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What Dissociation Really Means
- Dissociation literally means to sever or separate and commonly severs us from the present or from aspects of self.
- Jamie Marich highlights that dissociation can be adaptive or maladaptive depending on context.
Daydreaming And The Dentist Example
- Jamie Marich describes daydreaming as an adaptive dissociative skill that kept her safe and fuels creativity.
- She uses the dentist example to show dissociation can help tolerating painful sensory experiences.
Drop Value Judgments In Language
- Use adaptive/maladaptive language rather than healthy/unhealthy to remove value judgments.
- Let clients determine what is adaptive for their life rather than imposing an external ideal.