Dissociation

Grounding skills help reorient a person to the present to the here-and-now. They are vitals tools to have when you deal with anxiety, flashbacks and dissociation. A powerful way to help ground is through the use of smell. However, it is important to be aware…

Grounding skills help reorient a person to the present to the here-and-now. They are vitals tools to have when you deal with anxiety, flashbacks and dissociation. There are endless varieties of grounding skills and in coming posts I will be reviewing different categories of grounding…

So here is a picture of me from when I was about 6 years old. I do have a reason for posting this photo, so bear with me. When I work with people, I inevitably find that they are pretty mean, critical or derogatory when…

“… It is a struggle. It is a constant battle. Every moment a different person wins and that moment belongs to them. I am so many people that sometimes I become them all. And at those times I am closest to my name. At those…

Derealization is a form of dissociation. It is an experience in which perceptions may seem to lack vividness, as seen throgh a fog, or as though on a tv screen. A persons surroundings may suddenly feel unreal or unfamiliar. Other perceptual may include things seeming…

Depersonalization is a form of dissociation. The experience has been described as being detached from one’s body or as if the person is in a dream or as if they are not real. However, there is not an actual loss of touch with reality as…