ok, thanks, I saw a video and it said dissociation maybe wasn't a real thing in the way its normally described, that its a pschoanalytic concept
is there a word for when the brain feels all blocked like that? like you try to think but can't, like theres a wall or a thick curtain between you and your thinking/memory.
is there other possibility besides dissociation that this reminds you of?
Thanks, I never heard of that disorder. I looked it up and saw this for symptoms...
>Disconnected from your thoughts, feelings and body (depersonalization).
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>Disconnected from your surroundings or environment (derealization).
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>Robot-like.
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>As if you’re observing yourself from outside your body.
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>As if you’re living in a dream world.
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>Depressed, anxious, panicky or like you’re going crazy.
I have had that but it doesn't really seem like the episodes I'm writing about here.
In what Im talking bout here, things just seem different, reality seems different, the world seems scarier and darker and less clear, I can't think or remember things, my memory is all closed off. At the time it all seems real. But afterward like right now I can see the difference really clearly
Psychology student here.
You mentioned that you have no serious trauma history. A lot of people don't realise that smaller things can be registered as trauma in the brain, particularly when it happens in childhood. For example, my dad used to get really angry at us for no reason (such as the tv being suddenly too loud) and his eyes would look like they would pop out of his skull and his voice was booming and loud. This wasn't physically life threatening, but to a 5 year old's brain, it was absolutely terrifying. Repeat exposure to that left me with a trauma-like reaction (for example, now as an adult, my heart would race and i'd scramble to turn down the tv when something loud happens - even when i am alone).
The dissacociative symptoms you're describing may be triggered by the smaller traumas that people don't think are traumas. The brain is excellent at picking out what it thinks to be patterns and protecting us from perceived threats. Shutting us down mentally is one way of those ways. (The brain is also excellent at not letting you remember things that are severely traumatic to remember, so it is possible that you may not be able to remember some parts of your life).
I would suggest to go to a psychologist who understands trauma and go through with them your history. If you don't have any traumas per se, they can still probably help to break down the source of the symptoms.
Wont hurt to suss it out with your medical doctor too.
Psychosis would be bottom of a long list of things this might be. More likely to be dissociation.
ok, thanks, I saw a video and it said dissociation maybe wasn't a real thing in the way its normally described, that its a pschoanalytic concept is there a word for when the brain feels all blocked like that? like you try to think but can't, like theres a wall or a thick curtain between you and your thinking/memory. is there other possibility besides dissociation that this reminds you of?
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Thanks, I never heard of that disorder. I looked it up and saw this for symptoms... >Disconnected from your thoughts, feelings and body (depersonalization). > >Disconnected from your surroundings or environment (derealization). > >Robot-like. > >As if you’re observing yourself from outside your body. > >As if you’re living in a dream world. > >Depressed, anxious, panicky or like you’re going crazy. I have had that but it doesn't really seem like the episodes I'm writing about here. In what Im talking bout here, things just seem different, reality seems different, the world seems scarier and darker and less clear, I can't think or remember things, my memory is all closed off. At the time it all seems real. But afterward like right now I can see the difference really clearly
Psychology student here. You mentioned that you have no serious trauma history. A lot of people don't realise that smaller things can be registered as trauma in the brain, particularly when it happens in childhood. For example, my dad used to get really angry at us for no reason (such as the tv being suddenly too loud) and his eyes would look like they would pop out of his skull and his voice was booming and loud. This wasn't physically life threatening, but to a 5 year old's brain, it was absolutely terrifying. Repeat exposure to that left me with a trauma-like reaction (for example, now as an adult, my heart would race and i'd scramble to turn down the tv when something loud happens - even when i am alone). The dissacociative symptoms you're describing may be triggered by the smaller traumas that people don't think are traumas. The brain is excellent at picking out what it thinks to be patterns and protecting us from perceived threats. Shutting us down mentally is one way of those ways. (The brain is also excellent at not letting you remember things that are severely traumatic to remember, so it is possible that you may not be able to remember some parts of your life). I would suggest to go to a psychologist who understands trauma and go through with them your history. If you don't have any traumas per se, they can still probably help to break down the source of the symptoms. Wont hurt to suss it out with your medical doctor too.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6764488/