constant dissociation is your mind's escape when fear takes over your body 👇🏼 dissociation is your brain's clever way to help you 'check out' during intense stress or trauma 🥹 when your body is overwhelmed, it can activate your nervous system’s freeze response, leaving you feeling stuck and disconnected 😮‍💨 if you're experiencing dissociation, you might notice: ✨ a sense of numbness or detachment from your body ✨ feeling like you're watching your life from the outside ✨ memory lapses or fee

we don’t talk enough about dissociation. sometimes it’s just going through the motions, realizing hours passed and you don’t remember living any of it. sometimes it’s feeling like you’re watching your life from outside your body, sometimes it’s forgetting entire conversations or parts of your day. or sometimes it’s feeling like a ghost in your own body. it’s a trauma response that kept us safe but also keeps us disconnected from the present. dissociation can be a symptom of many things including