Posted by judy1 on January 8, 2001, at 22:57:41
In reply to Re: derealization , posted by SLS on January 8, 2001, at 21:32:45
Well, I probably can't let this go by since I'm being forced to confront it now. I know I have experienced dissociative symptoms during panic attacks (which always occur during depressive episodes) that last as long as the attack. I also experience severe dissociative states during periods of high stress that involve self injury. It seems that this particular symptom is the one most associated with childhood trauma and is the category I fit into. If anyone is experiencing this, Marsha Linehan has developed a program that has proven efficacy (good luck finding a local practitioner) and EMDR has it's advocates. I guess there is an entire spectrum of dissociation from mild to severe (DID), and the other lesson I learned is not all people who SI are automatically suffering from borderline personality disorder. Quite the mess.
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