Dissociation - Hijacking the Mind

Do you find yourself spacing out, in a fog or missing chunks of time?

If so, you may be experiencing dissociation.

Which is a normal thing for our minds to do, as we don’t need to be super focused all day and night.

However, finding yourself chronically numbing out and unable to focus may be indicative of deeper things going on.

Everyone goes through trauma, and everyone copes with it differently.

Our mind and body are so wise that they will cope in the best ways for us in any given moment.

These survival mechanisms are always there to keep us safe.

But, if left unresolved can cause a lot of difficulties functioning and thriving in daily life

Shocking, painful or distressing events can set off dissociation, amongst many other symptoms.

But, long after the event you may still not feel safe even to address the experience. So what can you do?

There are many paths to healing, but you will need to find ways to get your nervous system balanced.

Forcing yourself to do things isn’t the best idea when dealing with such a sensitive thing as trauma.

You can start by just making note of when you catch yourself numbing out or unaccounted for chunks or moments of time.

Be kind and gentle with yourself and just notice when and how often this is happening.

When you disassociate, the point is your body/mind is trying to become numb and unaware.

So you won’t know every time you do it.

But being open to the times you do catch yourself will be extremely helpful in your healing process.

Next, when you feel ready, write down what triggered these episodes of checking out.

Was there an argument?

Did you feel overstimulated or overwhelmed?

Sometimes it can be the tone of someone's voice, a smell or a certain environment that instigates the shift.

If you’ve been coping by dissociating for a long time it most likely feels normal to you and you don’t notice it at all.

But, from years of helping people heal, avoidance is one of the most common habits stopping people from truly living their ideal life.

You can seek out a trauma specialist, perhaps do somatic exercises if those feel good to you.

I just encourage you to be open to acknowledging how past experiences may be impacting your life. And give yourself the care you need to finally resolve these deep held hurts.

You don’t have to be retraumatized to heal. Start by just noticing your reactions to things, and if you’d like to change them.

If you’d like my help with this you can book a personal session with me.

Or, you can get my Trauma Release audio healing to help you release old trauma patterns or the Resilient Nervous System audio to regulate the nervous system and help you feel safe, calm and inspired!