tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post8240397859471985710..comments2023-10-23T22:03:55.915+01:00Comments on Candycan and Co...: One kind of dissociation: getting stuckCandycanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11829509163881070649noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-69196672560971043852011-12-22T16:34:30.521+00:002011-12-22T16:34:30.521+00:00My first experiences of being DID were of going ca...My first experiences of being DID were of going catatonic. It was nearly twenty years later before I realized these catatonic 'fits' were part of splitting and dissociating. I had to just scan your post without reading it; I'm being held back from reading thoroughly. But the catatonia is definitely familiar.Meronymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236547756894952486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-66532683511955828832011-07-03T18:16:30.863+01:002011-07-03T18:16:30.863+01:00Rach, I'm sorry to hear you go through this in...Rach, I'm sorry to hear you go through this in your therapy too. It's very tough. I will be writing more about what happened last week at the next session soon. Have you discovered anything apart from having the time to come round, that helps to get you back in the room?Candycanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829509163881070649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-53898832427774901492011-07-03T18:14:48.128+01:002011-07-03T18:14:48.128+01:00Eliza, that article is very interesting. I think t...Eliza, that article is very interesting. I think the four Fs could be divided between some of my alters quite well. E.G the fight response fits very well with one person but not with someone else. Likewise the other three responses would be natural for other alters. <br /><br />"it is also important to emphasize that recovery is not an all-or-none phenomenon, but rather a gradual one marked by decreasing frequency, intensity and duration of flashbacks."<br /><br />This is something useful to remember; I think in my head I still sometimes tend to imagine that one day I will just have an 'Ah ha!' moment and become suddenly cured.Candycanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829509163881070649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-52682301240186428482011-07-03T17:03:44.958+01:002011-07-03T17:03:44.958+01:00Hi Astridetal, the falling asleep 'phenomenon&...Hi Astridetal, the falling asleep 'phenomenon' is something I have written about in another post: http://dissociativeidentitydisorderandme.blogspot.com/2011/03/dissociating-by-falling-asleep.html<br />Falling asleep suddenly could be caused by a number of conditions although if you are anaemic you may be more tired than usual because of the iron deficiency. However, it can also be a dissociation thing. For me it only happens in moments of extreme despair, where I feel completely overwhelmed by emotion. I don't usually feel sleepy at these times, it's more like I just pass out. I have read though that sleepyness/extreme tiredness can be a dissociative defence too. <br /><br />http://counsellingresource.com/ask-the-psychologist/2009/09/30/emotional-narcolepsy-or-dissociation/Candycanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829509163881070649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-90986333010184104662011-07-02T07:44:00.543+01:002011-07-02T07:44:00.543+01:00Hi
I end up stuck and frozen in that state a lot i...Hi<br />I end up stuck and frozen in that state a lot in therapy. I am pretty much catatonic. No one has any chance of getting me to move, speak, respond.. it is horrible! My psychologist is great at working with it. Usually if I'm left to just sit for a while I'll settle enough so that I can come back and am able to leave. Other time my psych and her colleague have had to move me to a couch out the back... physically pulling, lifting etc to get me there cos my body won't do anything. <br />Thanks for sharing.<br />Rachrach3121https://www.blogger.com/profile/17990661576997859195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-59771588386857221862011-07-01T21:49:44.246+01:002011-07-01T21:49:44.246+01:00Hi Candy,
I was going to write about this soon, b...Hi Candy,<br /><br />I was going to write about this soon, but perhaps you might find it useful now:<br /><br />http://pete-walker.com/fourFs_TraumaTypologyComplexPTSD.htm<br /><br />There are theories that complex PTSD is on the same continuum as DID, and it might provide some insight into how your DID developed (or at the very least insight into the feelings you are experiencing).<br /><br />ElizaJustElizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576780670208531276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576170691178435057.post-21888874125656595692011-07-01T20:39:30.208+01:002011-07-01T20:39:30.208+01:00Hi,
I can relate to this feeling of freezing a lot...Hi,<br />I can relate to this feeling of freezing a lot. In fact, I have a specific part who is able to do the talking and walking etc. when I'm frozen. She can't always get out though, so sometimes I still end up totally stuck. I thought it was part of autism, a reaction to overload, and this may be the case as well, but now that I read your post I realize it may also be a dissociative phenomenon. I also do get the intense fear, but for me it's intractable fear and panic rather than a specific fear.<br /><br />Thank you very much for haivng written this post. It helps me understand myself more. I am sorry your session didn't go well. I can relate to that, too, and I'm also fearful my therapist will get fed up with me.<br /><br />By the way, you briefly mentioned falling asleep when something overwhelmes you. Do you think this is a sort of dissociative mechanism? I have a lot of excessive sleeping, and have always wondered why it is.I was recently treated for anemia, but it coudl also be my meds, or stress, or liek you say some kind of coping mechanism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com