You Know You've Been Dissociating/being Absent Minded When...

[UnKnown-Self]

When someone asks why you are rocking and you were totally unaware you were self- soothing or why.

Of course you act as if they never asked and start a new subject.

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

Happening a lot lately

When you're exiting the parking of Walmart to the road and all of a sudden you look behind you and there is a long line of cars behind you and you hear horns blasting at you to move.

 

[UnKnown-Self]

Once I was driving and I was totally unaware that a fire truck was blaring behind me. When I looked in the rear view mirror and saw the fireman’s angry face, I moved in a hurry. How could I not have heard that?

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

Right now it happens so much with me that I take a shadow with me to keep me distracted enough my mind can't go bad places.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

'Oh great! Someone washed the dishes while I was sleeping!' .... :woot:

'No, wait, that was me'.

:bag:

 

[AngelKeeperJ]

I know that I can get in a "daze" and can block everything else out. Thankfully, it doesn't happen much when I am driving. Except that lately I am trying to get used to my new Bi-Pap machine, and am having too many "events" of low oxygen per hour at night. SO glad that we discovered that I have severe sleep apnea. I wake up tired, but try not to nap during the day.

I am not driving much, just to be on the safe side...

 

[NoWhereKnowWhere]

When staying present for a five minute conversation is the hardest thing I’ve had to do today. Half way through I was like oh shit I haven’t been present and didn’t catch half of what was just said. Just laugh and hope they weren’t asking a question.

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

When staying present for a five minute conversation is the hardest thing I’ve had to do toda...

Oh, how many times has this happened to me? Too Many!
I hate it, it represents not being in control.

 

[MrMoonlight]

when you keep washing the same parts in the shower because you keep forgetting you already washed them. the infinite shower loop. Need to say out loud " I just washed my ____" to stay in the moment.

 

[Gs172003]

when you keep the same parts in the shower because you keep forgetting you already washed them. the...

I do that kind of thing alot. Especially when it comes to taking pills. " You just took an Advil"
Or deodorant. Especially if I hurt myself I have to tell myself cause if I have a wound I don't know where it came from it freaks me out lol I'm so weird

 

[MrMoonlight]

Especially when it comes to taking pills.

I have trouble with this too. Now when I take my meds I position my med-organizer in a particular way to remind myself that I have already taken them. My therapist told me to say reminders out loud if you are in the frame of mind to remember.

 

[Gs172003]

I have trouble with this too. Now when I take my meds I position my med-organizer in a particular w...

My daily pills I take twice I divide into two bottles. I take one in the morning the night ones I put in a separate bottle so I know I haven't taken them.