lately I feel like I am going into my head a lot. Someone can be talking to me and them I am off thinking in my head and just not hearing them. I get so caught up in my head at times that I look at the clock and panic because 10 minutes has become an hour or more. It's not like I entirely leave reality but I am stuck up in my head with whatever is going on in there. The other day at the store I had a moment where I was up there and I even pushed the decline button for my card. I left thinking how did I manage that? This past year or so I have been so distracted at times that I have ran over my phone with my car, lost multiple cards, bumped into a pole damaging my headlights, lost my id, at one point I can even remember freaking out a little that I couldn't remember my current address totally.

 

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My earliest memory is of coming like out of a stupor. I know I wasn't asleep but I don't know if I went ins...

I believe this can all be ptsd related, but I also think that you may want to get your thyroid levels checked or possibly look into some other stuff. The part with your address reminded me of right after I had my first baby. I tried to leave my phone number with a potential student in a message and couldn't remember it! It was so embarrassing. When my thyroid levels are off I go into some major brain fog. I guess I am just saying that I wouldn't rule out a medical investigation on these symptoms.

 

[BLA]

I believe this can all be ptsd related, but I also think that you may want to get your thyroid levels ch...

I haven't seen a doctor in awhile. I know I need to. A few months ago I started having painful stomach issues. I just feel like a mess right now and so confused.

 

[Justmehere]

Getting evaluated is key.

Everyone dissociates to some degree, even people without trauma. They will drive home but not remember every minute of the drive. They space a bit.

What you describe could be greater dissociation. I'd suggest keeping a log of when it happens, what you were doing before, overall stress levels. Also, learn about and use all the grounding techniques you can(tons of info on this site and online) and log about using them. If this improves after using grounding skills (and jr will take some time before they really work) it makes it more likely it's dissociation. Either way, such a log would help a doctor and therapist figure all this out with you a lot more quickly.