Trauma Rewired Dissociation
Nov 8, 2022
Dissociation is more common than you think and exists on a spectrum, impacting personal experiences and healing. The hosts discuss its protective role during trauma and stress, revealing how it can distort memory and emotional processing. They delve into how dissociation affects body perception, complicating issues like body dysmorphia. The conversation also emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with emotions and the body, exploring tools like vagus nerve training. Finally, societal pressures and their impact on self-perception are examined, advocating for self-acceptance and emotional safety.
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Dissociation Spectrum Insight
- Dissociation exists on a spectrum from mild daydreaming to severe memory loss or multiple personalities.
- It is a protective reflexive survival response, not a defect or flaw in a person.
Brain's Role in Dissociation
- The brain filters sensory info to protect the cognitive mind from overwhelming threat.
- Dissociation happens when the brain blocks sensory input deemed too threatening to manage.
Interoception's Role in Dissociation
- Dissociation disrupts interoception, the brain's ability to sense internal body signals.
- This disconnection reduces accuracy in feeling and predicting bodily threat signals.