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I agree with what has been said. A couple suggestions: maybe reach out to your former therapist and ask for referrals? Also when you are in the hunt for therapists, keep an open mind. My therapist is specialized in PTSD and trauma but not on dissociative disorders. However, she is seeking...

That makes total sense. It is protective. If you go back to therapy with someone qualified in PTSD and dissociative disorders it will still take time, and it will happen, when/if it happens. And that is OK. Rushing is slowing your progress down. Sending love ?.

I have done a few sessions of modified EMDR with my therapist. We have been preparing for it for quite a long time. Still, I can't do regular EMDR processing and tolerate it for much shorter blocks of time -which is normal for highly dissociative individuals-. Experts have been saying for a...

I would mention it to your therapist. You might want to pay attention to current/new triggers. High stress also makes it worse. I have a dissociative disorder so I know it is related.

Yes. I had this happen going to work. My daughter was in the back as she attended the same school I work at -I am a teacher-. I was close to getting to school and then I just realized I got lost. I knew I was 2 or 3 blocks away but I didn't recognize anything so I turned my GPS on... It really...

I would suggest reading "The body keeps the score". Dissociation brings many physical symptoms and it is actually quite common for this to happen. Dissociation either reduces or augments the flow to different brain regions, which means that we experiment physical symptoms, since our brain...

We actually upped the minutes so we do one weekly session but for 90min. 60minutes didn't make sense since we spend such a long time dissociating and grounding. If your therapist offered, I am sure they thought everything through. You could also talk about it with them: Even though I could see...

Isn't it intriguing that we keep on "forgetting" that it won't happen again? In my online therapy session yesterday I/we became quite panicky. One of the things we used to ground was saying: my body is scared but I am safe. Lots of hugs your way. I want to say though that one of the things that...

Are you in therapy now? I found therapy to help with dissociation. Also practice grounding often -that is, grounding that actually works for you-. Maybe start small as well? I'm sorry you're struggling with this ?.

Dissociation is on a spectrum. There is a different dissociative disorder called OSDD in which there is severe dissociation but not quite as in DID. Generally, when there is lots of dissociation there will be other types as well, such as depersonalization or amnesia. I am sorry you are...

I would suggest looking for a therapist specialized in trauma/PTSD and with experience in dissociative disorders. The voices could also be due to different parts trying to communicate stuff, even if you don't clearly hear them (I experience these "voices" more like thoughts that are not mine)...

It is very stressful and overwhelming when something new presents. You're not alone in that. I'm glad you reached out here.

I am sorry you are dealing with that, on top of PTSD. Have you looked into Dissociative fugue and OSDD?

Hello!! I wanted to ask you about the auditory and visual hallucinations. Are those flashbacks or related to psychosis/schizophrenia? Also, I would look into dissociative fugue in particular and dissociation in general. I am sorry you are struggling. Sending lots of love?

Wohooo! You sent it! Communicating through e-mail always gives me anxiety, but she has validated both the need and made it seem reasonable for me to send her an e-mail weekly, so even though it stresses me, I let myself do it once a week lol. It has been useful. Do something nice for yourself!

These words could've come out of my mouth. I struggle with this every therapy session. On top of the PTSD I have a Dissociative Disorder so dissociation is very prominent in our sessions. I just wanted to say that it is caused due to dissociation/a stress response. This is the 1st time I've...

I just wanted to let you know that I worry about the same things and have the same thoughts. And that my therapist's response has always been very similar to the one you got. ?

Hi all, Something has been happening in therapy that I consider new. Instead of just spacing out heavily -which still happens at times- when working on or talking about something tough, sometimes I struggle answering a question posed by my therapist or talk about something and I am aware my...

I'm sorry it didn't feel like before but maybe that is OK? Would there be any way to make her office less cold? If you were 12feet away, could you suggest less separation? Could you sit somewhere else? Could your therapist move something or do something to accommodate you? I did go back to in...

I had a million thoughts about how wearing masks would not work. I really struggle with eye contact so I tend to look around a lot, I look at her hands and feet lol. Also, when I do look at her face and engage, her eyes were there and there was a lot of kindness in them. So the kindness is...

I went to my therapy session in person today for the 1st time since early March. It went better than I expected. It was her new office that she just moved to. Very spare in furniture still. She opened all doors for me. We wore masks. It was not that bad. I think wearing them out of my house has...

I will be the only client physically in her office for a while. I hope that helps. I can ask about windows staying open? Would that help? Argh. It's a new space for me as it is a new office and we'll be wearing masks. She will open all doors for me and we will get hand sanitizer upon entrance...

I was in therapy for about 9 years from 8 years old to 17 years old, he was not a good fit and contributed to me feeling shame. Stopped therapy. Repressed/forgot about everything. Picked it up again almost 3 years ago -18 years after I stopped- when I started having flashbacks after getting...

I know. I was starting to think I was getting paranoid or it was part of my PTSD to be so hypervigilant and afraid but everyone around me, although acknowledging what's happening played the risks down... And I started to believe it and then a friend of mine lost her sister to COVID. how are you...

I wish we didn't have to be wearing masks. Is it safe not wearing them? Argh I wish some things could be in my control. I sometimes wonder if wearing masks wont somewhat defeat the purpose of going back in person, which is to work on dissociation more and to make it easier to ground. If she...