Dissociation - Fog

[who am i kim]

My Therapist said to me" talking and understanding will help lift the fog". This meaning over time talking with her my therapist. I just want to see what others think or felt of this. To me I live in this fog like world it is safe there, I do not reside in the outside world too much. I have been like this since childhood. Sorry, a bit hard to explain. I am sorry if this is too generalized as i was not having the best of sessions with her that day.

Do you think this is true what my therapist told me? I would love any feedback. :)

 

[safenow]

Hi Kim. Nice to see you again.

I think it is true. For me, once I began to understand and found a way to talk about what was going on, it happens less frequently. Now it is less a "fog" and more a "belch". Giggle.

Safenow

 

[circe47]

I understand completely. The fog, or dissociation to be more accurate, is a very comfortable place for me. I have gotten to the point now where I can recognize the "switch." Have been discussing this with T lately. She is pretty non-committal in actually diagnosing me as a multi, however. She says it's up to me to decide and I think it is something to consider.

Like Kim, I have been doing this all my life. I just never considered it as a multi system. It makes sense when I look back at my life in pictures and can not relate to the person I see, or when I someone asks "do you remember when we...." and I have no memory whatsoever of what it is they are asking. I have whole blocks of my life missing. It is sort of weird to see "myself" in pictures and no idea what was going on in my life at that particular moment in time.

 

[safenow]

Welcome to my world.

 

[who am i kim]

Thank you for your replies. They have helped reassure me greatly. ;)