Psycho-Babble Social | for general support | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: Another Dissociative Here-- kind of long » cole

Posted by ShelliR on April 7, 2001, at 21:05:27

In reply to Re: Another Dissociative Here-- kind of long, posted by cole on April 7, 2001, at 1:54:24


Hi Cole. While you say you didn't have an abusive childhood, you seem to have picked up low self esteem somewhere along the way. Dissociation is a defense mechanism, and the examples you give:

< I will get this feeling that I really screwed up, or someone hurts my feelings, and I get into this haze where I tend to say the same thing over and over in my head (or out loud if I'm alone), and I often end up injuring my self and then I feel "normal" again.

show that self-injury produces a calming effect from being hurt. I think there's sometime in your life that you had to learn how to protect your feelings (and I do believe you that abuse was not part of your family life.) Part of dissociation is a propenity toward it (not all abused children develop it), but I would also guess that someone didn't take good enough care of your emotional needs. Perhaps, like your sister, you did have terrors, but because you weren't acting them out, no one paid attention. Just a thought. shelli


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Social | Framed

poster:ShelliR thread:5246
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010404/msgs/5556.html